458 items
458 items
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Art Roger and Eiichi Yamashita oyster farming (ddr-densho-296-170)
Caption in album: "Art Roger & Eiichi '48."
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Man standing with barracks in background (ddr-densho-466-199)
Caption below photo on album page: Tom
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Group of performers and spectators at Obon Festival (ddr-ajah-3-267)
Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA boon festival circa early 1950s
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Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Kay Yamashita (ddr-densho-498-47)
Letter to Robert Inglis from Kay Yamashita explaining what life in Topaz looks like. She also asks for help for Seichi Adachi who is looking to continue his education.
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Four women serving drinks (ddr-ajah-3-344)
Caption below photo: Fujinkai women at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA. L to R: Kimiko Nakayama Sato of Alameda, CA., Sets Yamashita, Mrs. Nakano, Patty Nakano. Fall 1955
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Yamashita Family Collection (ddr-densho-241)
The Yamashita Family Collection contains Kiyoshi Yamashita's undergraduate diploma, program, and honors bulletin, which the University of Washington sent to him while he was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California (1942).
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 7, July 1995 (ddr-sjacl-1-427)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Spokane Democratic Central Committee officially apologizes to Spokane JACL for racial slurs over 1-1.2 years ago. Effort headed by Denny Yasuhara; article on Bruce Yamashita.
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Karen Morika for Takeshi and Haruko Yamashita (ddr-ajah-8-4)
In this video, Karen Morioka talks about her parents, Takeshi and Haruko Yamashita, who were both born in Alameda, California. Takeshi was an auto mechanic and Haruko did domestic work. During World War II, they were removed to the Gila concentration camp, Arizona. After the war, they resettled in Madison, Wisconsin and eventually returned to Alameda.
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Eiichi Yamashita harvesting oysters with a woman (ddr-densho-296-54)
Nisqually Shellfish Farm [?].
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Letter to Chester Sakura from Tossie Yamashita (ddr-densho-523-34)
Includes photo similar to ddr-densho-523-31
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Bride and groom (ddr-densho-104-14)
Akiko and Junelow Kurose on their wedding day. Printed on front: Portrait by Takano Studio, Seattle. Written inside: Mr. and Mrs. Yamashita and family. Sincerely, Junelow and Aki Kurose. October 31, 1948.
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Three young men standing on porch (ddr-densho-383-33)
Left to right: Frank Yamashita, George Tokuda, James Hara. All attended the University of Washington and were members of the Japanese Students Club. James Hara was a pharmacy student who graduated in 1933.
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Group of soldiers drinking in field of tents (ddr-densho-474-242)
Caption on album page: Ghedi Airport, Brecia, Italy, May 1945. Here the 442nd Regt processed incoming surrendering German prisoners. The photo is labeled: Beer bust! Nick Yamashiro, Mike Nakashima, Shigato Tokifuji, Saburo Yamashita
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Women (ddr-densho-359-283)
Left to right: Toshiko Katayama, Yaeko Yamashita, Sadako Nakata, Shizu Seike. Caption below the photograph in the album "Toshiko, Yaeko, Sadako, Shizu". Photograph taken during a summer spent at Wing Point on Bainbridge Island, Washington
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 115, No. 17 (November 20, 1992) (ddr-pc-64-42)
Select article titles: "Hearing scheduled in Yamashita case" (p. 1); "Asian American attacked in S.F." (p. 1); "Illinois Nikkei found drowned near home" (p. 1); "Sentence due for murderer, rapist of Issei woman, 87" (p. 3).
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 11, November 1995 (ddr-sjacl-1-430)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Seattle JACL stages symposium for young Asian Americans, featuring ?Uncle? Bob Santos. Over 50 youths attend. Funded by a National JACL Legacy Fund grant; Bruce Yamashita to keynote 74th Installation Dinner.
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[Mini-reunion, Mrs. Yamashita and Mrs. Mary Kawagoye] (ddr-csujad-1-85)
A photograph includes Mrs. Yamashita and Mrs. Mary Kawagoye. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "100995-19." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_011
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Kanshi Stanley Yamashita interviewee form and dissertation abstract (ddr-densho-1007-1126)
Likely used for the film Color of Honor.
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Article regarding Japanese newspapers outside Japan (ddr-njpa-4-1753)
Article text (incomplete) [translation]: "The tremendous contributions to Japan and donations of money by Japanese in foreign countries have not been recognized by the people in Japan. This has been a regrettable reality to Japanese who are acquainted with foreign affairs. Kawai, head of the Information section, helped to establish the association of foreign Japanese newspapers …
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University of Washington students (ddr-densho-383-62)
Left to right: Tad Yonago and Frank Yamashita. Written on album page below photograph: "Frank and Tad". Both were members of the Japanese Students Club, pictured standing outside the Japanese Students Club house located at 4115 15th Avenue NE.