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doc Meeting Minutes from the Special National Board Meeting of the Japanese American Citizens League on March 8, 1942 (ddr-densho-356-768)

Meeting minutes from the JACL Special Nation Board Meeting. Topics include bids for national membership, future organization and activities, Appointment of national committee chairmen, nomination of officers, Washington representative, Special report on evacuation, and discussion on general evacuation principles.

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vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-114-10)

Forced into "Camp Harmony," Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington

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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vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-114-1)

Issei parents immigrate to America, settle in Washington

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 Application for relocation assistance (ddr-densho-25-58)

This application for relocation assistance was filled out on February 15, 1946, by Mae Iseri, under her married name of Mae Yamada. The application lists herself and her two sons. They wished to relocate to Kent, Washington, and were granted $25.

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doc Densho eNews, September 2008 (ddr-densho-431-24)

Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: Inland Enterprise: Japanese Americans in Colorado and Utah," "Densho News: Vote in the Densho Poll," "2008 Sushi & Sake Fest!," "Donor Profiles: Tribute Gifts Help Densho," "Washington Civil Liberties Public Education Program Grant."

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doc Testimony of Richard Akira Hayashi (ddr-densho-67-314)

Written testimony of Richard Akira Hayashi. Incarcerated in the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. 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 Kimiko Hazel Kusachi Calhoun (ddr-densho-67-262)

Written testimony of Kimiko Hazel Kusachi Calhoun of Hood River, Oregon. Incarcerated in the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

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doc Testimonies of Tana Marumoto, Mrs. Azumano, Umato Matsushima, John T. Yoneyama and Ben Kasubuchi (ddr-densho-67-246)

Written testimonies of Tana Marumoto, Mrs. Azumano, Umato Matsushima, John T. Yoneyama and Ben Kasubuchi. This set of testimonies was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, September 11, 1981, in the section titled "Multiple Impact/Video Presentation."

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doc Testimony of Mark Murakami (ddr-densho-67-142)

Written testimony of Mark Murakami, president of the Hongwanji Mission Society in Hawaii. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "The Hawaiian Experience." Personal information excised by Densho.

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img Hiroshi Saito's daughter (ddr-njpa-4-2547)

Caption on reverse: "QUEEN OF CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL WASHINGTON. --- Miss Sakiko Saito, daughter of the Japanese ambassador to the United States, who has been chosen Queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival here Potomac Park next month [sic]. c-3/18/37"

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Department of Justice memo from the United States Attorney Director of Oregon Carl C. Donaugh on the Matter of the Detention of Keizaburo Koyama, a Japanese alien (ddr-one-5-117)

doc Department of Justice memo from the United States Attorney Director of Oregon Carl C. Donaugh on the Matter of the Detention of Keizaburo Koyama, a Japanese alien (ddr-one-5-117)

Photocopy of a declassified memorandum from Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney from the District of Oregon to the Attorney General in Washington, D.C., on the detention of Dr. Keizaburo Koyama. This is a signed and date stamped copy of 2016.23.27.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 18 (November 8, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-45)

Selected article titles: "President's Committee Asks Program of Remedial Action on Evacuee, Issei Problems" (p. 1), "Civil Rights Group's Program Will Aid Legislative Campaign of JACL-ADC in Washington" (p. 1), "National Conference Called on Race Relations Problems" (p. 8).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 3 (July 22, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-29)

Selected article titles: "Committee's Majority Reports Answers Hawaiian Statehood Opponents on Race Question" (p. 1), "Korean War Situation Dims Hope for Appropriation of More Funds for Evacuee Claims" (p. 1), "Civil Liberties Cause Suffers Two Setbacks in Washington" (p. 1).

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ds Pacific Citizen, Vol. 57, No. 2 (July 12, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-28)

Selected article titles: "11 State Legislatures Adopt Civil Rights-Type Measures" (pp. 1-2), "Washington Newsletter: Slow Congressional Pace" (p. 2), "Tokyo Topics: Nisei in Japan" (p. 3), and "Rep. Roybal Urges 1963 Commemoration Honoring Japanese American Servicemen" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 11 (March 15, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-11)

Selected article titles: "Nebraska Passes Interracial Marriage Law" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Nisei and Civil Rights Message" (p. 2), "Pearl Harbor 'Anti-Nisei Myths' Persist Even After 21 Years" (pp. 3-4), and "Vagaries: Matter of Civil Rights" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 21 (November 22, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-47)

Selected article titles: "West Coast Nisei Leaders Hear Grievances, but Don't Make Any, at Regional Conference of Equal Employment Opportunity" (pp. 1-2), "Civil Rights Chief Topic for CCDC Convention" (pp. 1-2), and "Washington Newsletter: State Reapportionment" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 57, No. 7 (August 16, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-33)

Selected article titles: "Jr. JACLers Hope for Another Session of 'Where Should Nisei Be in Rights Battle!'" (p. 1), "Puerto Rican Challenges N.Y. State Law Requiring English Literacy Test for Voting" (p. 1), and "Washington Newsletter: Civil Rights Poll" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 8 (August 23, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-33)

Selected article titles: "JACL to Eye Anti-Whalers" (pp. 1, 4-5), "Priorities: Positive Trends" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: A First Look at President Gerald Ford" (pp. 1, 3), and "Japanese Tourists in Hawaii: Are They Being Victimized?" (p. 5).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. VI No. 40 (May 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-269)

Selected article titles: "Sign-up for Special Cars. Need 15 More for May 30, 31" (p. 1), "Tell of Deeds of 442nd Inf." (p. 1), "Three Evacuees Wanted by Actor" (p. 2), "Washington: Favor Return of Evacuees in Bellevue" (p. 4).

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img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-509)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Fukiko Tsubota and Teizo 'Tacy' Yamagishi. This wedding took place in maybe 1937-38. The Tsubota family ran a fairly big truck farm just across the Columbia River from Hood River, in Bingen, Washington."

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doc Political Affairs State Department Official to Address National JACL Banquet (ddr-densho-280-20)

Press release announcing the sudden change of speakers at the JACL's 17th Biennial National Convention in Seattle, Washington. Alexis Johnson, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs replaced Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs W. Averell Harriman.

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img Dairy farm (ddr-densho-3-1)

Kamezo Nakashima (left) was born in Kanzaki-gun, Saga-ken, Japan, in 1886. He and his wife, Miye, operated a 1,300-acre dairy farm. Days, Washington, no longer exists. This site is currently near the town of Arlington in Snohomish County.

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img Japanese Americans waving good-bye (ddr-densho-36-63)

The Puyallup Assembly Center housed primarily Japanese Americans from Seattle, Washington. It was open from April 28 to September 23, 1942. Most of the Japanese Americans from the Puyallup Assembly Center were later sent to the Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho.

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img Attendees fill a banquet hall (ddr-densho-395-86)

Attendees crowd into a large room lined with banquet tables. On a stage, large American and Japanese flags are displayed side by side. Accompanying materials indicate that the venue is "possibly Nippon Kan Theater" but it is more likely Washington Hall.

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img Two women sitting in grass (ddr-densho-383-176)

Written on album page below photograph: "Kay Suzuki and Sumi Shimizu". Both were University of Washington students and members of the Fuyo Kai organization. Sumiko Shimizu graduated in 1933, and was the president of Fuyo Kai in her senior year.

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