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Last Call for Immigration Historians!

Last Days In Vietnam’ Film Premieres in Seattle on Friday Reopens Old Wounds

Newspaper article in the Seattle Times about the "Last Days in Vietnam" film premiere in Seattle.

Last few Years no laughing matter for Seattle comedian

Last Jap Removed From San Diego

The last person of Japanese ancestry removed from San Diego was a naval veteran, Isakichi Kanasawa, who served 30 years in the U.S. navy.

Last Moments of a World

Last of the Nikkei Farmers: 'I Hate to See All the Farms Dissapear'

Last reel for Kokusai Theater

Kokusai Theater in the Chinatown/International District collapses. Includes history of the building and how it collapsed.

Last Shibai

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“The last shibai was held for Mr. (Kay) Hagimori who was
terminally ill. The shibai performers were members of the Gojikai, which was a very large service organization mostly made up of Kibei Nisei (1.5 and second generation). They were all busy…

Last survivor of 1944 riot recalls racial tensions at base

Italian POWs based in Seattle were attacked by black soliders whose living conditions were better than theirs. One Italian was killed and 43 soliders court-martialed. Includes interview with last surviving court martialed black solider.

Latin- American Japanese held during WWII seek apology