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10th Annual 4H Club camp 1931 (ddr-densho-359-7)
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".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-7/
Humphrey in Error, Asserts Takahashi. President of Washington State Japanese Association Replies to Detroit Speech of Congressman on Defense. Objects to Making His Country Football. (January 26, 1911) (ddr-densho-56-192)
doc Humphrey in Error, Asserts Takahashi. President of Washington State Japanese Association Replies to Detroit Speech of Congressman on Defense. Objects to Making His Country Football. (January 26, 1911) (ddr-densho-56-192)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 26, 1911, p. 9
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-192/

Narrator Bob Suzuki

Nisei-han male. Born January 2, 1936, in Portland, Oregon, where father worked for the railroad. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family moved to a small community outside of Spokane, Washington, to farm. Went to UC Berkeley and Caltech, then taught at …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/900/

Narrator Sumi Okamoto

Nisei female. Born January 7, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Spokane, Washington, where father worked for the Alaska Junk Company. Attended Irving Grade School and Lewis & Clark High School. Wedding took place on December 7, 1941, the day of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Husband passed away in 1946, and Ms. Okamoto worked …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/217/

Narrator Charles Z. Smith

Born February 23, 1927, in Lakeland, Florida. Left home at age fourteen to live under the educational supervision of Dr. William H. Gray, Jr., attended Florida A & M, and graduated with a degree in business administration from Temple University. Graduated from University of Washington Law School in 1955, then served as law clerk for Supreme …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/182/
Washington D.C.: you wouldn't want to live there (ddr-csujad-49-222)
doc Washington D.C.: you wouldn't want to live there (ddr-csujad-49-222)
Article titled, "Washington, D.C.: You Wouldn't Want to Live There," by Gil Bailey from "Southland Sunday, (February 21, 1971)." Also included is a newspaper clipping about freezing temperatures in Washington, D.C. dated on February 8, 1977. Item from: pages 108 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-222/
Clipping regarding Akihito's stopover in Honolulu, Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-1452)
doc Clipping regarding Akihito's stopover in Honolulu, Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-1452)
Caption on front: "Washington officials here to prepare for Akihito's visit: Two officials of the state department arrived here from Washington this morning at 7:45 by Pan American Clipper to assist with protocol, press relations, and security problems in connection with Crown Prince Akihito's 14-hour stopover in Honolulu next Monday. They are, left to right: Joseph …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-1452/
Newspaper clipping regarding Akihito (ddr-njpa-1-590)
doc Newspaper clipping regarding Akihito (ddr-njpa-1-590)
Caption on front: "Washington officials here to prepare for Akihito's visit: Two officials of the state department arrived here from Washington this morning at 7:45 by Pan American Clipper to assist with protocol, press relations, and security problems in connection with Crown Prince Akihito's 14-hour stopover in Honolulu next Monday. They are, left to right: Joseph …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-590/
Japanese Americans boarding ship (ddr-csujad-7-10)
img Japanese Americans boarding ship (ddr-csujad-7-10)
Japanese Americans boarding ship to return to Japan, Seattle, Washington, November 24, 1945. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f10
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-10/
Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 74 (June 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-111)
doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 74 (June 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-111)
Selected article titles: "Rivers Seasonal, Indefinite Leaves Scale Thousand. Dispersal is Over Wider Area" (p. 1), "More Recruits Sought by Army" (p. 1), "Reiterates: No Evacuees in State After War" (p. 1), "Friendliness Balances Antagonism" (p. 2), "Dies Committee Reproved by Washington Post" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-111/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 88, No. 2030 (February 16, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-6)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 88, No. 2030 (February 16, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-6)
Selected article titles: "Four Nikkei Legislators in Washington Support JACL Redress; Air 3 Concepts" (pp. 1-2), "Feb. 19: 'A Day of Remembrance'" (pp. 1, 4), "Names Compiled for Tule Lake Capsule" (p. 3), and "Nisei in Japan: The State of the Union" (p. 5).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-51-6/
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 8, August 1995 (ddr-sjacl-1-428)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 8, August 1995 (ddr-sjacl-1-428)
Newsletter covering the following topics: President?s column by Cal Takagi on 50th anniversary of the end of WWII; monument to Jimmie and Misao Sakamoto unveiled at Keiro NH; obit by Bob Shimabukuro to Cal Anderson, gay Washington State Senator who passed away from AIDS.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-1-428/
Governor signing redress bill for Seattle school clerks (ddr-densho-10-8)
img Governor signing redress bill for Seattle school clerks (ddr-densho-10-8)
Governor Booth Gardner of Washington State signs a state bill authorizing redress payments to twenty-seven former Nisei employees of the Seattle School District who lost their jobs during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. (Information on back of the photograph.) The signing took place at the historic Nippon Kan Theatre in Seattle's International District, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-8/
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, April 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-548)
doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, April 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-548)
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion on topics for Washington Welfare Conference. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0550
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-548/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 8 (February 22, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-8)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 8 (February 22, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-8)
Selected article titles: "Detailed Paper Work Keeps History Project Staff Busy" (pp. 1-2), "Ineffective Oral Communication Viewed as 'Achilles Heel' For Japanese Americans" (p. 1), "Tokyo Topics: Japanese in Hawaii Celebration" (p. 2), and "By the Board: Civil Rights in the State of Washington" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-35-8/
Men resting on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-770)
img Men resting on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-770)
Caption: Joe Iwataki (far left), of Alameda, CA., relaxes with his pals on the B.A.R. squad while o maneuvers in Washington state, circa late 1941. Joe Iwataki / Pete / Watson / George / Bill / Todard. Note the lack of segregation. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-250 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-770/
The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 11 (February 5, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-178)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 11 (February 5, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-178)
"Bodies of 33 More Nisei Soldiers Come Home to U.S.; Group Includes Those of Pacific Northwest Men" (p. 1), "California State Legislature Gets Numerous Anti-Bias Measures" (p. 1), "Mint Becoming Major Washington Crop" (p. 2), "Admitting of Soldier Brides to U.S. Without Respect to Race Sought" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-229-178/

Narrator Orest Kruhlak

Male of Ukrainian descent. Born October 15, 1940, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and then earned a PhD at the University of Alberta. Worked to establish a research program in the Office of the Commissioner to examine issues of official languages in Canada. In 1986, appointed as Assistant Under-Secretary of …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/512/
Orest Kruhlak Interview (ddr-densho-1000-296)
vh Orest Kruhlak Interview (ddr-densho-1000-296)
Male of Ukrainian descent. Born October 15, 1940, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and then earned a PhD at the University of Alberta. Worked to establish a research program in the Office of the Commissioner to examine issues of official languages in Canada. In 1986, appointed as Assistant Under-Secretary of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-296/
Lincoln Museum and the house where Lincoln died (ddr-csujad-49-241)
doc Lincoln Museum and the house where Lincoln died (ddr-csujad-49-241)
Pamphlet from the Lincoln Museum in Washington, D.C. An item 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_03
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-241/
Routing and schedule (ddr-csujad-55-2357)
doc Routing and schedule (ddr-csujad-55-2357)
Spokane Air Technical Service Command routing and schedule for George Hideo Nakamura from Spokane, Washington to Colorado Springs, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2463
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2357/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 8 (February 24, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-8)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 8 (February 24, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-8)
Selected article titles: "Japanese Youth in L.A. Held for Use of 'Pills': Jay Inc., Releases November-December Delinquency Report" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: United States-Japan Relations" (p. 1), and "Night Before Chuman Appeared at State Assembly Rules Comm. Hearing to Object to Lechner Resolutions, He Was Nervous..." (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-8/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 78, No. 3 (January 25, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-3)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 78, No. 3 (January 25, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-3)
Selected article titles: "Reagan Wants Jpn. For State Use" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Anti-Japanese American Acts (It Can Happen Here, Again)" (p. 2), "'Two Worlds of Jim Yoshida': Hollywood Film Production Starts on Saga of Nisei Strandee in Japan" (p. 3), and "Book Review: Manzanar in Retrospect" (p. 5).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-46-3/
Campaign letter for SJR 21 from JACL (ddr-densho-280-27)
doc Campaign letter for SJR 21 from JACL (ddr-densho-280-27)
This letter from the Japanese American Citizens League encourages Washington state voters to vote "yes" for Senate Joint Resolution No. 21, which would abolish restrictions on land ownership. It details the reasons a similar resolution did not pass two years ago and encourages readers to spread the word about SJR 21.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-280-27/
Saito family (ddr-csujad-25-3)
img Saito family (ddr-csujad-25-3)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a portrait of a Japanese man, named "Saito," taken at "Aiko Studio" in Seattle, Washington. All photographs pasted on the page appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Includes Japanese men in suits, woman, and children. Also includes a photograph capturing a group …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-3/
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