Festivals, celebrations, and holidays

Sources of Japanese American community interaction included picnics, musicals, concerts, martial arts competitions, and festivals such as Bon Odori (annual Buddhist festival commemorating ancestors).

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img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-52)

Color slide of procession in front of US Customs House in Northwest Portland. Procession led by a color guard of Boy Scouts, carrying the United States flag and the Buddhist flag. Women in kimonos or yukatas follow, then black vehicles with flowers on top, then the Chigo "children's" procession. From left to right: Kenneth "Kenny" Yasutome, …

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img Odori costumes (ddr-one-1-63)

Color slide of three standing women (two posing) in kimonos or yukatas for Odori (traditional Japanese folk dance). From left to right: Mrs. Okayama, Betty Nakashimada, and Mary (Nakata) Fujii.

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img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-409)

Black and white photographic negative of an Odori folk dance performance on stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) inside the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). First dancer on the left: Sakae Kobayashi.

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img Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-379-487)

Tets and Sumi Sumida at JACL Installation Dance in January 1949. Caption written on the page in the photograph album is "JACL Installation Dance Jan 1949".

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img Men and women pose in evening wear (ddr-densho-379-484)

Caption written on the page in the photograph album is "JACL Installation Dance Jan 1949".

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-379-461)

Cheryl (center) poses with her Uncle Ken and Aunt Emmy. Written on the page in the photograph album "Cheryl's Birthday Party 1948". It was Cheryl's second birthday party.

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img Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-379-485)

Yuri and Aiji Endo at JACL Installation Dance in January 1949. Caption written on the page in the photograph album is "JACL Installation Dance Jan 1949".

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img Couple portrait (ddr-densho-379-465)

Sumi and Tets Sumida Written on the page in the photograph album "Cheryl's Birthday Party 1948". It was Cheryl's second birthday party.

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img Woman knitting (ddr-densho-379-463)

Masako Sumida knitting. Written on the page in the photograph album "Cheryl's Birthday Party 1948".

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-379-471)

Aiji Endo Family. Written on the page in the photograph album "Cheryl's Birthday Party 1948". It was Cheryl's second birthday party.

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img Marjorie Yohko Sumida's birthday party at American Friends Hostel (ddr-densho-379-66)

A group photo of a surprise birthday party.

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img Women pose on piano bench (ddr-densho-379-476)

Yuri Endo (right) and her long-time friend. Written on the page in the photograph album "Cheryl's Birthday Party 1948". It was Cheryl's second birthday party.

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img Baby posed by Christmas tree in house (ddr-ajah-6-165)

Caption below photo: Hiromu "Hi" Akagi of Alameda, CA, at Christmas with 78rpm shellac record player. Hiromu was born in February 3, 1923.

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img Sato family around Christmas tree (ddr-ajah-6-200)

Caption below photo: Toshio Sato (far right), formerly of Alameda, CA. spends Christmas in Dayton, Ohio, where his family moved after World War II ended. December 25, 1951

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img Christmas portrait (ddr-densho-359-1248)

Kaichi and Itsuno Kawamoto pose with one of their grandchildren, Ray Kawamoto, in front of a Christmas tree.

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img Boy poses with Jack o' latern (ddr-densho-359-1550)

Ray Kawamoto

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img Woman in kimono (ddr-densho-359-402)

Woman in kimono next to bonsai

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img Holiday celebrations (ddr-densho-359-1179)

Roy Otsuka is sitting at the end of the table; Shizu and Sho Kanogawa are standing to the right of him, Ichino Otsuka is sitting second from right.

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img Holiday celebrations (ddr-densho-359-1178)

Ichino Otsuka is in front of the TV toward the back, Roy and Kimiko Otsuka are to the right of her.

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img Birthday party (ddr-densho-359-1236)

Ron Nakata birthday party. The caption written on the back of the photograph is "Ronnie's birthday June 17, 1956". Left to right: Glen Nakata (in hat), Pam Okano, Dan Nakata (in back), 3 unidentified children with balloons, Ron Nakata (with balloon in front), two unidentified boys, Carole Koura, Larry Nakata

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