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2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
Collection
Created by: bokinaka
A laptop webcam was used to capture lo-res photos of some of the people who stopped by the Discover Nikkei table at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, ...
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Masako Murakami - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Masako Murakami (Monterey Park, CA), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 65 of 67)
Collected by: bokinaka
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James Hirabayashi - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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James Hirabayashi (originally from Auburn, Washington, now Mill Valley, California), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 66 of 67)
Collected by: bokinaka
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Dan Kubo - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Dan Kubo (Cortez, California), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese American ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 67 of 67)
Collected by: bokinaka
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Grace Tochihara, Don and Rose Tanabe - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Grace Tochihara (left)
Don Tanabe (center)
Rose Tanabe (center)
Grace and Rose are friends from childhood and were both born and raised in Colorado.
Participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 62 of 67, “Grace Tochihara, Dan and Rose Tanabe (Colorado)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Grace and Rose are childhood friends. They were both born and raised in Colorado.
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Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura, a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese American National ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 63 of 67, “Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura (New Mexico)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
"Hershey" Miyamura is a Medal of Honor recipient awarded for his actions during the Korean War.
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Joey Day - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Joey Day (Albuquerque, New Mexico), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 64 of 67, “Joey Day (Albuquerque, New Mexico)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
This conference is a way for me to learn more about Asian American history. Most schools don't like to teach extensively about it. So this is big for ...
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Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton (Little Rock, Arkansas), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 61 of 67, “Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton (Little Rock, Arkansas)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
As an African-American who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, this conference helps me to understand the broader civil rights struggle in America. I realize that one people's suffering ...
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Fred and Mitsue Salador - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Fred and Mitsue Salador (West Islip, NY), participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 56 of 67, “Fred and Mitsue Salador (West Islip, NY)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Fred was born in Brooklyn. Mitsue was born in Hood River, OR and spent the summer of 1942 in Portland Assembly Center. We met in NYC. We ...
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Glenn and Yoshiko Kumekawa - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Glenn and Yoshiko Kumekawa (Rhode Island), participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 57 of 67, “Glenn Kumekawa (Rhode Island)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Part of the Internment story is the "salvaging" of some 4,500 college-aged students from the camps and relocated them in the east coast and the midwest colleges. The Council ...
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Milton and Christine Omoto - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Milton and Christine Omoto (Highlands Ranch, Colorado), participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 58 of 67, “Milton and Christine Omoto (Highlands Ranch, CO)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Milton's comments:
We attended this JANM Conference in Denver to learn more about the Japanese American experience during WW2. As Sansei Japanese Americans, it is important to learn and to ...
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Claire Mix
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Claire Mix (seated) w/ assistants Michael Tan and Joan Chew, participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 59 of 67, “Claire Mix”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Claire Mix (sitting)
w/ assistants Michael Tan and Joan Chew
I'm producing a documentary on Gila River, so I'm hoping to meet many former internees and other Japanese Americans who are willing ...
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Kellye Tamura - " Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: bokinaka
Kellye Tamura (Englewood, Colorado), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese American ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 60 of 67, “Kellye Tamura (Englewood, Colorado)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
I came to the conference to learn more about the JA community on a national level, as well as to learn more of the personal histories from the Nisei and ...
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John Okada and Sharon Staples - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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Uploaded by: fmpotter
John Okada (right) and Sharon Staples (left), participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 30 of 67, “John Okada and Sharon Staples”)
Collected by: bokinaka
We're here to represent my family who was at Tule Lake. I've always wanted to hear Senator Inouye, too.
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Harold "Hal" Keimi and Barbara Reiko Mikami-Keimi - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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Harold "Hal" Keimi (left) and Barbara Reiko Mikami-Keimi (right) (Monterey Park, California), participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 33 of 67, “Harold "Hal" Keimi and Barbara Reiko Mikami-Keimi (Monterey Park, California)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Barbara was interned at Amache, CO, block 8G.
We were taken to my barrack by Dr. Bonnie Clark who located the exact spot I lived at age 5.
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George and Kashiwa Hatamiya - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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George (right) and Kashiwa (left) Hatamiya (Marysville, California), participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 36 of 67, “George and Kashiwa Hatamiya (Marysville, California)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
We enjoyed the conference immensely. It was very informative, emotional, and uplifting! Was very impressed with Mr. Hopper and his students and what they are doing with the preservation of ...
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Richard M. Murakami - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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Richard M. Murakami, a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese American National ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 39 of 67, “Richard M. Murakami (California)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Need more conferences/programs so we can learn more about "our" experience.
JANM volunteer
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June and Tsukasa Matsueda - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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June (right) and Tsukasa (left) Matsueda, participants at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 42 of 67, “June and Tsukasa Matsueda”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Tsukasa came to the conference as a speaker. I came as a tag-a-long and was thoroughly impressed with the scope and depth of the event. I am impressed with the ...
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Iku Kiriyama - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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Iku Kiriyama (Torrance, California), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese American ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 45 of 67, “Iku Kiriyama (Torrance, California)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
This was my first national JANM conference. The variety of panels met a wide interest range. I particularly enjoyed "Perceived Threats" and "From Camp to Community: Japanese American Healthcare."
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Bertha Shimazu - "Whose America? Who's American?"
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Bertha Shimazu (Torrance, California), a participant at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice" National Conference in Denver, Colorado presented by the Japanese American ...
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Part of these collections:
2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook
(Item 48 of 67, “Bertha Shimazu (Torrance, California)”)
Collected by: bokinaka
Conference was very well organized. I thoroughly enjoyed being here and seeing how hard the leaders are working at pursuing social justice, etc. Good job!
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