Issei

The earliest wave of Japanese immigrants, the Issei (first generation), had a strong sense of their ethnic identity and retained the values and traditions of their country of birth. Most came to the United States as sojourners and planned to return to Japan after earning their fortunes. In addition, discriminatory laws forbade them from becoming American citizens and from exercising other basic rights, such as owning or leasing land. Since they were thus prevented from fully taking part in American life, it is not surprising that many still identified strongly with the culture of their homeland.

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img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-10)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. All photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men in suits, women in western dress, and children. Include a family portrait which is taken at "Jackson Studio" in Seattle, Washington. Also include one photograph …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-10/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-299)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page, including photographs of a Japanese couple standing in front of a house and a photograph of a Japanese family having a picnic. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-299/

img Bokoku homon kinen [Memory of visiting home country] (ddr-csujad-25-128)

An album titled as Bokoku homon kinen [Memory of visiting home country] containing mainly photographs taken during Kamie Taenaka's trip to Japan. Kamie Taenaka participates in the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party tour in 1955, which is arranged by Koyasan Los Angeles Branch and conducted by Nihon Kotsu Kosha, a Japanese tourist agency. She also …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-128/

img Taenaka family in farm (ddr-csujad-25-100)

A photograph of a farmer, probably Taenaka family member, and a horse drawn plow in a sugar beet farm. The photograph appears to be taken in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_042

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-100/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-221)

A page of the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are six photographs of the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. Include Japanese men, women, and children dressed in kimono. All are most likely taken in Japan in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_016

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-221/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-154)

A photograph of the local Japanese, probably taken in Totsugawa, Japan. They appear to be the Taenakas' relatives. This photograph is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_026

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-154/

img Taenaka family in farm (ddr-csujad-25-103)

A photograph of farmers, probably the Taenaka family, and a horse drawn plow in a sugar beet farm. The photograph appears to be taken in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_045

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-103/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-191)

A photograph of local Japanese men and women taken in Nagahama, Japan, around 1955. They are the Taenakas' relatives, including Ukichi Taenaka's wife and son. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_063

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-191/

img Rosanzerusu Betsuin Kankodan [Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Byodoin] (ddr-csujad-25-142)

A group photograph of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken at Byodoin, a temple in Kyoto, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_014

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-142/

img Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-256)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a portrait of the Taenaka family taken in Los Angeles, California around 1930. Includes: Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_051

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-256/

img Ko Nakatani Yukio sogi kinen [Commemorative photograph for the late Yukio Nakatani's funeral] (ddr-csujad-25-336)

A group photograph of the attendees of Yukio Nakatani's funeral held at a Buddhist temple. The photograph is taken on August 23, 1937 by "Aiko," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. Funeral flowers are offered by: Yamaguchi Prefecture Association, Holiness Church, Kamejiro Yuasa, Yoshihito Yuasa, Shigezaburo Fukuhara, Fumikichi Okazaki, Sadao Nakatani, Cannery Workers, and others. See …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-336/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-312)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Photographs pasted on the page include a Japanese or Japanese American man in perhaps a lab, a passenger ship, and beaches. Another photograph captures Japanese men and women barbecuing outside. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-312/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-35)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Three photographs are pasted on the page. Those photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a family portrait of a Japanese man in a suit, a woman in western dress, and a female child. Also include a photograph of a Japanese infant, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-35/

img Japanese American community in Los Angeles, California (ddr-csujad-25-267)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are seven photographs including the Taenaka family and the Japanese American community in Los Angeles, California. Three of the photographs capture a group of Japanese American women in kimono. The photographs are taken around 1930. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-267/

img Kamie Tanaka, ritual event (ddr-csujad-25-160)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives taken at a ritual event in Totsugawa, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_032

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-160/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-43)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are three photographs and one postcard. A photograph of a Japanese man posing in front of a timber mill is included. The photograph appears to be taken in the early 1900s in Washington. Another photograph captures Japanese children, which was probably taken in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-43/

img Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, airplane (ddr-csujad-25-137)

A photograph of the tourists of the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken in an airplane at San Francisco International Airport. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-137/

img Photographs (ddr-csujad-25-272)

Cover of the Taenaka family photo album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_02_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-272/

img Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, airplane (ddr-csujad-25-139)

A photograph of a tourist of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken in an airplane at San Francisco International Airport. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-139/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-152)

A photograph of a local Japanese man probably taken in Totsugawa, Japan. He appears to be one of the Taenakas' relatives. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_024

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-152/

img Funeral] (ddr-csujad-25-337)

A group photograph of the funeral attendees and a horse-drawn hearse taken in front of "Honganji Fuzoku Shogakko" [=Honganji-affiliated Elementary School]. It is probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_007

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-337/

img Seattle Judo championship (ddr-csujad-25-334)

A group photograph of Judo competitors with a championship flag. The fist Judo tournament was held by the Seattle Judo Association in December 1936. The photograph is taken by "Takano Studio," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-334/

img Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-175)

A group photograph of Kamie Taenaka and the local Japanese children taken at Kanzanji Port, a ferry port in Hamamatsu, Japan. Those children are probably the Taenakas' relatives. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_047

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-175/

img Kamie Taenaka, ritual event (ddr-csujad-25-159)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-159/

img Ukichi Matsui (ddr-csujad-25-211)

A page of album containing the Taenaka family. Pasted on the page are three photographs of Ukichi Matusi taken in Japan. Include a portrait of Ukichi Matsui taken at "Gyoku__kwan, Kishinosato, Osaka," probably in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-211/