Recreational activities
Japanese American communities organized group social activities such as family picnics and outings to the beach or to parks when the demands of work allowed. These activities gave hardworking families the chance to spend leisure time with their friends and neighbors.
Community activities
(1964)
Recreational activities
(727)
727 items
727 items
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Dance (ddr-one-1-99)
Black and white photographic negative of three unidentified couples dancing together at an informal dance, possibly a Sorelles (a high school social group) event.
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Dance (ddr-one-1-102)
Black and white photographic negative of an unidentified couple sitting at a table in semi-formal attire possibly manning the coat check.
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Buried in the Sand (ddr-one-1-608)
Black and white photographic negative of Aki (Shiraishi) Dong's legs buried in the sand at a beach trip planned by the Sorelles (a high school social club). Behind her are parked cars with unidentified Nisei walking by.
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Indoor Carnival Fundraiser- Bingo (ddr-one-1-87)
Black and white photographic negative of an indoor carnival fundraiser possibly hosted by the Sorelles or Adelphons (Japanese American young women's groups). People sitting and playing bingo, watchers stand behind. Sitting left to right: Henry "Wimpy" Kawata, George Kasahara, Terry Mishiro, Diane (Ando) Harder, Minoru "Bob" Ando, unidentified woman, Betty (Hiuga) Nishimura, Tomo Saito, Fumi (Nunotani) …
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Dance (ddr-one-1-103)
Black and white photographic negative of unidentified couples sitting on a long bench along the wall at a dance.
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Indoor Carnival Fundraiser- Balloon Darts (ddr-one-1-90)
Black and white photographic negative of an indoor carnival fundraiser possibly hosted by the Sorelles or Adelphons (Japanese American young women's groups). Group of men watch an unidentified Issei throw a dart. Identified on the far left hand side is Walt Asakawa, sitting behind the dart thrower is Mr. Murahashi, standing on the far right wearing …
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Dance (ddr-one-1-104)
Black and white photographic negative of unidentified couples sitting along a wall at a dance. Second person sitting on the bench from the left is Ruby (Takashima) Sumino, two from her is James "Jim" Kasuo "Kaz" Tsujimura.
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Dance (ddr-one-1-98)
Black and white photographic negative of two unidentified couples dancing together at an informal dance, possibly a Sorelles (a high school social group) event.
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Indoor Carnival Fundraiser- Penny pitch (ddr-one-1-89)
Black and white photographic negative of an indoor carnival fundraiser possibly hosted by the Sorelles or Adelphons (Japanese American young women's groups). Young men pitching pennies. Left to right: Ko Hirata, Thomas "Tom" Fujita, Ko Tambara, Frank Furukawa Jr.
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Through the tunnel (ddr-one-1-582)
Black and white photographic print of a man and two young girls walking through a tiled tunnel at Multnomah Falls. For negative please see ONLC 4548 (ddr-one-1-579).
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Multnomah Falls (ddr-one-1-581)
Black and white photographic negative of Multnomah Falls and parking lot for Multnomah Falls' visitors.
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Buried in the Sand (ddr-one-1-607)
Black and white photographic negative of Aki (Shiraishi) Dong's legs buried in the sand at a beach trip planned by the Sorelles (a high school social club). In the background, three Nisei playing with a beach ball, on the far right is Rose Namba on the far left is Beti ann (Minamoto) Wantroba and the girl …
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Through the tunnel (ddr-one-1-579)
Black and white photographic negative of a man and two young girls walking through a tiled tunnel at Multnomah Falls. For print please see ONLC 4779 (ddr-one-1-582).
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Frank Hirahara at Multnomah Falls (ddr-one-1-576)
Black and white photographic negative of Frank C. Hirahara standing behind he Multnomah Falls sign with a waterfall in the background.
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Dance (ddr-one-1-100)
Black and white photographic negative of couples dancing together at an informal dance, possibly a Sorelles (a high school social group) event. Women seated along wall from left to right: Beti ann (Minamoto) Wantroba, May (Ebihara) Gelfand, Betty Ishida, Rose Haruye (Muramatsu) Ouchida, and Loretta (Fujii) Kaneko. Dancing on the far left is Betty Nakashimada and …
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Chris Kato - Yoshi Mamiya - Tad Sato Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-33-10)
Fishing for shiners at Seattle's waterfront
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Chris Kato - Yoshi Mamiya - Tad Sato Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-33-20)
The role of the kenjinkai in the prewar Japanese American community
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Chris Kato - Yoshi Mamiya - Tad Sato Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-33-14)
Nippon Kan Theatre, a longstanding history
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Chris Kato - Yoshi Mamiya - Tad Sato Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-33-19)
Memories of kenjinkai picnics
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Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-84-10)
Childhood memories: reading, picnics, and attending programs at the Nippon Kan Theatre
References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.
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Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-63-4)
Recreational activities as children: visiting Playland
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Frank Yamasaki Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-131-8)
Prewar leisure activities: theater performances, church picnics, sports
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Satoru Ichikawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-236-7)
Participating in Fresh Air Camp, a summer camp sponsored by the Buddhist church
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Jim Akutsu Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-2-7)
Ethnic diversity among friends growing up
Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.