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img Yoshio Ichikawa family (ddr-csujad-55-2221)

Black and white photograph of the Ichikawa family including (left to right) Harue, Hisae, Kikue, and Yoshio Ichikawa. Mr. Ichikawa presented this picture to Mr. Kambara at Meiji Jingu Gaien on April 3, 1932, celebration of the Emperor Jinmu. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2324

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doc Imperial Japanese Government passport Yoneshiro Ono (ddr-csujad-55-2457)

A passport belonging to Yoneshiro Ono, no. 223754. Includes photograph of Ono and admittance stamp from the U.S. Immigration Service for arrival to the United States via the SS Alabama Maru. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2563

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doc Imperial Japanese Government passport, Tome Ono (ddr-csujad-55-2458)

A passport belonging to Tome Ono, no. 223755. Includes photograph of Ono and admittance stamp from the U.S. Immigration Service for arrival to the United States via the SS Alabama Maru. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2564

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img Two generations of Yoshida men (ddr-densho-495-39)

Photograph of the Yoshida family. Standing: Kitaro Yoshida (left) and Tadashi Francis Yoshida (right). Sitting: Kakuji Yoshida (left) and Tomesaku Yoshida (right). Caption on album page reads " Two Generations of Yoshida Men / August 1937 / Misumi, Kumamoto, Japan / Kitaro Yoshida (5th son), Tadashi Francis (my father) / Kakuji Yoshida (3rd son) / Tomesaku …

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img Photograph of ship port at Yokohama (ddr-densho-494-6)

Passengers and onlookers watch a ship from the port. Caption on webpage: "On to Tokyo" and "The evidence is that Meriko left the Wakayama area after the girls' school, and went to a kind of finishing school in the Tokyo area"

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img Portrait of two women in kimonos (ddr-densho-494-7)

Memiko (Nagase) Kato (left) and Meriko Maida (right). Caption on webpage: "Family matters, 1938" and "Meriko was asked to escort the daughter of a family friend back to the United States where both had been born: Memiko Nagase (later Kato)."

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img Class photograph on a school trip (ddr-densho-494-17)

Meriko Maida (back) and Kimiko Uchita (front) circled in red. Caption on webpage: "Kokawa Girls High School, Wakayama Prefecture, 1937-38" and "Meriko and Kimiko probably bonded as soon as they recognized each other as native English speakers."

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img Group eating Sukiyaki dinner on a ship (ddr-densho-494-18)

Photograph of three tables eating sukiyaki on the deck of the ship. Handwritten in blue ink are the following names: "Y. Matsuo", "Mitsuko Neeno", "V. Vasnelell", and "[illegible]ronel". Imposed in red font are "Mitsuko", "Meriko" and "Sumi" identifiying Mitsuko "Mitzie" (Neeno) Nishimoto, Meriko Maide, and Sumi Sakurai who traveled to Japan together in 1937. Caption on …

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img Group photograph on deck of the M.S. Chichibu Maru (ddr-densho-494-2)

Names of passengers written on photograph in Japanese and English. Caption on webpage: "Leaving San Francisco \ Meriko traveled second class" and "Among the other second-class passengers was Mitsuko Neeno (later Nishimoto) (1920-2015), with whom Meriko became friends."

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img Two women on the deck of a ship (ddr-densho-494-3)

Caption on webpage: "Meriko's ocean-going conveyance for the return trip was the Tatuta Maru. Evidently, Japan's war preparations already included using female personnel on civilian ships. The subject is identified as 'Tarkie'. The ship was torpedoed by the US Navy in early 1943." and "Here, Tarkie [an officer on the ship Tatuta Maru] stands with Miss …

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img Meriko and Mitsuko Neeno laughing (ddr-densho-494-21)

Photograph of Mitsuko "Mitzi" (Neeno) Nishimoto (left) and Meriko Maida (right) sharing a laugh. Caption on webpage: "Leaving San Francisco \ Meriko traveled second class" and "With her Los Angeles friend Mitsuko Neeno (later Nishimoto)."

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doc Meriko Maida: Last Link to Japan (ddr-densho-494-49)

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img Two men sharing a drink (ddr-densho-494-45)

Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida is sitting on the left. Caption on website: "Saying goodbye to Japan / After accepting the offer of marriage from the Maida family, Torayoshi spent some time at his family home in Kebara." and "Farewell, 1919"

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img Girls playing the piano (ddr-densho-494-20)

Portrait of Meriko Maida seated a piano and Kimiko Uchita standing behind her. Caption on webpage: "Kokawa Girls High School, Wakayama Prefecture, 1937-38" and "Did Meriko play the piano? She does for the camera, at least."

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img Portrait of Kimiko Uchita (ddr-densho-494-4)

Caption on webpage: "Kokawa Girls High School, Wakayama Prefecture, 1937-38" and "A student in Meriko's class was also an American: Kimiko Uchita, Seattle, WA."

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img Students at Tennoji Normal School (ddr-densho-494-36)

Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida is circled in red. On the right side of the image is a caption in Japanese. Caption on webpage: "At Tennoji Normal School (=teacher's college) / In modern times, Tennoji was combined with another school to create the current Osaka University of Education (Osaka Kyoiku University)." and "Tennoji ??? vocational school, Osaka; ca …

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img Teaching staff and students at Nishinoda Elementary School (ddr-densho-494-40)

Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida is circled in red. Caption on website: "Teaching at Nishinoda Elementary School" and "Teaching at Nishinoda Elementary School, Osaka, ca 1918"

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img Muraki Family in front of their house (ddr-densho-494-43)

Caption on website: "Saying goodbye to Japan / After accepting the offer of marriage from the Maida family, Torayoshi spent some time at his family home in Kebara." and "The family home in Kebara, in 1919"

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doc From the scrapbook of Torayoshi Muraki Maida (in Japan until 1919) (ddr-densho-494-53)

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img Class photograph from Kokawa Girls High School (ddr-densho-494-5)

Girl on far left center circled in red is Meriko Maida. Caption on webpage: "Kokawa Girls High School, Wakayama Prefecture, 1937-38" and "Meriko said she was allowed certain privileges as a foreigner. For example, she had a permanent, strictly forbidden to native Japanese."

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img Muraki Family portrait (ddr-densho-494-44)

Back row left to right: Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida, Matsue Uranishi, Tomohei Muraki, and Densaburo (Muraki) Bando. Front row left to right: Hamae Nakagoshi, Katsuno Sumiya, and Kuma Kishida. Caption on website: "Saying goodbye to Japan / After accepting the offer of marriage from the Maida family, Torayoshi spent some time at his family home in Kebara." …

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img Portrait of Meriko in a kimono (ddr-densho-494-8)

Caption on webpage: "On to Tokyo" and "It is possible that Meriko was shopped around for marriage possibilities, hence the traditional dress."

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doc M.S. Chichibu Maru (ddr-densho-494-1)

Postcard of the M.S. Chichibu Maru. Caption reads, "N.Y.K. Line, M.S. Chichibu Maru 17,500 Gross Tons." Caption on webpage: "Leaving San Francisco \ Meriko traveled second class" and "The Chichibu Maru was in service 1930-1943. Was sunk by US forces en route to Singapore."

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img Teaching staff at Daiho Elementary School (ddr-densho-494-37)

Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida is circled in red. Caption on website: "Teaching at Daiho Elementary School" and "Daiho Elementary School ca 1913"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-37/

img Portrait of a woman in kimono (ddr-densho-494-42)

Caption on website: "Life in Osaka for the new teacher / Torayoshi appears to have had two teaching jobs after graduating from teaching college, both at the elementary level. He lived in a boarding house, and his scrapbook contains a couple pictures of other residents. At least one is labeled 'lover'." and "Girlfriend in Osaka, ca …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-42/