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vh Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 18 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-18)

Importance and influence of the YMCA over the years

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

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vh George Hanada Interview Segment 12 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-12)

Living and owning a business in Japantown: experiencing housing discrimination

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-12/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 4 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-4)

Feeling worried about father after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-4/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 6 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-6)

Memories of concentration camp: desolation, break-up of family structure

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-6/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 8 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-8)

Thoughts on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and draft resisters

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-8/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 18 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-18)

Present-day interior and exterior shots of George's Service Center

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-18/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-7)

A hostile situation while on work leave: getting shot at

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-7/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 3 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-3)

Losing mother at a young age; change in family dynamics

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-3/

vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-12)

Returning to the Santa Clara Valley after World War II

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-12/

vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-11)

Finding work after camp and serving in the military

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-11/

vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 21 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-21)

Rewards and difficulties involved in running a Japantown business

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-21/

vh Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-152-37)

Getting involved in the Japanese American community in San Jose, California

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vh Kenji Ogawa Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-170-1)

Father's family background: born in San Jose, then went to Japan

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img Mary Mon Toy sitting at a bar with two men (ddr-densho-367-112)

Mary Mon Toy with her lover, Jose, a high up member of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Philippines to the United Nations.

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vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 28 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-28)

Present-day walk-through of site of family business, the Mandarin Restaurant

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-4-28/

vh Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 5 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-5)

A difficult childhood: living alone in San Francisco with an unfit guardian

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-6-5/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 1 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-1)

Family background: parents' immigration from Japan, leasing a ranch in California

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-1/

vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-7)

Moving to Stockton, California, in an attempt to avoid mass removal

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-7/

img People at the ceremony for the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-193)

Caption on reverse: "Old Exec. Off. Bldg. Shig Wakamatsu, Homer Yasui, Bryan Matsui, Doris Matsui, True Yasui, Pat Okura, Helen Hayashi (Mineta's aide San Jose)."

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img Close-up of portrait of Saitaro "Cy" Dick Towata (ddr-ajah-5-87)

Caption below photo: Saitaro "Cy" Dick Towata of the San Jose, CA., Asahi team, 1927. He also played for the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball (STK).

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vh Norman Mineta Interview (ddr-janm-13-3)

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 …

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vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-4)

Nisei female. Born November 17, 1930, in Salinas, California. Grew up in Salinas's Japantown community before moving to various towns in California after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Removed to Poston concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp with family for Denver, Colorado, in 1945 before returning to California and establishing the Mandarin Restaurant in San Jose's Japantown. …

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