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doc Postcard from Sumi Shimatsu to Satomi Ishida (ddr-densho-537-12)

Sumi Shimatsu writes to Satomi Ishida about the death of their sensei.

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img Group portrait of young women (ddr-ajah-3-256)

Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA / Shojokai Young Ladies Society, February, 1932

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doc Japanese Cannot Serve on Jury (August 11, 1908) (ddr-densho-56-131)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 11, 1908, p. 2

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img APEC Luncheon at the White House (ddr-densho-72-60)

The original caption for this photo reads: "UMC represented at recent APEC meeting: Representatives from the United Methodist Church attend APEC Luncheon on Nov. 20 by invitation of the White House. From left, back row: Dr. Keat Yeoh, District Superintendent, Wall Wall District; Surjadi Soedirgja, Governor, Jacarta City, Indonesia; Gary Locke, King County Executive Director Elect; …

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doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Masayoshi Wakai (ddr-densho-498-32)

Letter to Robert Inglis from Masayoshi Wakai apoligizing for missing his visit at Tanforan Assembly Center. Wakai also updates Inglis on the goings-on at church in Tanforan.

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img Women and a dog (ddr-densho-359-284)

The women from left to right: Toshiko, Yaeko, Alice, Shizu and the dog is named as Fritz. Photograph taken during a summer spent at Wing Point on Bainbridge Island, Washington

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 21 (May 22, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-21)

Selected article titles: "Justice Dept. admits 'mistake' of evacuation. Remarks made at ceremony ending administrative program for renunciants" (p. 1), "Lack of civil rights in U.S. seen as threat to world peace" (p. 1), "Tule Lake WRA camp on the block for sale to bidder" (p. 1), "Mas Yamashita first Idaho Nisei named to Military Academy" …

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img U.S. soldiers in Korea (ddr-csujad-38-526)

A photograph of U.S. soldiers in Korea, including George Nobuo Naohara. The caption reads: Sgt. Miyamoto, Sgt. Otsuka, Capt. Takahashi and Geo Naohara, Sgt. Yamashita, 1st Sgt. Asakura, Korean Capt. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0659. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XXI, No. 7, July 1984 (ddr-sjacl-1-336)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Wayne Kimura writes a summary of Redress status in Congress. No time for Seattle Redress committee to testify. Mayor Royer secures redress endorsement by US Conference of Mayors; Seattle Redress committee gets sizeable donation from recipients of local redress payments; Cherry Kinoshita to receive JACLer of Biennium along with Jimmy Shimoura …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 26, No. 6, June 1989 (ddr-sjacl-1-379)

Newsletter covering the following topics: President?s column-Work is still ahead of us. EEO, Affirmative Action, civil rights for all; Chuck Kato, Ken Nakano, and Dale Watanabe appear on KOMO?s Town meeting about trade friction between the US and Japan on; Ft Vancouver monument to be dedicated, first Japanese settlers in US; Doshi Kai holds retreat; scholarship …

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img Large group at banquet (ddr-ajah-3-341)

Caption above photo: Dinner to commemorate the Gomonshu's February 7, 1952 visit to the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA. Individuals identified on photo front

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img Group posing for photo by line of cars (ddr-ajah-6-113)

Caption below photo: Young Niseis from Alameda, CA picnic at an unknown location. Circa 1920's. Individuals identified.

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vh An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-57-1)

Issei community leader and businessman in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo recounts his arrest by Federal Bureau of Investigation after Pearl Harbor, his experiences in internment camps in North Dakota and Louisiana, and the Manzanar incarceration camp, California. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Translated into …

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vh An Oral History with Reverend Seytsu Takahashi - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-58-1)

Issei Buddhist bishop and superintendent of Kayasan Temple in Little Tokyo since 1931 recounts his wartime experiences and internment at Fort Missoula, Montana; Livingstone, Louisiana; and Crystal City, Texas. Transcribed in both Japanese and English. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Audio is found in …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 148 (December 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-234)

Selected article titles: "Jammed Hostel Closed by Police"; "Shinagawa President of Bay City Board"; "Stilwell Pays Respect to Family of Soldier"; "Nishino Files Court Suit"; "A Disappointed Expatriate"; "Home of Nisei Destroyed"; "Inter-denominational Services at Philly"; "'Inescapable Obligations'"; "Investigate Ax Death at Tule"; "Confusion Explained"; "Produce More Facts, He Urges"; "Seabrook, N.J. Activities"; "Fight Niseis at …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 38, No. 4, April 2001 (ddr-sjacl-1-488)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Seattle JACL co-sponsors event to honor Takuji Yamashita who was posthumously admitted to the Washington State Bar Association 99 years after he graduated from the UW Law School but prohibited from practicing law because he was an alien ineligible for citizenship; Seattle JACL to make sushi for the Seattle Cherry Blossom …

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img Duplicate of ddr-ajah-3-241 with individuals identified (ddr-ajah-3-242)

Caption on photo front: Dinner to commemorate the Gomonshu's February 7, 1952 visit to the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 144 (December 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-230)

Selected article titles: "Niseis Killed in Plane Crash"; "Rumor Added to Rumors Caused Housing Bedlam"; "On the Other Hand"; "Funeral Services for Two Denverites Slated Here"; "Next Ship Sails Dec. 7"; "Stilwell to Pin Medal on Masuda"; "Say 4500 Tuleans to Reside in Marin County Barracks"; "Senior Class President"; "Nisei Segregant Swears in General Yamashita, at …

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img I.P.W. Team (ddr-csujad-38-461)

Photographed are members of Interrogation of Prisoner of War. Back row from left to right: Korean officer, Sgt. Yamashita, Sgt. Asakura, Sgt. Tamura, Sgt. Miyamoto, Sgt. Miyamoto, Sgt. Naohara. Front row from left to right: Lt. Vorobyov, Sgt. Sakamoto, Korean officer. The Japanese caption includes: Lt. Vorobyov was promoted during the war but forgot about his …

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img Bridal family portrait (ddr-densho-495-70)

Family portrait at Annette Yoshida and Dennis Matsunami's wedding. Back row in a semi-circle, from left to right: Heidi Yoshida, Fay (Yamashita) Yoshida, Reid Yoshida, Randall "Randy" Yoshida, Teruko Nancy (Nagai) Yoshida, Kari Kawabata, Dennis Matsunami, Annette Yoshida, Tadashi Francis Yoshida, Carol (Yoshida) Sunahara, Michele Sunahara, Geraldine "Geri" Yoshida, and Megan Sunahara. Flower girls standing in …

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vh An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu (ddr-csujad-29-57)

Issei community leader and businessman in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo recounts his arrest by Federal Bureau of Investigation after Pearl Harbor, his experiences in internment camps in North Dakota and Louisiana, and the Manzanar incarceration camp, California. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Transcript is …

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vh An Oral History with Reverend Seytsu Takahashi (ddr-csujad-29-58)

Issei Buddhist bishop and superintendent of Kayasan Temple in Little Tokyo since 1931 recounts his wartime experiences and internment at Fort Missoula, Montana; Livingstone, Louisiana; and Crystal City, Texas. Transcribed in both Japanese and English. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Transcript is found in …

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img Diagram of Bank Alley in Alameda, identifying Japanese owned businesses and property owners (ddr-ajah-6-126)

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img Group of women posing in kimonos (ddr-ajah-3-19)

Caption below photo: Nisei "Usherettes" gather at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA., They will be participating in the celebration of the birthday of Dr. Hideo Noguchi

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img Group of women in kimonos posing in garden (ddr-ajah-3-250)

Caption below photo: "The Alameda Girls" . . .a mix of young women from the Buddhist Temple and Buena Vista Methodist church, October 1956 photo taken at the Temple garden. Individuals identified

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