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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-359-476)
img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-359-476)
Bride and groom, Chiyo and Min Okano pose with their family for a portrait. Min's parents, Haruno and Toshiyuki are on the right, next to Min. Far left, Misao and Tad Yamaguchi. Chiyo's parents, Kishineki and Harira, are left, next to Chiyo.
Tsubota Collection (ddr-densho-105)
Collection Tsubota Collection (ddr-densho-105)
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.
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-149-10)
Dealing with emotional loss of brother, father, and sister all within a short time span
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-149-3)
Mother's background: accomplished musician, led a comfortable life in Japan
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-149-13)
Attending dances sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League, facing the disapproval of mother
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-149-34)
Discussion of differences between Hawaiian and mainland Nisei: language barrier
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-149-20)
Performing with the Nisei Melodian band at dances, Japanese community activities
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-149-36)
Description of "senninbari," a symbolic cloth belt made by mother to ensure safety in wartime
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-149-4)
Father's decision to come to the United States against the wishes of his parents
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-149-28)
Serving as an interpreter for a court-martial involving the shooting of two Issei men
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-149-23)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor while on a military base: separated from unit along with other Japanese Americans
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-149-5)
Parents' early businesses, running a small grocery store in Seattle and then a sawmill in Kent, Washington
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-149-8)
Effects of a tragic car accident, loss of brother on a twelve-year-old
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-149-11)
Elementary school years: playing in the sawmill, joining the Boy Scouts, having a Caucasian friend
Minoru
vh Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-149-16)
Working on the family farm while in high school, managing to pay off father's debts after his passing
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