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 in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-229)
img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-229)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a family portrait of a Japanese family in Japan, most likely the Taenakas' relatives. The photograph appears to be taken in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_024
Mohei and Sadae Umeda (ddr-csujad-25-235)
img Mohei and Sadae Umeda (ddr-csujad-25-235)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs of the Taenaka family's relatives. Includes: Mohei and Sadae Uemeda who are Kamie Taenaka's sister and brother-in-law, most likely taken in California between 1910s and 1920s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_030
Saito family (ddr-csujad-25-3)
img Saito family (ddr-csujad-25-3)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a portrait of a Japanese man, named "Saito," taken at "Aiko Studio" in Seattle, Washington. All photographs pasted on the page appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Includes Japanese men in suits, woman, and children. Also includes a photograph capturing a group …
Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-41)
img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-41)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a Japanese man, male children, and a house.The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_041
Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-193)
img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-193)
A photograph of a local Japanese woman and child taken in Itami, 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_065
Umeda Mohei-shi sogisai kaisosha ichido kinen satsuei [Commemorative photograph of Mohei Umeda's funeral] (ddr-csujad-25-239)
img Umeda Mohei-shi sogisai kaisosha ichido kinen satsuei [Commemorative photograph of Mohei Umeda's funeral] (ddr-csujad-25-239)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a photograph of the funeral attendees taken to commemorate Mohei Umeda's funeral held at 2:00 PM on February 2, 1930 in California. The attendees include the Taenaka family members. Also includes funeral flowers offered by Tamesaburo Taenaka, Kan'ichi Matsumoto, Tokutaro Umeda, and Matsunosuke …
Japanese men (ddr-csujad-25-6)
img Japanese men (ddr-csujad-25-6)
A page from an album containing family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese men riding on a bicycle and another photograph of Japanese men hunting. Two photographs appear to be taken in a park, possibly at the …
Hirata family (ddr-csujad-25-56)
img Hirata family (ddr-csujad-25-56)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes Kazuhito Hirata's photographs. One of the photographs captures him wearing a graduation gown, taken to commemorate his graduation from University of Washington. Also includes a Japanese woman in kimono and a family photograph, including a Japanese man, women, and children. The photographs appear to be taken …
Shirai Keizo's funeral (ddr-csujad-25-356)
img Shirai Keizo's funeral (ddr-csujad-25-356)
A group photograph of the attendees of Keizo Shirai's funeral held at a Buddhist temple in Salt Lake, Utah. Mr. Shirai died at the age of 51 on October 10, 1934 in Salt Lake, Utah. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_018
Grave stone (ddr-csujad-25-201)
img Grave stone (ddr-csujad-25-201)
A group photograph of the Taenaka family with Tamesaburo Taenaka's grave stone at a cemetery taken in 1955 probably in Los Angeles, California. Includes Kamie Taenaka and Toshikuni Taenaka. 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_073
Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-219)
img Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-219)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are four photographs of the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. Include Japanese women and man in kimono, a deck of a Japanese passenger ship, and a scenic photograph which is probably Totsugawa, Japan. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. See this object …
Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-252)
img Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-252)
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_047
Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-230)
img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-230)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs of the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. Include photographs of: Harue Matsui with her nanny, Shun Onami; Ukichi Matsui; Toku, Naka, and Fusako Taenaka; Shozo Taenaka; and Yasumatsu Taenaka. All are wearing kimono. The photographs are most likely taken in Japan in …
Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-92)
img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-92)
A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, and his family. Includes Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army service uniform, his parents, Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka, his sisters, Haruko, Chiyoko, and Saiko, and his nephews and niece. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's family resides. See this object in the …
Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-305)
img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-305)
A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are family photographs including Japanese men, women, and children. One of the photographs is dated: July 1932. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_013
Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-36)
img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-36)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Two family portraits are pasted on the page. Those portraits appear to have been taken in Washington in the early 1900s. One is a portrait of three Japanese men in suits taken at "Akash Studio," in Spokane, Washington; the other is a family portrait of two Japanese …
Taenaka family and relatives in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-215)
img Taenaka family and relatives in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-215)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are fifteen photographs including the Taenaka family and their Japanese relatives taken in Japan in the early 1930s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_010
Grave stone (ddr-csujad-25-205)
img Grave stone (ddr-csujad-25-205)
A group photograph of Taenaka family with Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka's grave stone at a cemetery in 1955 probably in Los Angeles, California. 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_077
Wedding portrait (ddr-csujad-25-50)
img Wedding portrait (ddr-csujad-25-50)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes one wedding portrait: a Japanese man in suits and a Japanese woman in wedding kimono. The photograph is probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_050
Kamie Taenaka,Totsugawa (ddr-csujad-25-165)
img Kamie Taenaka,Totsugawa (ddr-csujad-25-165)
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_037
Atami Meshiya Kyokai [Church of World Messianity in Atami] (ddr-csujad-25-143)
img Atami Meshiya Kyokai [Church of World Messianity in Atami] (ddr-csujad-25-143)
A photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken at Church of World Messianity in Atami, 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_015
Koyasan [Los Angeles Branch] Tourist Party, [departure] (ddr-csujad-25-135)
img Koyasan [Los Angeles Branch] Tourist Party, [departure] (ddr-csujad-25-135)
A group photograph of the tourists of the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party in front of a Japan Air Line airplane at San Francisco 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_007
Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-37)
img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-37)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Three photographs are pasted on the page. Include a family portrait of a Japanese man in suits, woman in kimono, and children; a portrait of a Japanese female child; and a photograph of Japanese women in western dress. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in …
Family in Japan] (ddr-csujad-25-174)
img Family in Japan] (ddr-csujad-25-174)
A photograph of a Japanese man and child taken at a Shinto shrine in postwar Japan. 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_046
Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party (ddr-csujad-25-146)
img Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party (ddr-csujad-25-146)
A photograph of the tourists of the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken in 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_018
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