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img Natsuno and Kanjiro Inouye (ddr-ajah-6-453)

Caption below photo: Natsuno & Kanjiro Inouye of Alameda, CA, circa 1910s. Natsuno came from Japan to Washington state at age 17 with no money. She was sent as omiyage to Kanjiro for doing a favor for her father back in Fukuoka.

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img The Mayeda family (ddr-densho-477-693)

Photograph of three generations of the Mayeda family at Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima's 75th birthday party. The caption below the photo reads "Some of the Mayeda clan came from Calif, Utah, E. Washington Old family friends & Aunt Edna's family" in black ink.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 46, No. 3, March 2009 (ddr-sjacl-1-584)

Selected article titles: "Gary [Locke] Goes to (the Other) Washington" (p. 1-2), "Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality" (p. 1, 3), "Day of Remembrance" (p. 1, 3), "Communications Committee Update" (p. 1), "Happy Girls' Day" (p. 2).

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img Children standing on a truck (ddr-densho-34-146)

The Hayashida and Kitamoto children are about to leave the Minidoka concentration camp for their homes on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Mr. Frank Yoshito Kitamoto bought this truck to transport both families' belongings. Yoshito Frank Kitamoto also went by Frank Yoshito Kitamoto.

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img Family and friends on farm (ddr-densho-2-1)

The Nishimura family and friends on their farm in Seattle, Washington. Left to right: Kumataro Nishimura, Kadju Nishimura, Emily Herold holding Mary Nakashige, Peggie Yorita, Patsy Yorita, Tom Nishimura, Jiro Matsumura, Harry Oki (behind Matsumura), Hanni Nishimura, and Alex Ando.

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vh George Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-187)

Nisei male. Born November 16, 1923, in Spokane, Washington. Spent childhood in downtown Spokane where parents ran the World Hotel. Father also worked as a mail handler for the Great Northern Railroad. Attended Lewis and Clark High School and Washington State University. During the war remembers seeing train cars pass through Spokane with Japanese Americans headed …

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vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1002-2)

Issei male. Born 1912 in Yamaguchi ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative use of …

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vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-123-12)

Reuniting with friends made at prewar "Young People's Christian Conference" in Seattle, Washington

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

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vh Bill Hosokawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-129-14)

Impressions of the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington: "What the hell are they trying to do to us?"; controversy over Jimmie Sakamoto's role in Puyallup, and being sent to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming

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vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-114-3)

Attending school in Renton, Washington area, a predominately Caucasian community

This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen League in collaboration with Densho.

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 64 (September 5, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-51)

"Sights U.S. Efforts to Revive Japan's Foreign Trade Hurtling Toward Economic Shoals, Political Storms" (p. 1), "Write to O.A.P. in Washington, D.C., To File Claims for Frozen Deposits" (p. 1), "Los Angeles Court to Test Legality of Law Banning Intermarriages" (p. 2).

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doc Testimony of Teimei Tim Okimura (ddr-densho-67-255)

Written testimony of Teimei Tim Okimura, born in Florin, California. Incarcerated in the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc Testimony of Warren A. Witte (ddr-densho-67-151)

Written testimony of Warren A. Witte, Executive Secretary of the Pacific Northwest Region of the American Friends Service Committee. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Public Climate and Racism."

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doc Statement of the Department of Justice (ddr-densho-67-328)

"Statement of the Department of Justice Defining the Historical Role of the Civil Division in the 1942 Wartime Relocation and Internment of American and/or Aleutian Civilians." This statement was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.

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doc Testimony of Roy Soejima (ddr-densho-67-277)

Written testimony of Roy Soejima, born in Portland, Oregon. Incarcerated in the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc Testimony of Louise M. Kamikawa (ddr-densho-67-191)

Written testimony of Louise M. Kamikawa, Director of the National Pacific/Asian Resource Center on Aging. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Impact of Evacuation on the Elderly Japanese."

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doc Testimony of Elaine Ishikawa Hayes (ddr-densho-67-161)

Written testimony of Elaine Ishikawa Hayes. Incarcerated at the Sacramento Assembly Center and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Discrimination and Psychological Impact."

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 5 (February 1, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-5)

Selected article titles: "Repeal of Utah Mixed Marriage Ban Held Likely" (pp. 1, 4), "Nat'l JACL Credit Union in 'Excellent Shape', Declares 4 1/2 Pct. Dividends; Members Not Fully Using Services" (pp. 1, 4), and "Washington Newsletter: 1st Amendment Decisions" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 19 (November 8, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-45)

Selected article titles: "JACL Pledges Effort to Push for Stronger Civil Rights Bill" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Compromise Civil Rights Bill" (p. 2), "Congressional Hearings for Braceros Urged" (p. 3), and "Seattle Mayor Urges Negroes to Call Off Vote Boycott Plans" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 26 (June 28, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-26)

Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: JACL and Civil Rights Today" (p. 1), "L.A.-Type Demonstration Hit by Chuman, Talks to Continue" (p. 1), "PC Letterbox: Should JACL Demonstrate?" (p. 2), and "Direct Action Not Our Course Says Wartime JACL President" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 17 (April 26, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-17)

Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: No Federal Funds to Support of 'Jim Crow' Suggested" (pp. 1-2), "What It Takes to Be Chapter President" (pp. 1-2), "ACLU Founder Decorated by Japanese Gov't" (p. 3), and "Civic Responsibilities of JACL Chapters" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 8 (August 25, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-34)

Selected article titles: "Simple Rites Mark Farewell to Aki Hayashi, Cancer Victim at 48" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Congressional Questionnaires" (p. 1), "Research on Bilingualism Bogs as Japanese-English Speaking Women Shy' (p. 2), and "Michener Explains Last April's Row" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 11, (September 14, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-36)

Select article titles: "Vietnam Orphanages Reluctant to Put Children Up for Adoption" (p.1); "Dictionary Faulted for Ignoring 'Jap'" (p.1); "Justice Dept. May Junk Its Subversive List" (p.3); "State of Washington Report Dispels Myth 'Asians Don't Have Problems'" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 78, No. 11 (March 22, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-11)

Selected article titles: "Priorities: Our JACL Staffers" (p. 1), "Who Can Bowl in JACL Tournament" (pp. 1-2), "Washington Newsletter: What Can I Do About P.R.?" (p. 2), and "Rep. Chet Holifield: Calif. Congressmen Remembered for Opposing Japanese Evacuation in 1942" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2136, Vol. 92, No. 17 (May 1, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-17)

Selected article titles: "Washington Monument site of Asian festival" (p. 1), "Reagan's Proclamation" (p. 1), "Forced busing ends for now, case back to Judge Tashima" (p. 1), "Senior housing approved in Torrance/Gardena area" (p. 3), "Introducing the Redress Commission chair" (p. 4).

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