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Kay Watanabe and T. Shiino in the canteen, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1554)
Black and white photograph of Kay Watanabe, T. Shiino, and two incarcerees at the Amache Consumer Enterprises canteen at Amache incarceration camp. From the Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 22. See also sac_jaac_1530 through sac_jaac_1589. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1556
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Portrait of Mary Teruko Watanabe (Mary Mon Toy) as a child (ddr-densho-367-1)
Caption on front: "Toyo Studio / Seattle Wash."
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Sympathy card from Mrs. T. Ohmae to Mrs. Mary T. Okada (ddr-densho-488-16)
Letter and envelope. Message inside written in Japanese.
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Masao Watanabe Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-103-18)
Deciding to volunteer for the army: "I don't know which was worse: being locked up in camp or going off to war"
At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.
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Bukkyo Fujinkai members eating (ddr-densho-38-12)
Issei members of the Bukkyo Fujinkai (Buddhist Women's Association) eating a meal in the Seattle Buddhist Temple kitchen. Seated (left to right): Cho Goto, Hanako Sao, Kikue Takahashi (behind Sao), unidentified, Taka Toshi, unidentified, Sasae Watanabe, unidentified, Kikue Hirata, Rieko Shimizu, and Fuiko Nakano. Standing: unidentified (back to camera), Kikuyo Tsuye, and unidentified.
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Funeral gathering of family (ddr-densho-477-727)
Photograph of family members gathered for a memorial service for Takeo Isoshima. From left to right: George Watanabe, Linnell (Kanzaki) Isoshima, Wistaria (Nakamoto) Nakahara, Yasuko (Fujii) Nakahara, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Donald Shimono, Helen Shimizu, Wayne, Kellie Isoshima. The caption reads "George, Linnell, Wis, Yasuko, Mitsuko, Don, Helen, Wayne, Kellie" in black ink.
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Lath house (ddr-densho-151-384)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Exterior view of the lath house of guyaule rubber experiment project in which seedlings are grown under controlled conditions with a staff of 22 workers, under the direction of Walter T. Watanabe. The initial shipment of 100,000 seedlings came from the Salinas Experiment Station. Note decorative desert garden.
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIV, No. 6, June 1977 (ddr-sjacl-1-202)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Ad hoc committee to look into murder of Jon Hayashi, lack of action and lac of facts, plus media hype?similar to case with Kurose brothers whose case was subsequently acquitted; UW appoints first Asian American, Taul Watanabe, to Board; Mako Nakagawa received WEA Human Relations Award in Curriculum
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Letter from Ruth Yamada to Matsuye Koike, c. 1942 (ddr-densho-432-3)
This letter discusses life at Santa Anita Assembly Center, including Ruth Yamada's thoughts on school, church, and food. Matsuye Koike received the letter while imprisoned at Fort Lincoln, Bismark, ND. The letter was "detained alien enemy mail examined."
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Anne Yuki Watanabe Interview Segment 2 (ddr-chi-1-2-2)
Paternal grandparents' experiences as Japanese Canadians during World War II
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Anne Yuki Watanabe Interview Segment 4 (ddr-chi-1-2-4)
Finding out about family history in college, exploring issues such as intergenerational trauma
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 12 (ddr-chi-1-14-12)
Working on a book about family history
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 11 (ddr-chi-1-14-11)
Parents' belief in passing down stories of their wartime experiences
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 2 (ddr-chi-1-14-2)
Family's incarceration during World War II
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 4 (ddr-chi-1-14-4)
Hearing about parents' wartime experiences in camp
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 13 (ddr-chi-1-14-13)
The impact of World War II experiences on the Japanese American community
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 1 (ddr-chi-1-14-1)
Family background: immigration to California
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 10 (ddr-chi-1-14-10)
Impact of the wartime removal on family
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Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable Interview Segment 9 (ddr-chi-1-14-9)
Remembering an interesting neighborhood restaurant