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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).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. III No. 50 (December 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-127)

Selected article titles: "Christmas Day Celebrations" (p. 1), "Kiba Watches Cincinnatians Prepare Gifts for Evacuees" (p. 2), "Washington Releases Repatriation Notices" (p. 3), "WRA Discusses Appropriations" (p. 3), "Evacuee Property in L.A. Temple Released" (p. 5), "Editorial: The Holiday Spirit" (p. 8).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. IV No. 9 (February 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-143-136)

Selected article titles: "Military Service: Nisei to Notify Washington" (p. 1), "Murai, Noted Agriculturist, to Deliver Lectures Here" (p. 1), "Vehicles: Army Trucks on Their Way" (p. 1), "Goods Arrive from Overseas" (p. 1), "Hotel Calls for Issei and Nisei" (p. 2).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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doc Alien Registration Receipt Card (ddr-densho-493-14)

Alien registration receipt card ("Form AR-3") for Buichiro Itabashi, containing his registration number, issued after the 1940 Alien Registration Act (known as the Smith Act) and mailed to his P.O. box in Auburn, Washington. Signed by Director of Registration, Earl G. Harrison.

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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.

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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."

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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".

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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.

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img I Cover the Waterfront (ddr-janm-16-34)

One phonograph record. Red label with gold letterings Green color paper sleeve\n503 (5870) (Green - Heyman) Sarah Vaughan with George Treadwell's Orchestra\n503 (5871) I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You (Crosby - Young - Washington) Sarah Vaughan with George Treadwell's Orchestra

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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.

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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.

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vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-19)

Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …

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vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-20)

Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …

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vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-17)

Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …

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vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-18)

Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …

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vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview V (ddr-densho-1000-115)

Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …

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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.

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doc Copy of letter from Ryo Morikawa to Charlotte Louise Peltcher (ddr-densho-446-426)

Request by Ryo to classmate Charlotte for photos from 1939 yearbook that she lost during the war

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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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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 …

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-23)

Kristen M. Eng and Bill Tashima interviewed Tomio Moriguchi. While Moriguchi is often associated with Uwajimaya, Moriguchi's community activism includes co-chairing MOHAI"s "Pride and Shame" exhibit, displaying WWII JA experience through the "Pride" of the Japanese Americans and the "Shame" of racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and lack of government leadership. This exhibit later toured throughout Washington …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 1, January 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-318)

Newsletter covering the following topics: 1993 President, Mako Nakagawa; 61st Installation Banquet, January 22, 1983, Butcher Restaurant (Atrium Design Center), Homer Yasui-emcee; Lake Washington JACL Dinner, January 15 at Benjamins in Bellevue, $16.00, 1983 President Ken Okuma, Keynote-Ron Mamiya; National JACL President, Floyd Shimomura, visits Seattle in December and speaks to a large throng from Seattle, …

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