Mike Tagawa. Former Metro Driver and Black Panther Minister of Education
Mike Tagawa. Former Metro Driver and Black Panther Minister of Education
The People of the Central Area & their stories is very grateful to Eugene Tagawa for his beautiful photos and Zachary Hitchcock for his tireless transcription of this interview.
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| Photo: Madeline Crowley |
Do you think that in any way that there was a connection between you being born in a concentration camp and you becoming a Black Panther Party member?
Yeah. I think that figured into my psyche, that we because of our race - our ethnicity - were
thrown into a concentration camp. In other words, we were treated badly, because we were different. That’s exactly what’s happening to all my black brothers and sisters who were
getting treated badly.
thrown into a concentration camp. In other words, we were treated badly, because we were different. That’s exactly what’s happening to all my black brothers and sisters who were
getting treated badly.
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| Tagawa Family. Minidoka Concentration Camp. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
This interview is now available in the book, We Lived Here,
published by Chin Music Press: https://chinmusicpress.bigcartel.com/product/we-lived-here-stories-from-seattle-s-central-area
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| Mike & Eugene Tagawa with Maternal Grandfather. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Mike & Eugene Tagawa . Renton, WA. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Renton Nazarene Sunday School. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Tagawa Family. Central District. 15th & Columbia. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Nagashima Grocery. Grandparent's store. 18th & Yesler. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Cowboys in Renton. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Mike Tagawa. Middle, 3 rows down. Garfield High Yearbook 1962 |
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| Garfield High Classmates. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Washington Junior High Classmates. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
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| Photo: Courtesy Faith Bible Church. History. |
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| Photo: Courtesy of the Wing Luke Asian Museum |
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| Number Assigned to Mike Tagawa at Minidoka Concentration Camp. Photo: Madeline Crowley |
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| Mike Tagawa. Photo: Madeline Crowley |
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| War Protest. Collection Aaron Dixon |
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| Collection: Aaron Dixon |
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| BPP Breakfast Program (pre-Head Start) Collection: Aaron Dixon |
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| Mike Tagawa. Photo: Madeline Crowley |
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| Photo Courtesy Eugene Tagawa. All rights reserved. |
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| Memorabilia: Mike Tagawa Collection |
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| Photo Courtesy Eugene Tagawa. All rights reserved. |
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| Mike Tagawa in the center. 1968. Photo Courtesy Eugene Tagawa. All rights reserved. |
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| Collection Aaron Dixon. Photo by Mr. Gilbert. Seattle Times. 1968 |
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| Collection: Aaron Dixon. Washington State Archives. |
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| Madrona Presbyterian. Photo: Madeline Crowley |
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| Partial Page 1, BPP Book List |
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| Photo: Eugene Tagawa. All rights reserved. |
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| Photo: Eugene Tagawa. All rights reserved. |
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| BPP Breakfast Program. Collection: Aaron Dixon |
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| BPP Reunion. Mike Tagawa, far right 2nd row down. Collection: Mike Tagawa |
[Mike was recommended for this project by Aaron Dixon, author & former Captain of the Black Panther Party]
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| This project was supported in part by 4Culture's Heritage Projects program |
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