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Two children standing in field (ddr-ajah-6-231)
Caption below photo: Rayko Shiota (at left) of Alameda, CA., with a friend. Photo could be in the Oakland Hills, circa 1923-1924
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Man and two children sitting in field (ddr-ajah-6-232)
Caption below photo: Rayko, left, born February 5, 1922, father Keiji Shiota and Shuzo, born May 30, 1923. Photo circa 1923. The Shiotas are from Alameda, CA.
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Two children standing in a field (ddr-ajah-6-236)
Caption below photo: Shuzu (left) and Rayko Shiota of Alameda, CA. Photo could be in the Oakland Hills, circa mid 1920's
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Kiyo Sato as Miss Bussei (ddr-ajah-6-211)
Caption below photo: Kiyo Sato, of Alameda, CA is crowned Miss Bussei at an out of town buddhist youth conference, March 1959. At left is Kiyomi Sugiyama.
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Two men sitting on steps (ddr-ajah-6-238)
Caption below photo: Unknown Issei man (at left) with Matao Koga. Koga immigrated from Japan and lived in San Francisco, CA. He married Shigeko Iwaihara, of Alameda, CA., in 1939. He worked as a Benshi, a man who showed silent movies. Benshi in Japan were as much of an attraction as the stars of the film, …
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Man and four children fishing (ddr-ajah-6-229)
Caption below photo: Fishing for the big one is Shuzo Shiota (second from left) of Alameda, CA. He was born on May 20, 1923, making this photo the late 1920s. Location unknown.
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Three people laying on grass (ddr-densho-458-16)
Left to right: Nobuko Okamura, Naomi Higaki, and Tamo Kitoura.
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Miwa Family portrait (ddr-densho-458-88)
Five members of Miwa family standing. Front row (children): Mae, Frank, and Harry. Back row (parents): Tama and Nobukichi
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Naomi Higaki standing in front of a car. (ddr-densho-458-3)
Written on front: for Mae / As Always Naomi. Date on back: 5/11/1952
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Miwa Family portrait (ddr-densho-458-89)
Five members of Miwa family, four sitting. Left to right: Harry, Frank, Tama, Nobukichi, and Mae Miwa. Written on back: July, 1925 / caption in Japanese
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Four boys sitting on car (ddr-densho-458-26)
Written on verso: "Juichi, Naomi & Harry- from L." Left to right: Unidentified boy, Harry Higaki, Naomi Higaki, and another unidentified boy sitting on a car
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Three children and an adult in the field, with a car in the background (ddr-densho-458-23)
Nobuko Okamura and Aiko Higaki sitting in grass. Naomi Higaki standing behind. Caption on photo back in Japanese.
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Correspondence sent to reverends regarding the 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat (ddr-densho-336-717)
A letter from Gordon Honda to Brad Shirakawa which included a copy of correspondence sent to various reverends about the 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat.
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Japanese in California: comments in the California press (ddr-csujad-55-360)
Collection of articles on Japanese in California reprinted from California newspapers. Articles include "Anti-Japanese agitation", "Lyman Gage on the Japanese", "Always at hand", "Senator Phelan and the Japanese", "California mission to Japan", "Church Federation on the Japanese question", "Proposed initiative measure" "The Japanese in California", "Cultivate friendly relations with Japan", "The picture bride", "Stephens is right", …
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Sunday before (ddr-csujad-55-1278)
Collection of sermons given by pastors of Japanese ancestry prior to "evacuation." Includes "Foreword", "Preface", "Introduction", "Facing Evacuation", "The Tie That Binds", "Reweaving Our Lives", "The Babylonian Exile and the Love of God", "Abraham, the Migration Leader", "New Pilgrims", and "We Shall Have Our Easter." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Mitzi Isoshima with the Tobe family (ddr-densho-477-710)
Photograph of Mitsuko Isoshima visiting in-laws the Tobes. Sitting in front is Yukiko (Isoshima) Tobe. Standing left to right: Shirley Tobe, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Joyce Tobe, Greg Kershisnik, unidentified child held by Jim Tobe. The caption below the photo reads "Visiting the Tobes in Calif." in black ink.
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Carol Ann Nakahara and Mike Hatzinger's wedding (ddr-densho-477-711)
Photograph of wedding guests at Carol Ann Nakahara's wedding to Mike Hatzinger. Back row left to right: Michael Gave, Susan Isoshima, unidentified, Saburo Nakahara, Carol Ann Nakahara, Mike Hatzinger, Wistaria (Nakamoto) Nakahara, Monzaburo Nakahara, Yasuko (Fujii) Nakahara, rest of row unidentified. Middle row: Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, rest of row unidentified. Front row left …
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Family picture in front of car and house (ddr-densho-494-25)
Photograph Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived in various configurations with her other sister, Asako Tokuno. On some occasions, she visited both Seattle and …
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Transcript of a conversation between Meriko, Asako and Shira (ddr-densho-494-54)
A transcript of a conversation between Meriko Maida and her sister Asako (Maida) Tokuno. The sisters had watched the 1990 film "Come See the Paradise" and were sometimes asked questions by the recording engineer, Shira Tokuno, Meriko's niece and Asako's daughter.
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Bill Shishima Interview (ddr-densho-1011-1)
Nisei male. Born December 24, 1930, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California where parents ran a successful grocery store business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, became involved in Boy Scouts activities. Left camp and returned to …