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-25-295)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Two Japanese women pose sitting at a dining table with a meal. 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: jia_10_01_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-295/

img Matsui family (ddr-csujad-25-206)

A page from tthe the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a group photograph of the Matsui family. It is taken at the front door of Matsui's house probably in Osaka, Japan on Takako Matsui's wedding day. From the left: Saki, Taka [=Takako], Ukichi, Yone, Harue, Kinoko, and Yanosuke Matsui. See this object …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-206/

img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-77)

A photograph of probably a relative of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's parents reside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_019

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-77/

img Rosanzerusu Betsuin Honichi Kankodan [Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party] (ddr-csujad-25-141)

A group photograph of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken at Nikko Toshogu, a Shinto shrine in Nikko, 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_013

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-141/

img Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-158)

A group photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives in Japan. It appears to be taken at a house 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_030

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-158/

img Commemorative photograph of Takako Matsui's wedding (ddr-csujad-25-208)

A page from tthe the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a group photograph of the Matsui family and other relatives taken on Takako Matsui's wedding day, most likely in Osaka Japan. Includes Saki, Takako, Ukichi, Yone, Harue, Kinoko, and Yanosuke Matsui. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-208/

img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-232)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are two photographs including a portrait of the Taenaka family taken between 1921 and 1922. It captures Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, and Chiyoko Taenaka. It is most likely taken in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-232/

img Tacoma Hongwanji Buddhist Church (ddr-csujad-25-340)

A group photograph of the funeral attendees taken in front of "Tacoma Hongwanji Buddhist Church", in Tacoma, Washington. It is probably taken in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-340/

img The late Mr. Setsu Fukazawa] (ddr-csujad-25-352)

A photograph of the late Mr. Setsu Fukazawa who died at the age of 57 on March 5, 1937 in Salt Lake, Utah, along with his family members. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_014

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-352/

img Funeral (ddr-csujad-25-354)

A group photograph of the attendees of a funeral held at a Buddhist temple in Salt Lake, Utah. It is taken probably in 1930s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_016

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-354/

img Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-150)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and the local Japanese children taken probably in Totsugawa, Japan. Those children 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_022

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-150/

img Japanese family, Japanese Imperial Navy (ddr-csujad-25-21)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese women in western dress and Japanese men in Japanese Imperial Navy uniforms at a picnic. Also include photographs of houses. See this object …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-21/

img Iimine family (ddr-csujad-25-55)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page is a photograph of the Iimine family, including Mr. and Mrs. Iimine and their children. It appears to be taken in Washington in 1925. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_055

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-55/

img Taenaka family and Ukichi Matsui (ddr-csujad-25-214)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are seven photographs of the Taenaka family and their Japanese relatives, including Ukichi Matsui, taken in Japan in approximately 1925, See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-214/

img Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Meguro Gajoen (ddr-csujad-25-140)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and another tourist of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken at Meguro Gajoen, Tokyo, 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_012

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-140/

img Taenaka family, picnic (ddr-csujad-25-223)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are sixteen photographs of the Taenaka family at a picnic. Includes: Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko, probably taken between 1924 and 1925 in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_018

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-223/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-11)

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 child. One of the photographs captures two Caucasians on a bullock cart. Also include a photograph of the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-11/

img Fujinkai? (ddr-csujad-25-333)

A group photograph of Japanese women and a Japanese man. The group appears to be "Fujinkai" affiliated with the Buddhist Church of America. It is taken by "Takano Studio" in Seattle, Washington on June 11, 1933. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-333/

img Taenaka family, kimono (ddr-csujad-25-271)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs of the Taenaka family, including Kamie, Haruko, Chiyoko, and Saiko taken with the local Japanese American community in Los Angeles, California. Haruko, Chiyoko and Saiko wear kimono. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1930s. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-271/

img Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-248)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are a family portrait of the Taenakas, including Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko most likely taken in Los Angeles, California, between 1924 and 1925. There is also of a photograph of their relatives in Japan taken in front of their …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-248/

img Kamie Taenaka, Totsugawa (ddr-csujad-25-167)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relative 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_039

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-167/

img Murooji (ddr-csujad-25-186)

A photograph of a tourist taken at Murooji, a temple in Nara, Japan after the war. 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_058

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-186/

img Shirahama hot spring (ddr-csujad-25-187)

A group photograph of Japanese women taken at a Shirahama hot spring, Wakayama, Japan after the war. They 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_059

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-187/

img Japanese men in suits (ddr-csujad-25-9)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. All photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese men in suits, which is also found in: ucsb_jia_0001. Also includes a photograph of a stone building. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-9/

img Rosanzerusu Koyasan Kankodan [Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Kokyogaien National Gardens] (ddr-csujad-25-133)

A group photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken in front of Nijubashi [= Double Bridge] at Kokyo Gaien National Gardens, Tokyo, 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_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-133/