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 Totsugawa, ritual event (ddr-csujad-25-162)

A photograph 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_034

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-162/

img Tamesaburo Tenaka, Japan (ddr-csujad-25-282)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are six photographs including Tamesaburo Taenaka taken during his visit in Japan. The photographs include Ukichi Taenaka's wife and son and other local Japanese who are probably the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-282/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-198)

A group photograph of the local Japanese, including men, women, and children, taken in front of "Kabushiki Kaisha Iida Shoten" [= Iida Store, Co. Ltd.] around 1955. They are probably the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_070

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-198/

img Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-195)

A group photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives in Japan taken after the war. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_067

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-195/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-166)

A group photograph of the local Japanese taken at an individual's house most likely in Totsugawa, Japan. They appear to be 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_038

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-166/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-199)

A photograph of two local Japanese men, including Ukichi Taenaka's son, posing in front of Hiromitsu Iida's house in Japan taken around 1955. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_071

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-199/

img Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-171)

A group photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives probably taken in Hamamatsu, 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_043

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-171/

img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-196)

Three Japanese women pose in a room with a sewing machine probably taken in postwar Japan. They appear to be the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_068

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-196/

img Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Kaneiwaro] (ddr-csujad-25-134)

A group photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken in Kaneiwaro, a hotel 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_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-134/

img Japanese family, children (ddr-csujad-25-310)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are family photographs, including mostly children. Inscription on one of the photographs reads, "To Ada, yours, Nobu." The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-310/

img Kamie Taenaka, Totsugawa (ddr-csujad-25-168)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives probably taken 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_040

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-168/

img Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, San Francisco International Airport (ddr-csujad-25-138)

A group photograph including Kamie Taenaka and other tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken at Gate 34 of 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_010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-138/

img Friends (ddr-csujad-25-225)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the pages are five photographs of the Taenakas' friends or relatives. Include portraits of: Sadaichi and Takae Kitada; Bunji or Fumiharu Okuda; Mexican beauty, Agustina; a Danish family. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_020

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-225/

img Japanese family in kimono (ddr-csujad-25-18)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to have been taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a portrait of a Japanese woman and child dressed in kimono; and a photograph of Japanese female child in kimono standing in front of a house. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-18/

img Japanese men in suits (ddr-csujad-25-2)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men in suits. Also includes a photograph of a timber mill. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-2/

img Taenaka family, portrait (ddr-csujad-25-263)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are three photographs of the Taenaka family, including a family portrait in which Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko are photographed. The two other photographs depict a family picnic. The photographs are most likely taken between 1923 and 1924 in Los …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-263/

img Ko Matsuda Tanesuke-shi no sogi [The funeral for the late Mr. Tanesuke Matsuda] (ddr-csujad-25-350)

A group photograph of the attendees of Tanesuke Matsuda's funeral held at a Buddhist temple in Salt Lake, Utah. Mr. Matsuda died on April 18, 1937 at the age of 51. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_012

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-350/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-46)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a group photograph of a Japanese family posing in front of a house; and a photograph of a picnic scene of the Japanese community probably in Washington. Both photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Also includes a New Year's greeting card …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-46/

img Koyasan [Los Angeles Branch] Tourist Party, [departure] (ddr-csujad-25-131)

A group photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party in front of Japan Air Line airplane at Los Angeles International Airport before departure. 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_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-131/

img Horse drawn plow in sugar beet farm (ddr-csujad-25-101)

A photograph of horses for a plow in a sugar beet farm. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_043

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-101/

img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-104)

A photograph Toshikuni Taenaka's family. Includes his parents, Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka, his sisters, Haruko, Chiyoko, and Saiko, and probably his nephews and niece. The photograph appears to be taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's family resides. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_046

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-104/

img Japanese family, children (ddr-csujad-25-42)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Include a Japanese woman and infants. The photographs appear to be taken in the early 1900s. One of the photographs is taken in "Aiko Studio," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_042

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-42/

img Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, San Francisco International Airport (ddr-csujad-25-136)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and other tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist taken 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_008

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-136/

img Nakamoto family's funeral (ddr-csujad-25-259)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a photograph of attendees of the funeral of "Nakamoto." Attendees include Tamesaburo, Kamie Taenaka, and Caucasian attendees. Funeral flowers are offered by the American National Insurance Co., F.D. Beane, Yomekichi Furuya or Furutani, Koshiro Miyamoto, Umekichi Fukui, Kikuchi, Chokichi Okamoto, Tamesaburo Taenaka, Ishitani …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-259/

img Taenaka family and relatives (ddr-csujad-25-218)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are four portraits of the Taenaka family's relatives. Includes: Mokichi and Sadae Umeda probably taken between 1910s and 1920s, and Ukichi Matsui taken in Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_013

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-218/