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img Issei and her daughter at the Iwo Jima Memorial (ddr-densho-25-128)

(Left to right): Beverly Iseri, Kisa Iseri.

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img Issei woman at a Smithsonian exhibit (ddr-densho-25-130)

Issei Kisa Iseri.

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img Photograph of an Issei couple (ddr-densho-25-1)

Matahichi and Kisa Iseri.

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img Packaging berries (ddr-densho-25-2)

Matahichi and Kisa Iseri leased a farm in Sumner and grew raspberries for various canneries. The wooden berry "cups" were handmade locally. Left to right: Matahichi Iseri carrying oldest son Tom, Kisa Iseri, and their nephew, Tsukasa Iseri.

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img Burial of a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-25-63)

Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, son of Matahichi and Kisa Iseri, was killed in action during World War II.

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doc Alien permit for seasonal work leave (ddr-densho-25-18)

In 1943, the Iseri family lived in Weiser, Idaho, under the seasonal work leave program. This program enabled Japanese Americans to apply for permits to live and work on nearby farms. Kisa Iseri, an Issei, had to apply for a special permit in order to join the rest of her family in Idaho. A list of …

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img Issei receiving her redress check (ddr-densho-25-131)

Assistant Attorney General John Dunne presenting a redress check to Kisa Iseri of Ontario, Oregon.

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img Autographed photo of redress check presentation (ddr-densho-25-132)

Kisa Iseri, an Issei woman, receiving her redress check from Assistant Attorney General John Dunne.

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img Issei-owned store (ddr-densho-25-9)

Matahichi and Kisa Iseri sold imported and dry goods from Japan as well as general merchandise to the Japanese American community in the White River Valley. When they started the business, the Iseris used their garage, as seen here. Later, they built a bigger store in front of their property.

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img Opening celebration, White River judo dojo (ddr-densho-25-7)

Matahichi Iseri and his wife, Kisa, were very supportive of youth activities, and in 1927 they converted part of their warehouse into a judo dojo. This dinner was held to celebrate the opening of the dojo.

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img Issei-run store (ddr-densho-25-11)

Matahichi and Kisa Iseri ran a small store and berry farm in Thomas, Washington. Matahichi first opened the store in the family's garage shown here.

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img Issei-owned grocery store (ddr-densho-25-8)

Matahichi and Kisa Iseri immigrated from Kumamoto-ken, Japan, in the early 1900s. They became successful berry farmers in the White River Valley and also ran a small grocery store on their property. The World War II incarceration forced the Iseris to close both businesses. After the war, the Iseris settled in Ontario, Oregon, and worked as …

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img Funeral service for a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-25-64)

Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, son of Matahichi and Kisa Iseri, was killed in action during World War II. He was later buried in Seattle, Washington.

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doc Instructions to an Issei man regarding the burial of his son (ddr-densho-25-62)

Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, son of Matahichi and Kisa Iseri, was killed in action during the war. Matahichi Iseri was instructed to fill out a form entitled "Application for Final Disposition of Remains."

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doc Mother's Day letter (ddr-densho-25-43)

In 1944, Matahichi and Kisa Iseri's son, Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, was in the army and was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

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img Family photograph (ddr-densho-25-89)

The Iseri family. Front (left to right): Mae, Matahichi, George, Kisa with Dan on lap, Alice, and Masato. Back row: Mitsuo (Mike) Tom and Mun.

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doc Letter from Friends of the American Way (ddr-densho-25-61)

In this letter, the Friends of the American Way, an activist group sympathetic to Japanese Americans, expressed its condolences to Matahichi and Kisa Iseri following the death of their son, Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, who had served in the military.

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doc Letter to an Issei man from the U.S. Quartermaster General (ddr-densho-25-60)

Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, son of Matahichi and Kisa Iseri, was killed in action during World War II. As his closest relative, Matahichi Iseri received a letter from the U.S. Quartermaster General of the Army asking him to complete a form entitled "Request for Disposition of Remains," which enabled him to arrange for the funeral of his …

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-25-3)

The Iseris were a prominent Japanese American family in the White River Valley. Front (left to right): George, Matahichi, Oscar (in front of Matahichi), Dan, and Kisa holding Carl. Back: Alice, Tom, Mitsuo (Mike), Mun, Masato, and Mae. Matahichi Iseri and his wife, Kisa, started farming in Thomas around 1914. They also ran a small grocery …

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img Memorial for Tsukasa Iseri (ddr-sbbt-6-9)

Attendees of the Tsukasa Iseri's memorial, held at the Buddhist Mission (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple).

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img Attorney General Dick Thornburgh presents three elderly Japanese-Americans with redress checks (ddr-csujad-52-15)

The caption above the photograph reads, "WASHINGTON, Oct. 9--ON BENDED KNEE--Attorney General Dick Thonburgh [Thornburgh] crouches on bended knee to present $20,000 checks to three elderly Japanese-Americans interned during World War II, during a ceremony at the Justice Department Tuesday. Accepting the checks are, from left: Kisa Iseri, Ontario, Ore., Hau Dairiki, Sacramento, Calif., and Mamoru …

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