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Tsubota Collection

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The Tsubota collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Minoru "Min" Tsubota, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. The photographs document Minoru's life growing up in Kent, Washington, through his incarceration at Tule Lake concentration camp, and finally through his military service.

1916-2001

1930-1944

18 photographic prints, color and black and white; 2 objects

Densho

Courtesy of the Tsubota Family Collection

20 Objects

img Issei man driving a car (ddr-densho-105-1)

Minoru Tsubota's father.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-1/

img Baby in front of grocery store (ddr-densho-105-2)

Minoru Tsubota's family's grocery store in Kent, Washington. Child in front is Min's brother, Henry Hiroo, mother Fusano is standing in back.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-2/

img Japanese American couple (ddr-densho-105-3)

Mr. & Mrs. Sentaro Tsubota.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-3/

img Japanese drama performance (ddr-densho-105-4)

Mr. Sentaro Tsubota & Mr. Juichi Hichiyakuda performing at either the Odd Fellows Hall or at the Kadoyama Hall in Kent, Washington.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-4/

img Young boy's stage performance (ddr-densho-105-5)

Minoru Tsubota performing at the Kadoyama Hall in Kent.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-5/

img Nisei Melodians Dance Band (ddr-densho-105-6)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-6/

img Badge worn by wives of servicemen (ddr-densho-105-7)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-7/

img Senninbari, "thousand-stitch belt" (ddr-densho-105-8)

Minoru "Min" Tsubota's mother made this senninbari in Tule Lake. It is known as a thousand-stitch belt, and was created to protect a soldier going into battle. Each of the thousand knots was sewn by a different woman. On the belt is stitched Min's Buddhist name, the traditional Buddhist chant of "Namu Amida Butsu," and a …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-8/