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244 items
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An oral history with Katsumi Kunitsugu (ddr-csujad-29-66)
An oral interview with Katsumi Kunitsugu, longtime volunteer and leader in Little Tokyo. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0164. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3378_T01
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An oral history with Atsufumi Archie Miyatake (ddr-csujad-29-65)
An oral interview with Archie Miyatake, the son of Toyo Miyatake. Like his father, he was a photographer who took pictures of incarcerated Japanese Americans who were forced into camps during World War II. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0162. …
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Elsie Uyematsu Osajima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-451)
Nisei female. Born July 25, 1925, in Pasadena, California. Grew up in Pasadena, where parents ran a small market. Removed to the Tulare Assembly Center, California, during World War II, then to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp to attend college in Nebraska, then married and returned to California. Worked for many years at …
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-10)
Elaine's role as a Japanese American woman in leadership
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-9)
Elaine's work helping to develop the Power of Words campaign
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-8)
Elaine's work with JACL's Education Committee
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-6)
Elaine's work and accomplishments
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-11)
Elaine's health issues and other challenges
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-7)
Elaine's role during the Vincent Chin incident
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-13)
One of Elaine's qualities: compassion
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-12)
Elaine's commitment to fighting for civil liberties
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-36-2)
Introduction: Ann Fujii Lindwall
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In Memory of Elaine Akagi Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-36)
In this session, Elaine Kim led a panel of Elaine Reiko Akagi's friends (Ann Fujii Lindwall, Arlene Oki, Karen Yoshitomi, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance conversation on Akagi. Elaine Reiko Akagi devoted her life to JACL, teaching children with special education needs, and a love of animals She was active in the Detroit Jr. JACL …
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1993-2000 diary (ddr-densho-433-878)
A diary belonging to Kimi Fujii Kitayama, spanning 7 years. She lists some daily agendas, uses the book as a ledger, and writes diary entries about concerns surrounding her family, selling Fujii Co. nursery, money management, and more.
Narrator Elaine Akagi
In this session, Elaine Kim led a panel of Elaine Reiko Akagi's friends (Ann Fujii Lindwall, Arlene Oki, Karen Yoshitomi, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance conversation on Akagi. Elaine Reiko Akagi devoted her life to JACL, teaching children with special education needs, and a love of animals She was active in the Detroit Jr. JACL …
Narrator Ann Fujii Lindwall
In this session, Elaine Kim led a panel of Elaine Reiko Akagi's friends (Ann Fujii Lindwall, Arlene Oki, Karen Yoshitomi, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance conversation on Akagi. Elaine Reiko Akagi devoted her life to JACL, teaching children with special education needs, and a love of animals She was active in the Detroit Jr. JACL …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 24, No. 6, June 1987 (ddr-sjacl-1-364)
Newsletter covering the following topics: JACL sponsored Redress Seminar at Nippon Kan attracts 120 scholars and teachers, keynote by Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice, Vernon Pearson, panel of former internees, Sally Kazama, Mako Nakagawa, Sama Nakagawa, and Roy Sakamoto; ?Coming Home? is 1988 Seattle JACL Convention theme; Young Adults group will be named ?Doshi Kai? Chiz …
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From Citizen to suspect: Long Beach and Terminal Island stories (ddr-csujad-51-1)
A discussion panel recorded at the Historical Society of Long Beach gallery during the "Long Beach Remembers Pearl Harbor" exhibition. Panel members included Joe Ozaki and Naomi Hirahara with moderator Karen Harper. Guests told their stories of life in Long Beach and Terminal Island before, during, and after World War II. The Speaker Series was a …
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Looking Like the Enemy (ddr-densho-1024-90)
Documentary film on the unique experiences of Japanese American soldiers in Asian wars: World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The 52-minute film was made by Karen L. Ishizuka and Robert A. Nakamura in conjunction with the exhibition Fighting for Tomorrow: Japanese Americans in America's Wars at the Japanese American National Museum and …
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Robert A. Nakamura Interview (ddr-densho-1003-4)
Nisei/Sansei male. Born July 5, 1936, in Venice, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Denver before returning to Los Angeles. After the war, became a pioneering filmmaker. Founder of Visual Communications, the oldest community-based media arts center in the United States. Along …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 5, May 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-321)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Scholarship Awardees: Tamesa-Mary Ishii and Jeff Sakuma ($500); Andrews-Karen Kaminishi ($400); CWRIC report, ?Personal Justice Denied,? available for the public, 467 pages long; interesting exchange about Seattle representation at a Tri-District meeting in Reno that also hosted a meeting with the NCRR and Washington Coalition for Redress/Reparations and the National JACL …