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vh Kiyo Maruyama Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1003-1-15)

Memories of kenjinkai picnics

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vh Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-10-39)

Involvement helping visitors from Japan through the Nikkeijinkai

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img Banquet honoring Colonel Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-353-339)

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vh Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-165-6)

Father's role within the Japanese American community

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vh Francis Mas Fukuhara Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-9-2)

Four close families, continuing "ken" connections

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview I Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-50-6)

"Ken" (prefecture) connections: how Japanese geography affected Japanese American businesses

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vh Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-10-27)

Importance of ken connections

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img A group of young men and women (ddr-densho-353-341)

Captioned: "Nagano Kenjinkai meet when few had wives."

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img A portrait of four men (ddr-densho-353-338)

The Hirabayashi cousins from Nagano Ken. Left to right: Motoyoshi, Hamao, Shungo, and Toshiharu sitting in the front.

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-29)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_001

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img Hiroshima Kenjinkai (ddr-densho-38-31)

Celebration commemorating the establishment of the Hiroshima Kenjinkai, or Hiroshima prefectural organization. (Identification on front of the photograph.)

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vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-164-6)

Childhood memories of Mount Eden, California: kenjinkai picnics, father is community's Japanese school teacher

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vh Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-143-11)

Discussion of prewar kenjinkai activities

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img A Buddhist memorial service (ddr-densho-353-342)

Captioned: "A memorial service before a Buddhist altar with a Christian Minister attending."

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doc Satoshi Kuwamoto interview (ddr-csujad-6-17)

Oral history interview with Satoshi Kuwamoto. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_KUWAMOTO_SATOSHI

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doc Mrs. Kiyoye Nikaido (ddr-csujad-8-53)

Oral history interview with Mrs. Kiyoye [Kiyoe] Nikaido. 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 Nikaido, Mrs Kiyoye

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-33)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_005

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-34)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_006

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-35)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_007

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 42 (October 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-150)

Selected article titles: "An American's Return to American Way of Life" (p. 1), "Center Enters Important New Phase of Existence With Segregation Over" (p. 1), "New Rules Made for Camp Visits" (p. 2), "Editorial: After 52 Weeks" (p. 4), "Resettlement Said Greatest Adventure to Beckon Nisei" (p. 4), "Local Residents are Thanked for Aid in ...

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img Shiga kenjinkai picnic (ddr-densho-128-3)

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vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-5-7)

Issei life: community associations, cultural traditions

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues ...

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vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-3)

Prewar community activities: picnics, theater, baseball

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

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img A group outside a house (ddr-densho-353-340)

Captioned: "Nagano Kenjinkai gathering in Pontiac."

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vh May Y. Namba Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-171-6)

Religion as a child; father's involvement in community activities

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