3285 items
3285 items
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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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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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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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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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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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Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 37 (March 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-250)
Selected article titles: "Hoover Denies FBI 'Clears' Evacuees" (p. 1), "Urge Centers Kept Open for Duration" (p. 1), "Terminal Island Evacuees Note" (p. 2), "Many Nisei in Washington" (p. 2), "Three Shots Fired Into Nisei Home; None Hurt" (p. 3).
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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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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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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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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. speaking on the phone (ddr-njpa-1-1821)
Caption on reverse: "U.S. Under Secretary of State. Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., recently appointed U.S. Under Secretary of State, uses the telephone at his desk in Washington, capital city of the U.S.. Mr. Stettinius was formerly U.S. Lend-Lease Administrator."
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Tats Kojima Interview (ddr-densho-1001-10)
Nisei male. Born 1923 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Age 18 when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, was removed with family to Manzanar concentration camp, California. Later transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Became an auto mechanic after World War II.
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Eiko Shibayama Interview (ddr-densho-1001-14)
Nisei female. Born 1929 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up helping on family's farm before being removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Transferred with family to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and eventually returned to Bainbridge Island.
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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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Letter from Ruth Yamada Matsumoto to Lillian Yamada Kuwata, May 9, 1952 (ddr-densho-432-18)
Letter from Ruth Yamada Matsumoto to her sister, Lillian Yamada Kuwata. The Matsumotos lived in Washington Heights in Tokyo, Japan. Ruth writes about the communist riots and their car being destroyed. She also discusses life in Japan with her family.
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Northwest Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-430)
Black and white photographic negative of two Nisei women standing holding binders and notepads in front of a chalkboard at the Northwest Buddhist Convention in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Buddhist Church. Woman on the right identified as Yasuko Hashimoto.
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Two Issei women (ddr-densho-166-17)
This postcard depicts a portrait of a Nisei woman and her niece. The aunt, Yone Kaita, was an owner of the Maneki Restaurant in Seattle, Washington. She sponsored her niece, Masaye, to come to the U.S. to waitress at the restaurant.
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Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-84-15)
Attending the University of Washington
References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.
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Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-114-18)
Description of political accomplishments as mayor of Fife, 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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George Koshi Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1008-1-18)
Assigned to the Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section (PACMIRS) Washington Document Center
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
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Statement opposing the inclusion of the words and name of Mike Masaoka on the Memorial in Washington D.C. (ddr-densho-122-602)
By William Hohri, personal information redacted.
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Migita and Sakahara Collection (ddr-densho-293)
The Migita and Sakahara Collection consists of photographs of Buddhist funerals in Yakima, Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Photo album with photos from Yakima valley Washington before the war and St. Louis Missouri after the war. One photo album with photos of individuals at home, businesses and social gatherings, sometimes identified as …
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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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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 …