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Testimony of Roy Soejima (ddr-densho-67-277)
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.
Testimony of Louise M. Kamikawa (ddr-densho-67-191)
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."
Testimony of Elaine Ishikawa Hayes (ddr-densho-67-161)
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."
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 8 (August 25, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-34)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 5 (February 1, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-5)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 19 (November 8, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-45)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 26 (June 28, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-26)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 17 (April 26, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-17)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 11, (September 14, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-36)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 78, No. 11 (March 22, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-11)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2136, Vol. 92, No. 17 (May 1, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-17)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 117, No. 10 (September 24-30, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-35)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 117, No. 10 (September 24-30, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-35)
Select article titles: "Kimura to Clinton: What's on our minds" (p. 1); "Jurors decision on sexual harassment case stuns Ishibashi; appeal is uncertain" (p. 1); "Coalitions among 200,000 in March on Washington" (p. 1); "7th Asian murder galvanizes D.C. citizens" (p. 4).
Roses (ddr-one-1-521)
img Roses (ddr-one-1-521)
Color slide of a row of pink rose bushes. Other rows of red and pink rose bushes are visible in background. Image was most likely taken at the Rose Test Garden in Washington Park. According to donor processed on June 14, 1964.
Wang Ching-ting smoking a cigar (ddr-njpa-1-1105)
img Wang Ching-ting smoking a cigar (ddr-njpa-1-1105)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News November 9, 1937. Manipulating Public Opinion! (Washington) Domei. Chinese Ambassador Wang Ching-ting after he concocted facts to stir up anti-Japanese public opinion at a press conference at the Chinese embassy on October 9."
Rose Test Garden (ddr-one-1-524)
img Rose Test Garden (ddr-one-1-524)
Color slide of the Rose Test Garden in Washington Park. Rows of various types of rose bushes can be seen across the image. Five other visitors can be seen looking at the various rose bushes. According to donor processed on June 14, 1964.
Poston Chronicle Vol. XXI No. 11 (November 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-579)
doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXI No. 11 (November 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-579)
Selected article titles: "Language School Will Accept Nisei Women" (p. 1), "Things to Do, Things to See, and Things; A Party, a Movie, Two Exhibits, a Shibai" (p. 2), "Washington Issues Order on Relocation Centers in Use of Private Cars" (p. 3).
Issei man receiving his redress check (ddr-densho-26-17)
img Issei man receiving his redress check (ddr-densho-26-17)
U.S. Assistant Deputy Attorney General James Turner presenting a redress check to Mr. Frank Yatsu, 105 years old. The check-presentation ceremony, honoring five Issei who were 100 years old or more, took place at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington.
Japanese American man in front of statue (ddr-densho-26-192)
img Japanese American man in front of statue (ddr-densho-26-192)
Japanese American man standing in front of the Fountain of Time statue. Written on the back is "Fountain of Time" in English and a Japanese caption. Fountain of Time was completed in 1920 and dedicated in 1922. Located in Washington Park in Chicago.
Hara wedding (ddr-densho-308-6)
img Hara wedding (ddr-densho-308-6)
Mae (Kanazawa) Hara returned to Seattle, Washington from teaching music in Japan in the spring of 1939. While Hara had been abroad, her parents had arranged a marriage between her and a childhood friend, Iwao Hara. They were married on October 19, 1939.
10th Annual 4H Club camp 1931 (ddr-densho-359-7)
img 10th Annual 4H Club camp 1931 (ddr-densho-359-7)
Group photograph of the attendess of the 4H Club Camp in 1931 at State College of Washington in Pullman, Washing. Written on the back of the photograph "Mrs. Pearl Munn Leland, Wash. Jefferson Co. Staying at Stevens hall. 10 annual Alice Kawamoto".
Kay Sakai Nakao Interview (ddr-densho-1001-3)
vh Kay Sakai Nakao Interview (ddr-densho-1001-3)
Nisei female. Born and raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to Manzanar concentration camp California, then later transferred to Minidoka, Idaho. Married while in Minidoka, and returned to Bainbridge Island after World War II.
Meat market (ddr-densho-34-61)
img Meat market (ddr-densho-34-61)
Mrs. Tom Omura (second from left) and Mr. Tom Omura, holding one-year-old Masaaki (John) Nakata, in front of the meat market and restaurant along Winslow Way East on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The identity of the person on the left is unknown.
Junkoh Harui Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-11-25)
vh Junkoh Harui Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-11-25)
The popularity of Bainbridge Gardens, Washington, prewar and postwar

This interview was done outdoors in the Bainbridge Gardens Nursery which resulted in increased background noise and frequent interruptions by the business P.A. system.

Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-36)
img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-36)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Two family portraits are pasted on the page. Those portraits appear to have been taken in Washington in the early 1900s. One is a portrait of three Japanese men in suits taken at "Akash Studio," in Spokane, Washington; the other is a family portrait of two Japanese …
Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-10)
img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-10)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. All photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men in suits, women in western dress, and children. Include a family portrait which is taken at "Jackson Studio" in Seattle, Washington. Also include one photograph …
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