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doc University of Washington diploma (ddr-densho-241-1)

University of Washington diploma mailed to the graduate at Tule Lake

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doc University of Washington Honors Convocation program (ddr-densho-241-2)

University of Washington Honors Convocation program mailed to the graduate at Tule Lake

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img Five women sitting in field with tents and other picnickers in background (ddr-ajah-6-117)

Caption below photo: Young Nisei women from Alameda, CA picnic at McKinley Park, Alameda, circa early 1930s. Fans of the Alameda Taiku Kai baseball team often held picnics and played games before the ATK played a game. Individuals identified

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 6, 1981 - Part 1 (ddr-densho-1024-109)

Testimonies emerge from the issei (first generation Japanese) perspective as testifiers demand to speak out in Japanese. Japanese Americans from Terminal Island tell their stories of being forcibly removed from their homes and placed into internment camps. Introduction by Yasuko Sakamoto of NCRR, and Alina Nakano, granddaughter of Bert and Lillian Nakano. Part 1 Testifiers: Dean …

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img Four young men sitting on porch (ddr-densho-383-404)

University of Washington students sitting on the porch of the Japanese Students Club house at 4115 15th Avenue NE. Left to right: James Hara, Michael Arima, George Tokuda, and Frank Yamashita. James Hara was a pharmacy student who graduated in 1933. Written on back of photograph: "James Hara, Micheal[sic] Arima, Frank Yama '30".

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Narrator Kiyoshi Seishin Yamashita

Nisei male. Born February 14, 1920, in Kent, Washington. Grew up in the nearby town of Auburn, where parents ran a farm. Family was involved Auburn Buddhist Church. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1942 and removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Recruited out of Tule Lake to teach …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 120, No. 1 (January 6-19, 1995) (ddr-pc-67-1)

Selected article titles: "President Explains Board Decision to Downsize Staff" (pp. 1, 5), "Yamashita to File Federal Class-Action Suit for Marine Discrimination Victims" (p. 3), "Responding to Critics of JACL's Wartime Role--Part 2" (pp. 9, 13), "Bruyeres: A Special Experience, a Special Meaning..." (pp. 10, 13-14), and "552nd GIs Shoot Open Dachau Gates" (pp. 11, 14).

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img [Group photograph of incarcerees at Manznar Children's Village] (ddr-csujad-29-322)

Eleven children take a group photograph at the Children's Village in Manzanar. Photograph inscription: "Kadani (?) sisters, Isazaki brothers, Kenneth Yoshihara, Jackson Takayanagi, Mrs. Potts, Bobby Yamashita, Sho Matsuno." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P265

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img Five girls on stage in costume (ddr-ajah-3-321)

Caption below photo: Entertainment on stage at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA, circa 1950s. Backdrop screen painted by Shigeru Yamamoto

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img Group at Obon Festival (ddr-ajah-3-266)

Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA., circa 1950s Oban

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img 80th birthday party (ddr-densho-495-71)

Large family portrait at Francis Tadashi Yoshida's 80th birthday celebration. Back row left to right: Eddie T., Mrs. Yamashita, Mrs. Onuma, Sue Ellen Yoshida, Mr. Onuma, Reggie, Randall "Randy" Yoshida. Row 5: Tadashi, Rhoda Yoshida, Nan, Peter, Christine Nakamura, Row 4: Wally Yoshida, Leona, Kenny, Cary Nakamura, Fay (Yamashita) Yoshida, Carol (Yoshida) Sunahara, Geraldine "Geri" (Yoshida) …

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img Self-organized harikuri band, string quartet, at Jerome incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-18)

Self-organized harikuri band, a string quartet at Jerome incarceration camp. Guitar, Joe Iwasaki; first mandolin, Johnny Yamashita; violin, Seichi Ono; second mandolin, Yutaka Motsuda. March 12, 1943. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_018

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img Social gathering (ddr-densho-34-77)

Social gathering outside the Buddhist Church on Fletcher's Bay. Left to right: Mrs. Tanigui, Mr. Torazo Nakao, Santhro Yoshida, Mrs. Yamashita, Mrs. Umeno Yoshida, Mrs. Tsue Nishimori, Mrs. Masa Omoto, Mrs. Harui, Mrs. Hayano Moritani, Mrs. Masaye Furukawa, Mrs. Koura, Mrs. Matsushita, Mrs. Ogawa, Mr. Hedematsu Furukawa, Rev. Ichikawa, Mr. Harui, Mrs. Suyematsu, Mr. Nishimori, Mrs. …

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Japanese Can't Be Naturalized, Says High Court. Highest Tribunal of Land Rules Against Eligibility of State of Washington and Hawaiian Residents. (November 13, 1922) (ddr-densho-56-372)

doc Japanese Can't Be Naturalized, Says High Court. Highest Tribunal of Land Rules Against Eligibility of State of Washington and Hawaiian Residents. (November 13, 1922) (ddr-densho-56-372)

The Seattle Daily Times, November 13, 1922, pp. 1, 5

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img Group of women performing on stage (ddr-ajah-3-324)

Caption below photo: Entertainment on stage during the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA, circa 1950s

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 72, No. 5 (February 5, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-5)

Selected article titles: "Matsunga Title II repealer broadened" (p. 1), "Sacramento 'CL backs plan for minority jobs" (p. 1), "War crimes trial decision convicting Gen. Yamashita haunts U.S. military" (p. 1), "'Modern Medicine' magazine cites two Nisei researchers" (p. 1), "Two Bay Area community JACLers toss hat in wide-open Berkeley elections" (p. 2), "Mas Satow starts …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 112, No. 2 [January 18, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-2)

Select article titles: "National JACL Statement: On the Scrutiny of Arab American Due to Persian Gulf Tensions" (p. 1), "To Be Located In Little Tokyo's First Street North Plaza: Nation-wide Search Ends as memorial Design for Japanese American Veterans Unveiled" (p. 1), "Marine Corps to Reopen Bias Case of Bruce Yamashita" (p. 3), "Nisei Evacuees Who …

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img Beauty shop staff, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1567)

Black and white photograph of the beauty shop staff at Amache Consumer Enterprises, Amache incarceration camp. Pictured from left to right, B. Yamashita, Y. Sugita, M. Inouye. From Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 30 See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1569

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img Group of children at Obon Festival (ddr-ajah-3-271)

Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA obon festival circa early 1950s

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img Children standing in line at Obon festival (ddr-ajah-3-290)

Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA obon festival circa early 1950s

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img Four women outside house (ddr-ajah-6-913)

Caption below photo: Issei women pose in Alameda, CA, August 1950

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 6, June 1995 (ddr-sjacl-1-426)

Newsletter covering the following topics: 50 People attend Asian American/Jewish American conference; Cherry Kinoshita awarded the Order of the Precious Crown, Apricot, by the Emperor of Japan; scholarship awardees, Akemi Tanemura (Seattle Chapter JACL Scholarship), Jonathan Matsui (Tamesa), and Dawn Hewitt (Tazuma); Seattle JACL and Seattle Education Association offers one day workshop on ?Japanese American Internment?A …

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Japanese in Test Case. Hinkle Refuses Incorporation Articles. Natives of Nippon Who Claim Citizenship May Carry Suit to U.S. Supreme Court. (May 8, 1921) (ddr-densho-56-363)

doc Japanese in Test Case. Hinkle Refuses Incorporation Articles. Natives of Nippon Who Claim Citizenship May Carry Suit to U.S. Supreme Court. (May 8, 1921) (ddr-densho-56-363)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 8, 1921, p. 15

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doc Americans of of Japanese Ancestry WWII Memorial Alliance (ddr-csujad-1-201)

A list of the Americans of Japanese ancestry who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service. The information was collected by Jim Yamashita and volunteers with the support from Americans of Japanese Ancestry WWII Memorial Alliance for "Echoes of silence," an educational project dedicated to honoring the Nisei soldiers …

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img Group of women with Rev. Motoyoshi at train station with suitcases (ddr-ajah-6-120)

Caption below photo: Young Nisei women pose at the Alameda train station, probably on their way to a YWBA conference with their minister, Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi. He began his work at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA in 1932 and this appears to be early in his time there. Individuals identified.

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