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The Best Interior Designers in Perth & Their Costs

Milray Park: Affordable Online Interior Design Service For $299 / room

On the lookout for some of the best interior designers in Perth? We’re here to help. Whether you’re after some interior inspiration or looking for an expert designer to help you realise your home’s potential, we’ll break down everything you need to know, including how much a Perth interior designer costs.

#1 Why hire an interior designer?

Having a beautiful yet functional home is no easy feat. While shows like The Block and Grand Designs might have us thinking that interior design is really just about heading to your local home decor store, picking a few items and slapping it altogether, it’s really not as easy as it looks.

While TV might have us thinking that interior design is simple, it’s important to understand that getting the ambience and functionality of a home juuuust right is a real skill and not for the faint-hearted. It can take many years to master the art of interior design. You’ve got to be creative, strategic and practical in order to look at a homeowner’s interior aspirations and be able to bring it all to life.

If you’ve got a natural knack for interior styling and design, we tip our hats to you. It’s not easy. If you’re not sure where to start, consider hiring an interior stylist or interior decorator in Perth. They’ll be able to turn your home or commercial interiors in Perth into a dream in no time.

#2 Perth interior design styles

Perth interior design styles run the gamut from coastal all the way through to industrial, mid-century and contemporary. When it comes to design in Perth, there’s plenty of versatility, but if there’s one unifying feature, it would be the influence of Perth’s love for indoor/outdoor living.

When you think of Perth, you think of the coastline. You think of Margaret River, the sunkissed surfers, the meandering grapevines and sparkling turquoise bays. You think of the Swan River, sunshine, slow commutes, gorgeous weather and a kind of ease and that you’d expect from one of Australia’s most far-flung cities.

All of these quintessentially Perth things weave their way into how the inhabitants like to live in and style their homes. It’s very relaxed and it’s very pared back. Think easy and versatile interiors with pops of personality and colour.

Do you want a beautiful space too? This is where an expert comes in handy. Whether you’re after an interior designer for your home or a commercial interior designer in Perth for your business or venture, read on. We’ll give you the lowdown on which interior designers and interior decorators in Perth you should keep an eye out for.

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#3 Looking for the best interior designers in Perth? Here’s a list of just some of the experts that you can work with

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Work with Amy from only $599/room

Amy Collins-Walker is a seasoned interior designer and stylist with a background working as a lifestyle journalist for celebrated titles from the likes of Condé Nast UK, INSTYLE, Grazia, Bride to Be, Scoop and The West Australian Courier.

She is passionate about working collaboratively with all her clients to create beautiful and functional spaces that enrich the lives of their inhabitants. Amy is an experienced residential interior designer from Perth who has worked across high-end residential, display homes, as well as real estate styling.

With a personal interior designer like Amy, we have no doubt that the end result will be a beautiful space that you can enjoy for years to come.

Other interior designers you can work with in Perth

While these talented interior designers aren’t based in Perth, the beauty of the Milray Park eDesign platform is that you can work with interior designers all over the country!

Milray Park Gold Designer
Work with Mardi from just $599/room

Whether you’re after a bohemian interior, a contemporary touch, some Scandi vibes or something a little mid-century, Mardi has got you covered. She works hand-in-hand with her clients to create beautiful and inspiring interiors that they will love.

Mardi has a long history with interior design. For years before she became a qualified designer she would spend hours getting lost in magazines, getting inspired by gorgeous interior imagery. It comes as no surprise that Mardi pursued a career in interior design, nor is it a surprise that she’s naturally gifted at creating awe-inspiring spaces for her clients.

Milray Park Gold Designer
Work with Jessi from just $599/room

If you’ve ever found yourself scrolling through Instagram and being floored by beautiful interiors, then Jessi might be the best interior designer for you. She creates the kinds of spaces we wish we could live in, but have no idea where to begin. Lucky for us, a fresh, beautiful and totally instagrammable space is completely within reach.

Jessi’s approach to working with clients is one that is very collaborative. She takes a real interest in her client’s lives – not only in the way that they use the space, but also in their vision for it. She calls herself a perfectionist, because every detail and element in a design is considered to create a dream space that both her and her clients can be proud of.

She has been featured in Yen Magazine, Adore, Domain, Real Living and Homes to Love. If you’re on the hunt for gorgeous, award-winning interior design, at an incredibly affordable rate, work with Jessi.

Milray Park Silver Designer
Work with Agnes from just $299/room

Agnes Sweijer is a Swedish-born residential and commercial interior designer. Agnes left a blossoming career in finance to pursue her true passion, interior design. She’s been the recipient of a Fanuli ‘Best Innovative Design’ Award and has worked on a number of high-profile commercial and hospitality interior design projects, such as Kitchen by Mike and Wolfgang Puck at Sydney Airport.

Agnes swears by three principles when it comes to working with clients.

1. Taking a personalised approach so that clients have a space that reflects their needs and wishes.

2. Being authentic and ensuring that a client’s home reflects who they are and their experiences.

3. Creating timeless spaces is high on Agnes’ agenda – to ensure that clients can enjoy a space that will stand the test of time.

#3 How much does interior design in Perth cost?

Interior designers and interior design companies in Perth will charge anywhere between $80 and $300 per hour, and what you pay will depend largely on the designers’ skills, experience, years in the trade, their location, expertise and market forces. You can expect to pay less for an interior designer with less than a year of professional experience under their belt compared with an interior designer who has been in the business for a decade.

Keep in mind also that since designers may charge by the hour, the costs can quickly add up. Designing a beautiful space isn’t as simple as some might think – if it were, interior designers wouldn’t exist.

A residential project will typically require a decent amount of hours to bring a vision to life. For this reason, it’s really important to speak to any interior designer about budget limitations and expected final costs before you start contracting them. In some cases, designers may even offer a flat-fee for the entire project, so be sure to ask questions before you commence any work.

It should be made clear that having a professionally designed space isn’t a pipe dream. Hiring an interior designer is now within reach for everyday Australians with Milray Park. We believe that having access to expert designers so that you can live in a relaxing and gorgeous space shouldn’t cost you the earth. That’s why we offer Australians the opportunity to work with experienced and talented interior designers from just $299/room.

Our clever platform brings interior design online, so you can work with whoever you choose, no matter where you’re located. You can work on your home room by room and collaborate with some of Australia’s top interior design talent – at a fraction of the cost you would pay when taking the traditional route of hiring your own designer or interior design consultant in Perth.

When you use Milray Park you also get exclusive access to our Milray Park Concierge service, giving you discounts on the most beautiful and sought-after furniture and interior decor on offer.

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August 1, 2013

Johnny’s story

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The words below are Johnny Valdez’s story.  He shared his powerful story with all of the attendees at the 2013 Minidoka Pilgrimage.

June 22, 2013

– Twin Falls, ID – My name is Johnny Valdez. I am a Seattle based photographer, and I currently have a running photo exhibition entitled, “My Minidoka”. I am the son of a Sansei mother, and a Latino American Father, Grandson of two Nisei who were once incarcerated here at Minidoka along with their families. As everyone has a story, this one is mine, and it is an extension of theirs’ as well.

I photograph what I love, and what draws me in. My Grandparents are no longer living, so it is with immense compassion and sensitivity that I go about photographing our surviving Nisei. This is because when I take that picture of what I am seeing, I am essential taking a picture of my own Grandparents, and that is what I love.

In camp, my Grandmother’s name was Porky Noritake. She went to Hunt High School, and was in a band called the Minidoka Matinee. She sang songs on the radio like “Shina No Yoru” and “Don’t Fence Me In”. Her older brother Yosh, was in the 442nd’s 100th Battalion, and was killed in action in Bruyeres, France during the rescue of the lost Texas Battalion.

My Grandfather’s name was Johnny Uno. He was four years older than Porky and graduated from Hunt High School in 1943. He went into the Army, and after training at Camp Shelby was assigned to the 442nd. He served in Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. After the war he went to school on the G.I. Bill, and later became a podiatrist.

My work entitled “My Minidoka” is dedicated to my grandparents, Johnny and Porky Uno.

My Minidoka” is a personal project and an expression that I have been incubating for several years. It is my take on the Minidoka experience through my eyes and its impact on my own life. It comes from my heart. And it is an ongoing lifelong study of ideas and emotion that continues to evolve and manifest, as I often come to revisit it. It has had a profound effect on who I am as a person.

I was not there at Minidoka during the Second World War, but I have a deep emotional connection to it, as it has greatly affected my life. Like many defining moments in the lives of people, this for me was an impacting awakening of sorrow and tragedy. I first learned of the wrongful injustices and incarceration of a people, my people, when I was 8 years old. It was the 28th of May, 1990 – Memorial Day. This day would forever change the course of my life, and this would be the day when I would come to know Minidoka.

My father woke me up in tears repeating my name, “Johnny, Johnny, Johnny…” Soon after, he told me that there had been a car accident. “Grandpa died,” he said, “Auntie Mickey died and Uncle Toshi too,” he continued. I was breathless and in unimagined disbelief. It was awful. In tears I asked, “What about Grandma?” “Grandma is alright,” he said. And although I was experiencing a pain that I had never felt before, I was greatly relieved that I still had my grandmother.

The four of them were on their return journey home to Seattle from a pilgrimage to Minidoka when this fateful tragedy occurred. My father further explained to me the circumstances, significance and purpose of my grandparents’ and their siblings’ journey to this place in Idaho.

I was extremely close to my grandparents, and learning about mortality and impermanence in this traumatic way, I remember thinking that I never wanted to leave my grandmother’s side. During those days I even used to sleep on the floor next to her bed. I found myself extremely curious and inquisitive about these unique lives and the history of my grandparents, and my grandmother was my key to the past.

For years she and I shared in great conversations, and I was full of questions. She spoke of the shame, struggle and trauma of her people that once was, and which now transcends into great pride. Our people lost everything. We have shed our own blood to prove our loyalty and allegiance to the only country that we have ever called home.

Now as I take on this journey with this project, I navigate my way through the past. This work is a homage to my people. It is with immense compassion that I capture these moments, expressions and feelings. My images tend to carry more of a heavier tone and feeling, but in them there is love, and that comes from my heart. This is why I take these pictures. In the words of my Grandmother, “Shoganai! Gaman!”

January 26, 2012

Seattle Congressional Gold Medal video

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For those who were unable to attend the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Seattle on January 15th, a video has been posted online of the ceremony.  Please click the link from the Seattle Channel to view if interested.

January 15, 2012

Seattle Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

Posted in 442nd RCT, Congressional Gold Medal, Honor Roll, Japanese American Incarceration tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , at 1:18 am by minidokapilgrimage

The Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee

congratulates the men of the:

442nd Regimental Combat Team,

100th Infantry Battalion

and the Military Intelligence Service

on earning the Congressional Gold Medal.

Photo Courtesy of Collin Ikeda

Photo courtesy of Eugene Tagawa

January 14, 2012, University of Washington – Meany Hall

January 14, 2012

Northwest Nisei soldiers honored for WWII service

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Northwest Nisei soldiers honored for WWII service

On Saturday, in a ceremony with speeches, music and other tributes, 90 Nisei soldiers from the Pacific Northwest were given honors for their World War II service.

By Nancy Bartley

Seattle Times staff reporter

William Yasutake was a prisoner, along with his parents, when he decided to fight for the country that held them merely because they were Nisei — Japanese Americans.

Other Nisei were shot in battle, charged through minefields, translated documents and performed such wartime heroics as part of the U.S. Army 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service that they became legendary — a fighting force sought throughout the war.

On Saturday, in a ceremony with speeches, music and other tributes, 90 Nisei soldiers from the Pacific Northwest were given honors for their World War II service.

Eighteen were awarded the Bronze Star for valor and all 90 received the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian award.

The awards came more than a year after President Obama signed legislation to collectively honor the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the 100th Infantry Battalion, and Japanese Americans serving in the Military Intelligence Service.

Sporting burgundy caps with Nisei emblems, they sat solemnly on the stage at Meany Theater at the University of Washington, some clutching canes, all now in their 80s and 90s.

The auditorium was packed with family and friends who rose for a standing ovation as Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli introduced the group, and U.S. Reps. Adam Smith, D-Tacoma, and Jim McDermott, D-Seattle, called them heroes who changed the course of history.

“Most of us can’t imagine the bigotry following the attack on Pearl Harbor,” Chiarelli said. The Nisei “were under a heavy cloud of suspicion, yet … they volunteered to serve not knowing if their country would accept them again.”

After the Dec. 7, 1941, attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor, suddenly friends and neighbors — especially on the West Coast — considered those with Japanese ancestry as possible enemies. In the name of national security they were rounded up and imprisoned in camps. Yasutake and his family, from Seattle, were among them.

At first, Japanese Americans weren’t allowed to join the military. That later changed, and some Nisei — a Japanese word meaning “second generation” — were drafted from the internment camps, while others volunteered. Yasutake was one of the volunteers.

Now 89, and a Bothell resident, he speaks about the war days reluctantly. He was a medic who was wounded but still cared for others. He received two Bronze Stars for combat in Italy and France.

“You don’t think much of it at the time. It came naturally. You worry more about the others than you do yourself,” he said after the ceremony.

Some of the veterans had already been honored in a November ceremony in Washington, D.C., but the majority had not. So Seattle’s Nisei Veterans’ Committee sponsored the ceremony, not just for the veterans but so the local community could be made aware of their accomplishments, said Stanley Shikuma, a committee member.

For family members, the ceremony was a moving tribute.

“I’m just very proud,” said Steven Chihara, who saw his grandfather, Tosh Chihara, receive a gold medal. “I had heard about the things they had to go through back then. It’s hard to imagine it today.”

Nancy Bartley: 206-464-8522 or On Twitter @BartleyNews.

November 2, 2011

Congress honors Japanese American soldiers

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November 2, 2011

Congress honors Japanese-American soldiers

Thousands of Japanese-Americans who fought in the fiercest battles of World War II and became some of the most decorated soldiers in the nation’s history were given an overdue thank-you from their country Wednesday when Congress awarded them its highest civilian honor.

Associated Press

WASHINGTON —Thousands of Japanese-Americans who fought in the fiercest battles of World War II and became some of the most decorated soldiers in the nation’s history were given an overdue thank-you from their country Wednesday when Congress awarded them its highest civilian honor.Nearly seven decades after the war’s beginning, Congress awarded three units the Congressional Gold Medal. In all, about 19,000 Japanese-Americans served in the units honored at a ceremony Wednesday: the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service.

“This has been a long journey, but a glorious one,” said Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii., who lost his right arm fighting with the 442nd and was one of the honorees Wednesday.

About 1,250 people attended the award ceremony at the Capitol. About a quarter of those present were former soldiers, now in their 80s and 90s. Hiroshi Kaku, originally from Hawaii, served in the 442nd and his older brother, Haruo, served in the 100th. He said he volunteered for the Army because he had something to prove.

“We wanted to show American citizens that we loved our country,” Kaku said. “We were born and raised here.”

After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese-Americans were viewed with suspicion. Nearly 110,000 were sent to internment camps. Lawson Sakai learned how much the world had changed when he drove with some of his buddies to the local Navy recruiting station and tried to enlist. While his white friends were quickly accepted, Sakai was considered an “enemy alien” and could not join.

Sakai then watched as the FBI rounded up Japanese-American leaders in Los Angeles. When the federal government authorized the relocation of people with Japanese ancestry, a sister and some of his friends were sent to internment camps.

“We were blackballed,” Sakai said. “Basically, they took away our citizenship.”

Sakai’s story is similar to thousands of other “Nisei,” or second-generation Japanese-Americans. Even as they fought in Europe, many Japanese-American troops had family members who would spend much of the war in U.S. internment camps. American officials, citing concerns that those of Japanese ancestry could be security risks, sent men, women and children to camps around the country.

Sakai served in the 442nd, which consisted of volunteers, about two-thirds from Hawaii and the rest from the mainland. The 442nd experienced some of the most horrific fighting in Europe and became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history for its size and length of service. In just 10 months of combat, more than 700 were killed or listed as missing in action.

Sakai, 88, was wounded four times and received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He said the years following the war were difficult and that he often drank to deal with his memories. Now, he said, he’s able to take pride in his peers’ accomplishments and the subsequent congressional recognition.

“We certainly deserved the record that we produced. It was done by shedding a lot of blood. As far as I know, we didn’t give up an inch of ground. We were always attacking and the Germans were always on the higher ground,” he said.

The 442nd fought in eight major campaigns in Italy, France and Germany. One of the units attached to the 442nd was the 100th Infantry Battalion, which was comprised exclusively of Japanese-Americans from Hawaii who had been drafted prior to Pearl Harbor. They received the nickname the Purple Heart Battalion because of the tremendous number of casualties they endured.

While undergoing training, Susumu Ito would visit his parents and two sisters 200 miles away at the Rohwer Internment Camp in Arkansas. Despite the injustice of being forced to relocate from Stockton, Calif., Ito said, his parents took great pride in their son fighting for the U.S. military. However, he ignored his mother’s request in her weekly letters to avoid hazardous duty. He said he wanted to be on the front lines, as did his peers. The motto of the 442nd was “go for broke.”

Ito said that mentality reflected the mindset of Japanese-Americans in general.

“This spirit of overcoming any objection was ingrained in my mind,” Ito said.

About 6,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Military Intelligence Service, on the front lines and behind the scenes, translating cables and interviewing prisoners of war. Many also served during the postwar occupation of Japan, providing a bridge between Japanese and American officials.

Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., accepted the medal on behalf of his father, Byron. Honda said his father was recruited from an internment camp in Colorado and worked stateside as a language instructor for the Military Intelligence Service. He said his father, who was a civilian member of the intelligent unit, taught him how to go about proving doubters wrong.

“He doubled down. He said, `Oh yeah, watch this,'” Honda said. “I think that was the prevailing attitude of a lot of the veterans.”

President Harry Truman welcomed home many of the Japanese-American soldiers in 1946: “You fought not only the enemy, but you fought prejudice, and you have won.”

George Washington was the first recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, in 1776. In recent years, Congress has honored athletes, astronauts and civil rights trailblazers. Lawmakers have also granted the award to the Tuskegee Airmen and to Native American code talkers who transmitted secret messages sent during World War II. The House also voted last month to give the first black Marines the Congressional Gold Medal.

Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Adam Schiff, both Democratic lawmakers from California, were the original co-sponsors of the legislation honoring the Japanese-American soldiers. The legislation was signed into law last year.

“You served our country despite being subjected to hurtful slurs and deep suspicions from many of your fellow citizens,” Boxer said. “While we can never repay the debt we owe you, we can and we must recognize your valor and your patriotism.”

Inouye was the final speaker. He already received the nation’s highest medal for valor, the Medal of Honor. He described the latest honor as heartwarming.

“More importantly, I’m certain those who are resting in cemeteries are pleased with this day,” he said.

442nd legacy takes Soldiers from ‘enemy aliens’ to heroes

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442nd legacy takes Soldiers from ‘enemy aliens’ to heroes

October 31, 2011

By Rob McIlvaine

Editor’s note: Japanese-American veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team will receive Bronze Stars Nov. 1 and Congressional Gold Medals Nov. 2 for their contributions during World War II. Three of these veterans tell their story:

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 28, 2011) — On Dec. 7, 1941, 5,000 Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) had been drafted to serve in the U.S. Army.

With Executive Order 9066 in hand, though, Military Governor Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt decided to discharge all those Japanese Americans on the west coast and send them home. He was also responsible for forcing more than 115,000 persons of Japanese ancestry into relocation camps.

“The legacy (of what occurred over the following years of World War II) is very important in terms of present day,” said Terry Shima, executive director of the Japanese American Veterans Association since 2004.

Shima joined the 442nd Infantry Regiment in 1945 in Italy, where he was assigned to public relations and when the unit returned in July 1946, he continued to handle public relations for the veterans association in New York, in Washington, D.C., and in Honolulu. Following two years in the Army, he worked for the Foreign Service for 30 years.

“In Hawaii, on the other hand, there were 1,432 Japanese Americans in the Hawaii Territory National Guard. And Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons, the military governor, faced more immediate danger or threat of a land attack by Japan.

“What he did, very smartly, was to send the 1,142 Nisei to Wisconsin, to get them out of the way,” Shima said.

Subsequently, they were sent to the Italian front, as the 100th Infantry Battalion.

“Army senior leaders then decided to form a larger unit because a battalion-size (unit) did not achieve, I believe, their objective. They wanted a brigade-size, so they formed the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was a volunteer unit,” Shima said.

About 1,500 volunteered from the internment camps and 2,500 volunteered from Hawaii. They trained in Camp Shelby, Miss., and were shipped to Italy, where the 442nd and the 100th merged.

The 442nd was Europe, he said, and the Military Intelligence Service was in the Pacific. The MIS performed as important a job, relatively speaking, as the 442nd.

“On top of all of this would be the legacy,” Shima said. “What does this all mean to the Japanese Americans of the present day? The story is unbelievable. As General George C. Marshall (chief of Staff of the Army, secretary of State and the third Secretary of Defense) said “all of the European commanders had asked for the 442nd to be on their team,” indicating the quality of combat strength that the Japanese Americans provided.”

On the Pacific side, 60 Japanese Americans were already in training with the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service, but when war broke out and many of their families were incarcerated, not one of them decided to quit.

During World War II, 6,000 Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) served in the Military Intelligence Service, performing secret intelligence work against the Japanese military. Their work dispelled any doubt that as Americans the Nisei were willing to fight an enemy with whom they shared a similar ancestral background.

“It was in November when the recruiters from MIS came (to Gila River, Ariz, Internment Camp) and they tested my language. I guess I passed because they asked me if I wanted to volunteer for the Army and I said I sure would but I should get my parents’ approval. I ran back and twisted their arm and got their approval,” said Ichikawa, who’s now 92 years old.

Ichikawa had recently graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in accounting when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

“I trained as an accountant, but in California nobody was hiring a Japanese-American accountant, so I decided to be a fruit farmer with my father. He had years and years of experience, so we found a very good lease, but this farm did not have any equipment, so we had to borrow money and invest in a tractor and truck, spray wagon, and we started pruning the trees,” he said.

When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, his parents, who were Japanese citizens, assumed they would be interned.

“I didn’t even give it a thought because I was an American. Why should I be interned? So I went merrily on my way and then in the following year around April or May, I learned that I would have to go too, so I had to get rid of the farm.

“I was mad . I was very disappointed, it hurt me quite a bit because here I was a college graduate, I was a loyal American, I had never been to Japan, and for them to treat me like an enemy-alien was devastating,” Ichikawa said.

He considers his generation to be the greatest generation of Japanese Americans.

“We were initially labeled enemy-aliens and many of us volunteered to fight for the U.S. Army and we offered our lives to prove we are loyal American citizens,” he said.

During World War II, he said, about 800 Japanese Americans gave their lives to prove they were loyal Americans.

“We have turned whatever discrimination people had against us, by our service in the Army, so at the end of World War II, there was no more discrimination. Today, our kids have no problem finding any job they want. Like my son, Bryan, he’s a pretty high official in his company. Those things did not happen in my generation, so it was our service that erased discrimination for not only us, but all Asian Americans,” he said.

Ichikawa was discharged in 1947 as a second lieutenant with the infantry, but was recalled during the Korean War.

“When the Korean War started, they were recalling all inactive infantry officers, so my name was in there, but I told them I’m not an infantry officer, I’m an intelligence officer. I know nothing about infantry. They said to do as the Army ordered.”

Ichikawa did as the Army ordered, but said he still felt discriminated against.

While serving, though, he worked with some members of the CIA and was asked to join.

“When I joined the CIA, they treated me like anybody else. Early in the game they gave me jobs that were supervisory. I felt very comfortable with their organization, so I was able to get good promotions,” he said, and continued to serve in a variety of assignments up through Vietnam.

“In 1975 when Vietnam fell, and I was evacuated from the embassy rooftop, I went and got on an aircraft carrier and saw the tremendous 7th Fleet in the Pacific,” he recalled. “We lost about 50,000 Americans who died for Vietnam and for the United States to give up when we had that huge Navy just sitting outside of Vietnam while communists were coming down from the north, and for us to do nothing … ”

“The Marines were lined up, ready to shoot the enemy, but they were never given the go-ahead to do so,” he said. “They were itching to do something. They saw the enemy out in the open, streaming toward Saigon and we just didn’t do anything.”

As a result, he said, the Vietnamese suffered a lot, some couldn’t evacuate, and many stayed behind and spent years in jail.

“I was so disgusted that I came back and found out I could retire without losing anything, so I did. I was mad at the U.S. government at that time,” he said. “But I’m retired now, there’s no reason to me mad.”

On Dec. 10, 1940, a year before Pearl Harbor, Mitsuo Hamasu received his draft notice.

“I was working as a carpenter’s helper with my Uncle George Tashiro on the Big Island of Hawaii at the time.”

His uncle laughed, saying, “You’re only five feet tall. You’re too short to become a G.I.”

He went to Honokaa Hospital for his physical and passed with flying colors.

“Doctor Okada pronounced me in A-1 shape, and I was in the Army. My identification number was 30100598. My friends and neighbors congratulated me for being among the first to be a Soldier. I congratulated my friends who had also joined.”

The Army shipped them to Schofield Barracks on Oahu for basic training. Upon completion, the recruits were shipped back to Kamuela on the Big Island as part of the 299th Hawaiian Infantry Regiment. Hamasu became a rifleman in Company F of the Hawaii National Guard. They trained on the Big Island and carried out guard duty at the Hilo Airport.

“It was morning on Dec. 7, 1941,” he said. “I was on guard duty at the airport. We received a phone call saying that Pearl Harbor was attacked, bombed by Japanese planes. At first, I did not believe it. Another phone call confirmed the fact.”

“Mainland troops replaced us as guards at the airport three months later. Our Company deployed to a defensive position along the Hilo coast. We erected a gun opposition on South Point in case the enemy tried another attack,” he said.

In April 1942, Company F received new orders. The riflemen of Japanese ancestry were to turn in all arms and ammunition, and assemble in the Company area. The announcement came down that they would be shipped to an unknown destination and without being allowed to tell anyone, not even family.

“Quietly, about a month later, our segregated group of Nisei Soldiers embarked on a ship from Hilo to Honolulu and Schofield Barracks, then again in June from Honolulu to Oakland. We did not know it at the time, but we were headed to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. We were 1,432 men, A,B,C,D,E & F companies of infantrymen, one battalion and two extra companies strong. They named our outfit the “100th Infantry Battalion,” or “One Puka Puka” in Hawaiian,” he said.

At Camp McCoy, they lived in tents until it became cool. As winter approached, they were moved to barracks with heated quarters, running water and hot showers. When the first big snow fell, “we all ran out barefooted, making our first snow balls and throwing them at each other,” he said.

“In February 1943, we were moved to Camp Shelby, Mississippi. We thought the Army was moving us to be in a warmer climate. Instead, we were being tested in the Louisiana Maneuvers. The maneuvers lasted for months. When we returned to Camp Shelby, we met our younger brothers of the 442nd,” Hamasu said.

“The Japanese Americans fought against people of their own racial ancestry with everything that they had. They were accused by Japanese officers who were prisoners, as traitors of Japan,” Shima said.

On the July 15, 1946, President Harry Truman reviewed the 442nd and confirmed their loyalty.
“You fought the enemy abroad and you fought prejudice at home and you won,” he said.

“That, to me, is a signal that the highest authority of the land has confirmed their loyalty because the reason that the Nisei fought with such intensity was for only one reason, and that was to prove their loyalty, because they were accused of being saboteurs and collaborators of the enemy,” Shima said.

The highest rank of a Japanese American during World War II, he said, was a major and there were only four.

“But in the Vietnam War, you would find them in every branch of service in the most sensitive war-planning positions, in the cockpits of fighters and bombers as pilots and navigators. During World War II, we had five Nisei serving as gunners in bombers. They were proud of their service,” he said.

In Vietnam, he said, 35 served in the cockpits of fighters and bombers as pilots and navigators, and five became guests at the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison camp.

After Vietnam, he said, 43 Japanese Americans would be promoted to generals and admirals, while another 60 Asian-Pacific Americans would reach flag rank. All this is a result of what the Tuskegee Airmen and the 442nd helped produce, he said.

“On the civilian side, there would be equally impressive reforms,” he said. “One was repeal of discriminatory laws, especially along the west coast states. And in 1952 alien Japanese could apply for U.S. citizenship … a great accomplishment.”

In August of 1988, the Civil Liberties Act was passed and President Ronald Reagan offered the nation’s formal apology for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

“And of course, more recently, the U.S. Senate selected from amongst their group a Japanese American to serve as president pro tempore of the United States Senate,” Shima said, adding that’s a position that puts him, constitutionally, third in the line of succession to the presidency, after the vice president and the speaker of the House of Representatives.

“Only 70 years ago, this same Japanese American (Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii) was given draft classification 4-C, which stood for enemy alien, unfit for military duty. So, what I’m saying is that we have come a long way,” Shima said.

“This is an American story and it speaks to the greatness of this nation.”

September 21, 2011

VMMC – Volunteer Spotlight: Ann Fujii Lindwall

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One of our own pilgrimage committee members had her community volunteer work spotlighted by her employer, Virginia Mason Medical Center.  Check it out!

Volunteer Spotlight: Ann Lindwall

Virginia Mason Medical Center
August 29, 2011

Near the town of Twin Falls, Idaho is a designated national monument that many of us have never heard of. But Virginia Mason’s Ann Fujii Lindwall could tell you plenty about the 73-acre site. Grandparents on her mother’s side were incarcerated there, at what was once the Minidoka Relocation Center for Japanese Americans forcibly detained during World War II.

Some may know the word “internment” to describe the detention camps, but the term is misleading. Internment is defined as the “legally permissible detention of enemy aliens in time of war;” however, at least two-thirds of the incarcerated Japanese Americans were U.S. citizens.

Today, very little remains of the original Minidoka structures, but soon an original barrack will be restored, along with reconstruction of the camp’s mess hall. Ann knows about the development first-hand since visiting the site as a volunteer and participant in the 2011 Minidoka Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is an annual event in which families of those incarcerated, friends and others gather to share stories, tour the camp, attend workshops, visit with the local community and educate younger generations about what happened nearly 70 years ago.

“I became aware of it because of my parents,” says Ann, whose grandparents on her father’s side were also detained in a camp known as Tule Lake in California. “They were very involved in Seattle’s Japanese American community and their commitment made an impression on me.”

Ann’s dad was a young teenager when his parents had to give up their family business — a restaurant and tavern — to report to the camp at Tule Lake. Families had just days to vacate their homes, taking only what they could carry, losing farms, businesses and their way of life. Regardless of citizenship, more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were ordered to evacuate the West Coast and stay at one of 10 camps located in Idaho, California, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado and Arkansas.

Once in the camps, material losses were overshadowed by the deconstruction of traditions and culture. For example, only the Nisei, or American-born prisoners, were permitted any authority within the camps, a humiliating dishonor to their immigrant parents and elders. More than 5,500 incarcerated Nisei renounced their American citizenship, but a federal judge later voided the renunciations, ruling that doing so while imprisoned was not valid. Despite the unrest, thousands of Japanese Americans entered the armed forces to defend the U.S., forming the all-Japanese, highly decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

“We need to make sure these stories get out because they create a true picture of what happened,” says Ann. “My volunteer work with the Minidoka Pilgrimage Committee is focusing more on the fourth and fifth generations now so they will carry on the story. If we don’t have a mechanism to keep gathering and sharing the information, it can be lost.”

Ann points to the work of Seattle resident Tom Ikeda, a third-generation Japanese American who in 1996 started the nonprofit organization Densho, a Japanese term which means “to pass on to the next generation.” The initial goal was to document oral histories from Japanese Americans incarcerated in the camps. Densho’s mission has since evolved to preserve and make accessible other source materials on the incarceration, including photos, documents and newspapers. Like the Minidoka Pilgrimage, Densho works to provide a clear lens for examining a time in our country’s history when panic and intolerance tore at the fabric of our democracy.

Though Ann has volunteered for more than 30 years supporting Asian American civil rights, she considers her involvement with the Minidoka Pilgrimage her most important work. Ultimately, it’s not just about one group of Americans, she says: many groups of people have been singled out and suffered unspeakable mistreatment and loss, both in America and around the world. It’s about being aware of what can happen when emotions seed misguided actions and oppression against a people.

“Someone at our debrief meeting said it scares him that there really isn’t anything in place today to prevent something like what happened almost 70 years ago from happening again,” says Ann. “The more people know what actually happened, the more we can understand what emotions took us there. People need to understand that we’re all in this together.”


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