Nisei

The Nisei (second generation) felt the pull of two cultures. American born, attending public schools, and influenced by American popular culture, they shared the same idols, favorite songs and sports heroes as most other children of their generation. Wanting to fit in, many Nisei with Japanese first names dropped them for Western ones that their non-Japanese friends could easily pronounce. Yet, most grew up in Japanese neighborhoods, and their parents taught them the customs and values of the old country.

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img Wedding (ddr-csujad-25-318)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Includes photographs from a Japanese family's wedding. The bride wears a western wedding gown. One of the photograph is dated : July 1955. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_027

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-318/

img 9A Class McCarver School (ddr-csujad-25-345)

A group photograph of the 9A Class students at Morton Matthew McCarver Middle School in Tacoma, Seattle. The photograph is taken by A. B. Read Photo Studio in Tacoma, Washington in front to the school building in June 1933. Japanese American students are included. Inscription reads: Read A3102. See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-345/

img Japanese American solder in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-120)

A photograph of a Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform. He crouches, feeding a squirrel. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_062

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-120/

img Nisei, UC Berkeley (ddr-csujad-25-314)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are photographs of Japanese American students at the University of California, Berkeley. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_023

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-314/

img Japanese American soldiers, Camp Savage, Minnesota (ddr-csujad-25-116)

A photograph of four Japanese American soldiers in a room of US military facilities. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_058

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-116/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-252/

img Wedding (ddr-csujad-25-325)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Three photographs of a wedding are pasted on the page. The couple and attendees wear western dress. Date and location are unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_035

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-325/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-307)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are family photographs including Japanese men, women, and children. One photograph captures a birthday party for a Japanese American female child in July 1943. Another photograph captures a group of Japanese American female children taken in summer 1927. Photographs also include the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-307/

img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army service uniform (ddr-csujad-25-121)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with a helmet. He poses, standing in front of the house where his parents most likely reside in Brighton, Colorado. The same image is found: ucsb_jia_0064. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_063

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-121/

img Japanese family, females (ddr-csujad-25-309)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are family photographs, mostly depicting Japanese American females. Inscription on one of the photographs reads, "To Kiyo, love Judy." Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-309/

img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-124)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, and another Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform. They pose standing outside. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_066

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-124/

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-92/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-215/

img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army combat uniform (ddr-csujad-25-59)

A photograph of Toshikuni Tanenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army combat uniform with Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) insignia on the arm and a helmet. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-59/

img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-87)

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 sisteres, Haruko, Chiyoko, and Saiko, as well as most likely his nephews and niece. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's family resides. See …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-87/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-308)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are family photographs including Japanese men, women, and children. Many of them appear to be Nisei. One photograph captures a Japanese American female in kimono. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-308/

img Nisei, UC Berkley (ddr-csujad-25-316)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are photographs of Japanese American students at the University of California, Berkeley. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. Also included is a postcard of "Gajoen" in Tokyo, Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-316/

img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-75)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with Private First Class insignia on the arm. He poses, siting on a bed probably in Camp Savage Military Intelligence Service Language School Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-75/

img Taenaka family, picnic (ddr-csujad-25-249)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs of the Taenaka family at a picnic taken around 1925. Also include streetcars most likely in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_044

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-249/

img Children (ddr-csujad-25-227)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are two portraits of Japanese or Japanese American children most likely taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_022

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-227/

img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-108)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with Private First Class insignia on the arm. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_050

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-108/

img Toshikuni Taenaka, Camp Savage, Minnesota (ddr-csujad-25-113)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, reading a magazine. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_055

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-113/

img Wedding reception] (ddr-csujad-25-326)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Includes three photographs of a wedding reception. The couple and attendees wear western dress. Date and location are unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_036

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-326/

img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-119)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) insignia on the arm and another Japanese American soldier in US Army service uniform. They pose standing outside. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-119/

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/