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Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 51 (June 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-410)
doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 51 (June 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-410)
Selected article titles: "Education: Commuting Not Possible" (p. 1), "Butte Community Faces Grave Water Shortage" (p. 1), "Heart Mt.: 100 Return to San Jose Area" (p. 2), "Film Comedian Lauds Nisei GI" (p. 3), "Calif.: Drivers' License Not Restricted" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-410/
Group of men around table (ddr-densho-393-7)
img Group of men around table (ddr-densho-393-7)
Seated from left: Sens. Spark Matsunaga and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, Reps. Robert Matsui of Sacramento and Norman Mineta of San Jose. Standing from left: Karl Nobuyuki, Ron Mamiya, Clifford Uyeda, Ronald Ikejiri and John Tateishi. Photo front and Back.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-393-7/
Newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-498-10)
doc Newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-498-10)
Newspaper clipping from the San Jose Mercury Herald, titled "Farewell Thoughts of Japanese-Americans." Philip Matsumura speaks on behalf of the Japanese America Citizens League and thanks San Joseans for their kindness and friendship during the relocation of Japanese-Americans.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-498-10/

Narrator PJ Hirabayashi

Sansei female. Born May 18, 1950, in San Rafael, California. Grew up in San Rafael, eventually attending California State University, Hayward, and University of California, Berkeley. Earned a master's degree from San Jose State University. Involved in civil rights and Asian American issues while in school. Along with husband, Roy Hirabayashi, founded San Jose Taiko.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/544/

Narrator Peggy S. Furukawa

Nisei female. Born March 30, 1928, in San Jose, California. Prior to World War II, sent by father to live in Japan with relatives. Remained in Japan during the war, attending school and working in an airplane parts factory to support the Japanese war effort. Eventually returned to the United States and San Jose.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/648/
Dave Tatsuno Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-6)
vh Dave Tatsuno Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-6)
Nisei male. Born March 31, 1913, in San Francisco, California. Spent difficult childhood years in San Francisco under care of a guardian while family lived in Japan. Graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley before World War II. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and then to Topaz concentration …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-6/

Narrator Norman Mineta

Nisei male. Born November 12, 1931, in San Jose, California. During World War II, removed to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, and served in the military as an intelligence officer in Japan and Korea. Served on the San Jose City Council from 1967 to 1971, and as mayor …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/320/

Narrator Roy M. Hirabayashi

Sansei male. Born January 1, 1951, in Berkeley, California. Grew up in Oakland, and got involved with music at an early age. Attended Cal State Hayward and San Jose State during the Civil Rights Movement. Got involved with civil rights and Asian American issues. Along with wife, PJ Hirabayashi, founded the prominent group San Jose Taiko.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/543/

Narrator Dorothy Michiko Ishimatsu

Nisei female. Born June 17, 1927, in Mayfield, California. Grew up in the Mountain View area, where family ran a berry farm. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, family decided to move to Utah to avoid mass removal. Attended high school in Utah before returning to California to enroll in San Jose State University. Remained in San …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/647/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 120, No. 5 (March 3-16, 1995) (ddr-pc-67-5)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 120, No. 5 (March 3-16, 1995) (ddr-pc-67-5)
Selected article titles: "Yoshino Leads Interim Staff at JACL HQ" (pp. 1, 4), "Leaflet Attacks Minorities, Women, Gays in San Jose Police Department" (p. 1), "Camp and Beyond" (p. 9), and "Sawamura Accuses PC Editor of Improper Involvement in Election" (p. 10).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-67-5/
Mary Mon Toy and Jose Villa Nueva with large group seated at a table (ddr-densho-367-155)
img Mary Mon Toy and Jose Villa Nueva with large group seated at a table (ddr-densho-367-155)
Christine Jorgenson can be seen in the photo of the long table, with other performers from the Latin Quarter. Jorgenson is on the right-hand side.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-367-155/
Mary Mon Toy and Jose Villa Nueva with two unidentified men at a bar (ddr-densho-367-154)
img Mary Mon Toy and Jose Villa Nueva with two unidentified men at a bar (ddr-densho-367-154)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-367-154/
Jim Tsutsui-- Master of Ceremonies (ddr-jamsj-1-152)
img Jim Tsutsui-- Master of Ceremonies (ddr-jamsj-1-152)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-152/
Ryuichi Murakami, President of S.C.G.F (ddr-jamsj-1-153)
img Ryuichi Murakami, President of S.C.G.F (ddr-jamsj-1-153)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-153/

Narrator Larry R. Pacheco

White male. Born November 4, 1922, in San Jose, California. Drafted into the military after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, served as a military police guard at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shipped overseas, and was captured in France as a prisoner of war and held in Germany. After completing military service, …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/646/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 6 [3] (July 21, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-30)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 6 [3] (July 21, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-30)
Selected article titles: "Mineta Named to San Jose City Council, 1st Non-White" (p. 1), Missouri ban on mixed marriages lifted in opinion" (p. 1), "Lesson from evacuation recounted" (p. 1), "First impressions of Tokyo for Nisei housewife house-hunting rude experience" (p. 1).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-30/
Fujio
img Fujio "Ray" Inouye sitting on steps (ddr-ajah-6-457)
Caption below photo: Fujio "Ray" Inouye in Alameda, CA. He was born in Alameda on January 3, 1910. in 1940, he was a florist. He died August 22, 2008 in San Jose, CA. His parents were Kanjiro and Natsuno Inouye. Photo circa mid 1920s.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-457/

Narrator Richard Onishi

Nisei male. Born October 15, 1931, in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii. Moved to San Jose, California, from Hawaii in 1936. Grew up in San Jose's Japantown before the onset of World War II. Removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned with family to San Jose, after the war, and helped …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/187/
Ninth Annual Landscape Gardeners Convention speaker (ddr-jamsj-1-438)
img Ninth Annual Landscape Gardeners Convention speaker (ddr-jamsj-1-438)
Opening speech for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-438/
Kay Kawasaki and George Yuki (ddr-jamsj-1-23)
img Kay Kawasaki and George Yuki (ddr-jamsj-1-23)
Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-23/
Group people with Norm Mineta at the SJLGA reception (ddr-jamsj-1-431)
img Group people with Norm Mineta at the SJLGA reception (ddr-jamsj-1-431)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-431/
Norm Mineta writing notes for speech (ddr-jamsj-1-620)
img Norm Mineta writing notes for speech (ddr-jamsj-1-620)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-620/
Norm Mineta talking with dinner guests (ddr-jamsj-1-625)
img Norm Mineta talking with dinner guests (ddr-jamsj-1-625)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-625/
Speech (ddr-jamsj-1-648)
img Speech (ddr-jamsj-1-648)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-648/
John Nakano and Francis Watari of Orange County Giving Us Valuable Information on Preparing Convention (ddr-jamsj-1-158)
img John Nakano and Francis Watari of Orange County Giving Us Valuable Information on Preparing Convention (ddr-jamsj-1-158)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-1-158/
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