Agriculture

Many Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrants) began as sharecroppers. Others sought to buy land, but the Issei had to overcome obstacles preventing them from competing with white farmers. California and other states passed alien land laws prohibiting Asian immigrants from purchasing or leasing agricultural land. There were ways around the discriminatory laws: an Issei father could put the property in the name of his American-born child, or issei could form corporations in which a majority of the shareholders were American citizens. Despite the alien land laws, Issei farmers played a significant role in West Coast agriculture. In the years just prior to World War II, Japanese American families grew 35 percent of the produce in California. By the 1920s, Japanese Americans supplied 75 percent of the produce and half the milk to the Puget Sound region.

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vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-12-28)

Husband adjusts to married life and farm life

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vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-12-14)

Reusing water: from the bath to the laundry

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vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-12-7)

Activities in the Bellevue Japanese American farming community

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vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-12-11)

A child's typical day on the farm

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vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-12-8)

Description of family farm

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vh Nancy K. Araki Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-305-5)

Father's clever farming techniques

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Kay Matsuoka Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-48-3)

Childhood memories: working on the family farm, attending school, and receiving training in Japanese culture and customs

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vh Tom Matsuoka Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-47-17)

Changes in farming business lead to the establishment of the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association

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vh Shigeko Sese Uno Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-98-2)

The family's dairy plant, White River Dairy, Washington

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vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-193-17)

Running a 'truck farm'

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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