Associations and organizations

The Issei (Japanese immigrants) established cultural, business, and religious organizations that supported ethnic enclaves. This early form of networking served more than social and economic interests -- it became a substitute for the extended-family and village systems left behind in Japan. Christian and Buddhist neighborhood churches, Japanese language schools, and sports leagues allowed the Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) to participate in organized social activities as well as form peer networks.

Associations and organizations (158)

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img The Y.B.A. cabinet for 1943 (ddr-manz-4-47)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-47/

vh Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-10-13)

Father's involvement in the Nikkeijinkai: hosting visiting seamen before the war

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-10-13/

vh Frank Kitamoto Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-35-37)

Activities of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-35-37/

vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 74 (ddr-densho-1000-12-74)

Involvement in community activities, winning the Community Bridge Builder Award in Bellevue

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-74/

vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 70 (ddr-densho-1000-12-70)

Husband's community involvement

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-70/

img "Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church" (ddr-densho-259-336)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church. Most probably members of Nipponjin Kai."

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-336/

img "Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church" (ddr-densho-259-338)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church. Most probably members of Nipponjin Kai."

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-338/

img Red Cross promotion with a Japanese girl and a white girl holding flags (ddr-densho-259-277)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Two girls sitting on a packing crate. The Caucasian girl is holding a Japanese doll and 2 American flags; the Japanese girl is holding a package and 2 Japanese flags. I don't know what this Red Cross promotion represents. The picture appears to be too recent to be a publicity shot ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-277/

img Board of Directors of the Apple Growers Association (ddr-densho-259-29)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "I don't recognize any of the 14 Caucasian men in this group picture with [Masuo Yasui], but I suspect that they were the Board of Directors of the Apple Growers Association."

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-29/

img "Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church" (ddr-densho-259-335)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of Issei men posed in front of Buddhist church. Most probably members of Nipponjin Kai."

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-335/

img "The graduation exercise of the Americanization School sponsored by Japanese Ancestral Society" (ddr-densho-259-394)

Front of photograph: "The graduation exercise of the Americanization School sponsored by Japanese Ancestral Society Portland, Oreg. May 28, 1953." Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group portrait of the Issei in the Portland area who graduated from the Americanization school, in preparation for taking their citizenship examinations."

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-394/

img Berry Association Committee building (ddr-densho-34-64)

Mr. Geo T. Masukawa and his dog in front of the building where the Berry Association Committee met. The berry cannery would later occupy this site.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-64/

doc Girl Reserves (April 22, 1939) (ddr-densho-56-490)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 22, 1939, p. 13

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-490/

img YWCA conference attendees (ddr-densho-111-11)

These young women were temporarily released from Tule Lake concentration camp to attend the YWCA conference.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-111-11/

img Fife Japanese Association (ddr-densho-109-58)

Shintaru Mubai and wife in center.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-109-58/

img Nikkeijinkai meeting (ddr-densho-113-41)

A meeting of the Seattle Japanese American Association, also known as Nikkeijinkai.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-41/

img Lotus group (ddr-densho-128-95)

The Lotus group was an association of young members of Seattle's Buddhist Church. This photo was taken after a Lotus performance at Nippon Kan Theatre.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-128-95/

img Lotus group (ddr-densho-128-133)

The Lotus group was an association of young members of Seattle's Buddhist Church. This photo was taken after a Lotus performance at Nippon Kan Theatre.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-128-133/

img Lotus group performance (ddr-densho-128-28)

This program took place at the Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle's Nihonmachi area. The Lotus group was affiliated with the Seattle Buddhist Church.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-128-28/

img Lotus group performance (ddr-densho-128-29)

This program took place at the Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle's Nihonmachi area. The Lotus group was affiliated with the Seattle Buddhist Church.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-128-29/

img Green Lake Young People's Club (ddr-densho-130-4)

Members of the Green Lake Seinenkai (young people's club), a social club primarily for Nisei in their teens and twenties. This club organized athletic, cultural, and social activities such as formal dances (pictured here). (L to R): Tak Nakawatase, Shuichi Abe, Toshiko Fukano, Naoshi Kumagai, Minnie Ota, Kiyoshi Tada, May Kumasaka, Nobi Yamada, Ko Suzuki ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-130-4/

doc Postcard (ddr-densho-325-62)

The stamp on the card reads "Japanese Association of Isleton - Isleton, Cal."

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-62/

doc Program for a Day of Remembrance event (February 18, 1989) (ddr-janm-4-23)

Day of Remembrance- Reflecting on our Past/Shaping the Future event program sponsored by the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (February 18, 1989).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-23/

doc Poster informing the public about a Redress workshop (ddr-janm-4-13)

Poster informing the public about a Redress workshop taking place in San Francisco, California (February 14, 1992).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-13/

doc Poster informing the public about Redress workshops in the San Francisco area (ddr-janm-4-11)

Poster informing the public about Redress workshops in the San Francisco area.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-11/