383 items
383 items
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Japanese performance (ddr-csujad-25-343)
A photograph of a Japanese theater performance taken by "Aiko," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. Performers wear kimono. It is taken in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_005
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Tacoma Hongwanji Buddhist Church (ddr-csujad-25-340)
A group photograph of the funeral attendees taken in front of "Tacoma Hongwanji Buddhist Church", in Tacoma, Washington. It is probably taken in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_002
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Letter from James R. Bennett to Awards Coordinator, University of Washington Press, July 30, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-79)
A letter from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights informing the University of Washington Press that Michi Weglyn has been nominated for an award. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_005
Narrator Jim Hirabayashi
Nisei male. Born October 30, 1926, in small town of Thomas, Washington, on family farm. Attended school in Auburn, Washington, before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Idaho, and was subsequently joined by family. Postwar, became a social anthropologist, and later became only the …
Narrator Sam Ogo
Nisei male. Born September 1, 1919, in Millwood, Washington, where father worked for SP&S railroad. After serious injury, father quit the railroad and moved family to Spokane, Washington, where they operated numerous hotels. Sent to Japan with siblings in 1933 to attend school. Was only one in the family to return to the U.S. three years …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 12 (March 23, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-12)
Selected article titles: "JACL to consider future intervention in interracial marriage test case if any" (p. 1), "Evacuation Losses Deleted Under Lane-Hillings Claim Bill Clarified" (p. 1), "State Dep't to cut off refugee relief program for Japan" (p. 1), "Sonoma County CL hits chapter high with 282 members" (p. 5), "New Japanese ambassador Tani meets with …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 10 (March 8, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-10)
Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: Nisei Stake in Civil Rights Renewed in Kennedy Message" (pp. 1-2), "Federal Gov't Urged to Exercise More Concern for Nisei Employees" (pp. 1-2), "Nisei Senator Introduces Bill to Eliminate Christmas, Good Friday as Hawaii State Holidays; But Urges Wesak Day" (p. 1), and "JACL's Fight Against Anti-Nisei Films Gets Assist" (p. …
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Change of residence report card, WAR-148C. rev. (ddr-csujad-38-579)
A blank form of "Change of residence" report card. The return address is: Mr. Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, Barr Building, Washington 25, D.C. Form "WAR-148C. rev." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_17_001
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Federal City (ddr-csujad-49-246)
Newspaper clipping that includes an overhead picture of Washington, D.C. that includes handwritten inscriptions on the clipping. An item from: pages 120-121 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_075_04
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Postcards from Washington, D.C. (ddr-csujad-49-242)
A collection of various postcards with images from Washington, D.C. that include some handwritten inscriptions on the scrapbook pages. Items from: pages 116-117 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_073_04
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Washington Daily News Digest, June 30-September 14, 1945 (ddr-csujad-19-28)
Includes 10 issues of "Washington daily news digest" in Japanese. Each issue consists of several news clippings regarding the Japanese Americans during the period from June 30 to September 14, 1945. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-18_01
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Letter to Dear Friend from the Gordon Hirabayashi Defense Committee, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-3)
Fundraising letter requesting contributions for taking Gordon Hirabayashi's case to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. At the time of writing, Hirabayashi was imprisoned in King County, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_01
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-41)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a Japanese man, male children, and a house.The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_041
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Beau Jack floors angott (ddr-csujad-49-223)
Newspaper clipping about a boxing match between Beau Jack and Sammy Angott that took place in Washington, D.C. An item from: pages 108 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_068_02
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Letter from Sue Ogata Kato to Agnes Ogata, March 25, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-143)
Postcard from Sue Ogata Kato to Agnes Ogata including an image of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. An item from: pages 88-89 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_058_04
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Along the route of the B and O between Washington and New York (ddr-csujad-49-166)
Postcard front with text: "Along the Route of the B and O between Washington and New York." An item from: pages 92-93 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_060_07
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Kaz Oshiki, Gladyce Sumida, and Kumao Toda, in foreground, Aiko Herzig (ddr-csujad-29-288)
Washington D.C. plaintiffs meet at the Capitol Hill Hotel. Photograph titled: "Named plaintiffs from the District of Columbia: Kaz Oshiki, Gladyce Sumida, and Kumao Toda; in foreground, Aiko Herzig." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P231
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Relocation of persons of Japanese ancestry in the United States: some causes and effects (ddr-csujad-55-338)
Article describing the political and sociological implications of the Japanese incarceration during World War II written from the perspective of an anthropologist. Reprinted from Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0340
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-58)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men in academic dress and a man in suits. Also include a photograph of a Japanese family, capturing a man in suits holding an infant, a …
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In Memory of Kip Tokuda Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-40)
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
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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 …
Narrator Kip Tokuda
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
Narrator Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
Narrator Barbara Lui
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 11 (March 13, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-11)
Selected article titles: "Hawaii statehood bill passes Senate, 76-15" (p. 1), "Utah House OK's Civil Rights Measure 52-11" (p. 1), "Negro judge urges Philadelphia JACLers work with other minorities to fight bias" (p. 2), "Oldest U.S. Japanese Christian church seeking new building site" (p. 3), "Washington State Alien Land Law Referendum Set for 1959" (p. 8), …