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doc AC Transit Annual Report 1975-76 (ddr-densho-433-260)

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doc "First Postwar Pacific Northwest JACL Convention 1951" (ddr-densho-201-464)

Program for the 1951 Pacific Northwest Japanese American Citizens League Convention. Title on cover: "First Postwar Pacific Northwest JACL Convention 1951; 'The JACL Comes of Age'; 21st Anniversary; September 1, 2, 3 - Bush Hotel - Seattle, Washington." Includes photographs, advertisements, schedules, a letter from William Devin, Mayor of Seattle, a letter from Harry Takagi, Pacific …

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img Man explaining city planning project to others (ddr-njpa-2-430)

Caption on reverse: "OFF-STREET PARKING PROPONENTS HAVE THEIR SAY: Twenty persons spoke in favor of Honolulu's proposed $3,000,000 downtown off-street parking project at a three-hour public hearing held by the board of supervisors yesterday afternoon. George K. Houghtailing, city planning commission engineer, is shown explaining the plans, with Alva E. Steadman, president of Cooke Trust Co., …

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img Portrait of Nikkei family (ddr-densho-259-488)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of the Shohei and Tei Endo family of Willow Flat, Oregon. There have been two spellings for their last name--Endo, as in the Oregon Japanese census of 1928, or Endow, as in Linda Tamura's book, The Hood River Issei. Shohei came to the U.S. in 1908, and Tei, his wife, in …

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img Photograph of the rock pond at block 24 between barracks 5 and 6 (ddr-csujad-47-2)

Photograph of rock pond, block 24, between barracks 5 and 6, circa 1940s, "a view of the garden strip arranged by William Katsuki, former landscape gardener from Southern California, alongside his home in the barracks at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Newspaper clipping regarding Robert Frost (ddr-njpa-1-328)

Caption on front: "Robert Frost 'wise old woodchuck! And if he has not got the whole 'United States stated,' he has got a good deal of life stated in original analogy and phrase. And if anybody should ask me why I still believe in my land, I have only to put this book ['A Further Range'] …

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doc Letter from the Department of the Army to William I. Sakai, April 13, 1953 (ddr-csujad-55-173)

Correspondence from the Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant-General to William I. Sakai regarding Sakai's award of the Bronze Star Medal, "for exemplary conduct in ground combat against the armed enemy during the Rhineland Campaign in the European Theater of Operations, while assigned as First Sergeant, 442nd Infantry Regiment." See this object in the …

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doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-122)

Planning to pursue the claim through the attorney general's office

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doc Equal Rights Promised Japs by Mayor Devin (December 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1084)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 18, 1944, p. 3

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doc Hotels, Owned by Japs, Probed (February 16, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-627)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 16, 1942, p. 10

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doc Make Japs Pay Own Way, Say Officials (May 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-920)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 27, 1943, p. 4

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doc Envelope and Birthday Card to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama (ddr-one-5-36)

Envelope addressed to Dr. Kei Koyama at Camp Livingston. Return sender name is not visible, but the Block number is the same as the Koyama Family; addressed as Minidoka WRA Center. Postmarked October 1, 1942. In red pencil “Oct 6 1942” is written below the postmark. On the left side of the envelope is a purple …

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doc Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Mrs. Swanson (ddr-densho-468-148)

Handwritten draft. Expressions of gratitude for hosting last weekend (no date).

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img Jack Dempsey holding his daughter (ddr-njpa-1-162)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Newspaper Rengo Photographic Sports News April 16. Masterpiece Unlike Her Old Man. (New York) Rengo. Jack Dempsey, a heavyweight boxer cheered on by fans all over the world, has recently been blessed with a daughter, Joan Hannah. As shown in this photograph, he's even happier now than he was when he won …

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doc Letter to Masaru Yamasaki from Tony Hall (ddr-chijacl-1-380)

Concerning HR 5499. Including copy of letter from George Danielson to Tony Hall, and note from Ben Yamasaki to Bill Yoshino

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doc Memo to MDC Redress Reps from Bill Yoshino (ddr-chijacl-1-249)

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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 …

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doc Western Union Telegram to Toichi Domoto from Wm Enomoto (ddr-densho-329-685)

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doc Letter to Clarence R. Walker from Gonkichi Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-34)

Letter to Clarence R. Walker from Gonkichi Miyagi. Gonkichi talks about receiving 125 dollars from Clarence Walker for Clarence having sold something of Gonkichi's. Gonkichi tells Clarence he does not expect to return to California any time soon. Gonkichi talks how he feels about his grandson William Miyagi being drafted into the army while the rest …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 27, No. 11, November 1990 (ddr-sjacl-1-391)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Advancement ?90: the JACL Leadership Conference, October 25-26th JACL National Leadership conference. Speakers included over 20 top executives; Cherry Kinoshita receives the ACLU William O. Douglas award, the Washington ACLU?s highest honor; Chapter Christmas party at the Bush. $16; NWAAT JACL benefit of ?The Wash? nets $700 for Chapter; board Profile: …

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doc System dedication day program (ddr-densho-433-393)

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doc Filipinos Beat American-Born Jap in Street (March 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-683)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 11, 1942, p. 13

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doc Envelope and three letters to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Koyama family (ddr-one-5-1)

White envelope addressed to Mr. Kei Koyama in Missoula, Montana, from the Koyama family in Portland. The envelope is postmarked December 31, 1941. A purple "CENSORED" stamp is on the front of the envelope. Inside the envelope are three letters from Kei's daughter, Miriam Kiyo Koyama; his son, William Koyama; and his wife, Teru Koyama. Miriam …

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img An Aloha Week king holding a trophy and queen holding an orchid (ddr-njpa-2-571)

Caption on reverse: "Royalty visits orchid show: King William Aipalena Kuloloia and Queen Leah Ching of Aloha Week visited the Honolulu Academy of Arts this morning as the annual exhibit of the Honolulu Orchid Society opened a three-day show. The King is holding the prize wi... trophy while in the Queen's hand is a sample orchid. …

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doc Letter to Mary Mon Toy from Bill Hosokawa (ddr-densho-367-344)

On The Denver Post letterhead

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