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Railroads

When the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act ended the immigration of workers from China, railroad companies turned to the Japanese to fill the void. Labor contracting companies such as Furuya and Tobo recruited workers for the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways. Issei (Japanese immigrant) men were primarily manual laborers, working ten-hour days laying tracks.

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Union Pacific Rail Road Company private road (ddr-csujad-43-253)
img Union Pacific Rail Road Company private road (ddr-csujad-43-253)
Photograph number SP-5213 of a private road. Note on the back side reads: Private Road of the Union Pacific R. R. Co. [Railroad Company], immediately adjacent the southerly side of Cerritos Channel looking Westerly showing connection to Henry Ford Avenue. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_056_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-43-253/
Tadashi Kanemoto interview (ddr-csujad-6-11)
doc Tadashi Kanemoto interview (ddr-csujad-6-11)
Oral history interview with Tadashi Kanemoto. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_KANEMOTO_TADASHI
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-11/
George and Jean Abe interview (ddr-csujad-6-1)
doc George and Jean Abe interview (ddr-csujad-6-1)
Oral history interview with George and Jean Abe. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_ABE_GEORGE_AND_JEAN
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-1/
Kiichi Tange interview (ddr-csujad-6-30)
doc Kiichi Tange interview (ddr-csujad-6-30)
Oral history interview with Kiichi Tange. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_TANGE_KIICHI
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-30/
Dr. Frank Nishio interview (ddr-csujad-6-26)
doc Dr. Frank Nishio interview (ddr-csujad-6-26)
Oral history interview with Dr. Frank Nishio. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_NISHIO_FRANK
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-26/
Akira Yokomi (ddr-csujad-8-85)
doc Akira Yokomi (ddr-csujad-8-85)
Oral history interview with Akira Yokomi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Yokomi, Akira
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-85/
Mr. and Mrs. Masao Nakata (ddr-csujad-8-51)
doc Mr. and Mrs. Masao Nakata (ddr-csujad-8-51)
Oral history interview with Masao and Haruye [Harue] Nakata. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Nakata, Mr and Mrs Masao
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-51/
Judge Mikio Uchiyama (ddr-csujad-8-78)
doc Judge Mikio Uchiyama (ddr-csujad-8-78)
Oral history interview with Judge Mikio Uchiyama. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Uchiyama, Judge Miko
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-78/
Dr. Mae Takahashi and Mr. Yoshito Takahashi (ddr-csujad-8-72)
doc Dr. Mae Takahashi and Mr. Yoshito Takahashi (ddr-csujad-8-72)
Oral history interview with Dr. Mae Takahashi and Mr. Yoshio Takahashi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Takahashi, Dr Mae and Mr Yoshito
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-72/
Harley Mitsugi Nakamura (ddr-csujad-8-50)
doc Harley Mitsugi Nakamura (ddr-csujad-8-50)
Oral history interview with Harley Mitsugi Nakamura. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Nakamura, Harley Mitsugi
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-50/
Naomi Tagawa (ddr-csujad-8-69)
doc Naomi Tagawa (ddr-csujad-8-69)
Oral history interview with Naomi Tagawa. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Tagawa, Naomi
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-69/
Railroad workers (ddr-densho-113-2)
img Railroad workers (ddr-densho-113-2)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-2/
Wyoming baseball team (ddr-densho-113-12)
img Wyoming baseball team (ddr-densho-113-12)
These Issei men worked together on the railroads and in the coal mines in Wyoming.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-12/
Wyoming baseball team (ddr-densho-113-13)
img Wyoming baseball team (ddr-densho-113-13)
These Issei men worked together on the railroad in the coal mines in Wyoming.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-13/
Oral history with Amy Uno Ishii (ddr-csujad-29-378)
av Oral history with Amy Uno Ishii (ddr-csujad-29-378)
An oral interview with Amy Uno Ishii, a Nisei woman. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0936. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1342.1_T01
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-378/
Man on wheel of a tractor (ddr-densho-255-86)
img Man on wheel of a tractor (ddr-densho-255-86)
Unidentified man standing on the wheel of a tractor attached to a pulley.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-86/
Railroad workers posed with a handcar in rubble (ddr-densho-255-66)
img Railroad workers posed with a handcar in rubble (ddr-densho-255-66)
Japanese American railroad workers posed with a handcar in rubble, some wearing suits. On reverse: "Post Card."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-66/
Steam locomotive on the railroad (ddr-densho-255-155)
img Steam locomotive on the railroad (ddr-densho-255-155)
A steam locomotive on the railroad.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-155/
Men working on railroad (ddr-densho-255-73)
img Men working on railroad (ddr-densho-255-73)
Blurred picture of men working on a railroad.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-73/
Japanese American railroad workers (ddr-densho-255-156)
img Japanese American railroad workers (ddr-densho-255-156)
Five Japanese American men working on a railroad.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-156/
Railroad workers (ddr-densho-255-89)
img Railroad workers (ddr-densho-255-89)
Men working on a railroad. Location unknown.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-89/
Man on wheel of railroad car (ddr-densho-255-136)
img Man on wheel of railroad car (ddr-densho-255-136)
Unidentified man standing on the wheel of a railroad car attached to a pulley.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-136/
Steam locomotive on the railroad (ddr-densho-255-168)
img Steam locomotive on the railroad (ddr-densho-255-168)
A steam locomotive on the railroad, with mountains in the background. Location unknown.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-168/
Three men standing by train tracks (ddr-densho-255-65)
img Three men standing by train tracks (ddr-densho-255-65)
Three Japanese American men standing by train tracks. On reverse: "Post Card."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-65/
Two men standing by train tracks (ddr-densho-255-64)
img Two men standing by train tracks (ddr-densho-255-64)
Two Japanese American men standing by train tracks. On reverse: "Post Card."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-64/
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