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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Family of Alfred Eijiro Tatsumi (ddr-densho-353-201)
Front row: June Tomae, Misao, Mrs. Tatsumi. Back row: Albert, Walter, Henry, Jiro, Alfred.
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Portrait of a young man (ddr-densho-353-27)
Alfred Eijiro Tatsumi. Photo taken at Judkins Studio, on 2nd and Columbia.
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Family in front of house (ddr-densho-353-24)
Mr. and Mrs. Kenji Mori with their first child, in front of their first home in Mukilteo.
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Sawaye Mukai and her friends (ddr-densho-353-199)
Captioned: "Sawaye Mukai and her friends welcoming Mrs. Horita to the U.S."
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Men and women in front of sawmill (ddr-densho-353-22)
Mukilteo sawmill. Caption in album: "Japanese sawmill workers greet a new bride."
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Portrait of a woman and children (ddr-densho-353-30)
Captioned: "A Japanese female domestic and her charges."
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Four women standing with a car (ddr-densho-353-200)
Captioned: "Four ladies dressed for a Sunday drive."
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The Koichi Hoida family on their dairy farm (ddr-densho-353-50)
Captioned: "Hoida father and four children."
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Kinuko Nakatani in kimono (ddr-densho-383-156)
Written on album page below photograph: "Kinuko".
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Welly Shibata standing on lawn (ddr-densho-383-178)
Written on album page below photograph: "Welly Shibata". Printed and pasted on album page below photograph: "Famous Last Words. And what's wrong with my tone of voice, my haughty beauty?" Welly Shibata was a University of Washington student who graduated in 1929. He was also a member of the Japanese Students Club at the University of …
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Portrait of Kemeki Inouye (ddr-densho-383-381)
Stamped on mat frame: "H.K. Ono, Tacoma, U.S.A." Ono studio operated from 1907 to 1913.
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Miko Matsuda in park (ddr-densho-383-133)
Written on album page below photograph: "Miko Matsuda, 1931". Miko Matsuda was the sister of Yoichi (Ted) Matsuda.
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Postcard photograph of Tsunezo Tokuda with rifle. (ddr-densho-383-430)
Written on back of postcard: "Grandpa Tokuda. Between 1905-1910".
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Sayo Tokuda standing in garden (ddr-densho-383-417)
Sayo Tokuda, mother of George Tokuda. Written on back of photograph: "George's mother in Mukilteo".