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An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)
av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)
Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …
Ryo Imamura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-27)
vh Ryo Imamura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-27)
Sansei male, born April 28, 1944, in the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. His father was the late Rev. Kanmo Imamura, a former Bishop of Hawaii and a minister for the Hawaii Kyodan and the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). His mother Jane Imamura composed many of the children's gathas sung in the Dharma Schools. Both …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 9 (March 1, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-9)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 9 (March 1, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-9)
Selected article titles: "Noted Oregonians Honored for Wartime Service to Nisei, JACL" (p. 1); Bill Hosokawa Promoted Post's Exec. News Ed" (p. 1); Shonien 'red carp,' JACL 'pinwheel' on L.A. museum exhibit" (p. 1); No. Calif. Japanese Americans launch $5,000 campaign for Immigration Museum" (p. 1); "Issei, Nisei, Sansei...Sensei" (p. 2); "Seek central camp in Orange …
Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-29)
img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-29)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. A photograph of a family includes Japanese men in suits, a Japanese woman in western dress, and children. Also include photographs of Japanese children: a portrait of boys …
An Oral History with Ikuko Amatatsu Watanabe (ddr-csujad-29-12)
av An Oral History with Ikuko Amatatsu Watanabe (ddr-csujad-29-12)
Nisei district manager of an educational corporation discusses samurai ancestry; childhood on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and makeup of Bainbridge Japanese community; incarceration at the Manzanar camp, California, including circumstances as to why Bainbridge Islanders were transferred to the Minidoka camp in Idaho; wartime resettlement to Chicago; and postwar years in California, with particular attention to discriminatory …
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 9, September 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-521)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 9, September 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-521)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Response to Michelle Malkin who released a book ?In Defense of Internment: The Case for Racial Profiling?; Report on Aki Kurose Beautification Day; NHAW selects Japanese Language School as site; Bill Tashima recaps Honolulu Convention: Sara Cardinelli, PNWDC Oratorical Contest entrant, Seattle introduces two resolutions-one calling for opposing Constitutional Amendment banning …
Janice Deguchi Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-24)
vh Janice Deguchi Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-24)
Alison Fujimoto and Joy St. Germain interviewed 1998 Chapter President, Janice Deguchi. During her tenure, third generation Sansei Deguchi was one of the youngest Chapter Presidents. Deguchi helped lead the Chapter in forming a coalition of PoC groups to fight an initiative that would bar Affirmative Action programs in Washington State. Although unsuccessful, Deguchi and other …
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIX, No. 7, July-August 1982 (ddr-sjacl-1-311)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIX, No. 7, July-August 1982 (ddr-sjacl-1-311)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Chapter vote on endorsing ?People?s Campaign to Urge an End to Nuclear Arms Madness and Participate in the Campaign?s Oct. 2nd Fund Raiser, the ?Legs against Arms? fun run; 90 people attended JACL Fun nite; Seattle JACL joins a coalition in a amicus curiae brief in a successful Supreme Court decision …
Ryo Tsai Draft Narrative re: Origin of NKHA Exhibit (ddr-densho-446-448)
doc Ryo Tsai Draft Narrative re: Origin of NKHA Exhibit (ddr-densho-446-448)
Ryo Tsai explained how the Nippon Kan Heritage Association (NKHA) Exhibit was conceived and implemented. It was shown at Nippon Kan on Mar 17, 1985 and later at the Seattle Public Library.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (ddr-densho-446-451)
doc Seattle Post-Intelligencer (ddr-densho-446-451)
Selected articles: Seattle woman's saga captured in photo (p.1-2); Club Asia (p. 2)
Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 1 of 4. (ddr-one-5-112)
doc Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 1 of 4. (ddr-one-5-112)
Photocopy of a declassified letter written to Dr. William G. Everson, President of Linnfield College in McMinneville, Oregon and Chairman of the Alien Enemy Hearing Board by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. This is the first page of a four page letter. They are writing in response to a letter by Mrs. Alice Nichols of Seattle, …
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XVI, No. 4, April 1979 (ddr-sjacl-1-278)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XVI, No. 4, April 1979 (ddr-sjacl-1-278)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Japanese Doctor to examine hibakusha victims in Seattle, Ken Nakano chair; Akemi Matsumoto announces 4 scholarship, 3-$450 and 1-$300; Ron Mamiya out as National Redress Committee Member?Interesting article on rift between National JACL and Seattle over carrying out the mandate from JACL National Council votes. Some big names like Bill Marutani …
Grant Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1004-11)
vh Grant Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1004-11)
Kibei male. Born November 9, 1919, in Thomas, Washington. Went to Japan at age twelve, attended school, and returned to the U.S. as a high school student. Enlisted in the army just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was eventually recruited for the Military Intelligence Service. Selected as one of fourteen Japanese Americans to …
Grant Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1001-41)
vh Grant Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1001-41)
Kibei male. Born November 9, 1919, in Thomas, Washington. Went to Japan at age twelve, attended school, and returned to the U.S. as a high school student. Enlisted in the army just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was eventually recruited for the Military Intelligence Service. Selected as one of fourteen Japanese Americans to …

Narrator Joe Yasutake

Nisei male. Born May 25, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Father employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until separated from family on December 7, 1941 and interned as an enemy alien. Removed from Seattle with mother, sister and two brothers in 1942. Attended school (fifth through sixth grades) while incarcerated …
Dale Minami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-141)
vh Dale Minami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-141)
Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …
Arlene Oki Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-37)
vh Arlene Oki Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-37)
Elaine Kim and Dr. Kyle Kinoshita interviewed Arlene Oki. Oki is a longtime Seattle JACLer and is the heart of the Seattle JACL Board for over 40 years. She began as a recording secretary at a critical time during Redress and witnessed the heated conflicts during the hammering out of Seattle's leadership of the movement. Oki …
Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 5 (ddr-densho-121-12)
doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 5 (ddr-densho-121-12)
Selected article titles: "California Demands Federal Government Maintain Financial Responsibility for Evacuees" (p. 1), "Window Smashed in Penryn Store Opened by Nisei Ex-GI" (p. 1), "Deportation Cases Will Be Handled by International Institute" (p. 1), "Hearing on Thirty Deportation Cases Postponed, Says Wirin" (p. 1), "Nisei Specialists Worked Behind Lines in Japan" (p. 1), "The Alien …
Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, February 21, 1979 and February 22, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-60)
doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, February 21, 1979 and February 22, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-60)
Two letters from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin. In the first letter, dated February 21, 1979, Weglyn criticizes a piece of writing Chin sent to Weglyn and others for their feedback. Weglyn refers to the piece as Chin's "'Dear Senator Sam' letter." One of her primary criticisms is that Weglyn feels Chin is not hard enough …
Newspaper clipping regarding Joseph Grew (ddr-njpa-1-473)
doc Newspaper clipping regarding Joseph Grew (ddr-njpa-1-473)
Caption on front [translation]: "Ambassador Grew Won't Come Back After Returning to the US? Personal Possessions Already Sent From Tokyo Last Fall. The President Believed to Be Already Looking for Successor. It has been reported that US ambassador to Japan Grew will return to the US for an important report to President Roosevelt at about the …
In Memory of Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-34)
vh In Memory of Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-34)
In this interview, Ana Tanaka and Joy Misako St. Germain interviewed Dr. Kyle Kinoshita to discuss Kinoshita's mother's, the late Cherry Kinoshita and Kyle Kinoshita's contributions to the JACL and the JA community. "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," could well have been Cherry Kinoshita's mantra. She was the linchpin in the Seattle JACL and National …
Dale Minami Interview II (ddr-densho-1012-7)
vh Dale Minami Interview II (ddr-densho-1012-7)
Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …
Dale Minami Interview I (ddr-densho-1012-6)
vh Dale Minami Interview I (ddr-densho-1012-6)
Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

Narrator Roger Shimomura

Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. The inspiration for many of his works are the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his graduate degree from Syracuse University, New York. Shimomura has had …
Old people of Whittier, California (ddr-csujad-57-39)
img Old people of Whittier, California (ddr-csujad-57-39)
Elderly founders of Whittier (Calif.) pose in three rows, seated and standing, before a structure. [Printed on paper attached to photo and matboard] The Old People of Whittier, California, December 12, 1895. [Followed by lists of names with birth dates and birthplaces, organized rear, middle, front. Transcription of names only:] REAR COLUMN Joel Hiatt ; Samuel …
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