Photograph and article regarding Kocho Otani and others
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Dennis M. Ogawa Nippu Jiji Photograph Collection
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OBJECT ID
ddr-njpa-4-1900 (J1640.011a)
PARENT COLLECTION
Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Japanese" Collection
DESCRIPTION
Article [translation]: "Anxious about ship employees on strike. 300 Japanese Americans come back to Hawaii. Head of Higashi Honganji and his wife call at port. Arrival of the ship Wilson in port. The Wilson, which carries 781 passengers, entered pier 8 at 10 a.m. this morning. The vessel arrived at the pier two hours behind schedule. 339 passengers out of 781 passengers, the maximum number of passengers for the vessel, have a relationship with Hawaii. The vessel had never carried the maximum number of passengers since World War II. About 300 Japanese American passengers who visited Japan this spring were anxious about the employees of the ships, who were on strike when the Japanese Americans arrived here. Kocho Otani, the head of Higashi Honganji, and Tomoko, his wife, called at port in Hawaii."
DATE
3-Jul-52
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Clippings
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
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CONTRIBUTOR
Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted