Festivals, celebrations, and holidays
Sources of Japanese American community interaction included picnics, musicals, concerts, martial arts competitions, and festivals such as Bon Odori (annual Buddhist festival commemorating ancestors).
Community activities
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Festivals, celebrations, and holidays
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![Asano Terao Interview I Segment 45 (ddr-densho-1000-108-45)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/58/ef/58ef2b20836f7ff35cf4d8f431f036c1.jpg)
This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in order to recreate Mrs. …
![Asano Terao Interview I Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-108-43)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/58/ef/58ef2b20836f7ff35cf4d8f431f036c1.jpg)
This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in order …
![Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-184-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5f/ea/5fea1640f1213d240d201a83a4aa81f7.jpg)
![Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-63-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2e/d5/2ed5bbe4369f55d2f5e2797bec252246.jpg)
![Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-63-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2e/d5/2ed5bbe4369f55d2f5e2797bec252246.jpg)
![June Takahashi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-88-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e4/ae/e4ae2bd8b0c8bbbc5863e1ef3e2e34ad.jpg)
![Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-152-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f8/b2/f8b222deabd9e2152eb1e137e3c69b09.jpg)
![Paul Bannai Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-128-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6b/94/6b948a5f1b6328a00e348ec84f38faea.jpg)
![Mara Mihara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-194-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1d/05/1d05d01904b74b6b466218949881e932.jpg)
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
![Mae Iseri Yamada Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-267-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f3/f2/f3f278ebc49a560ea86265a794a3b555.jpg)
![Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-197-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/16/b8/16b83977ccc57b9ef826ba4d403a66af.jpg)
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
![Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-12-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f6/c4/f6c4b5ef27d56104f6617a6df19eef42.jpg)
![Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-12-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f6/c4/f6c4b5ef27d56104f6617a6df19eef42.jpg)
![Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-12-19)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f6/c4/f6c4b5ef27d56104f6617a6df19eef42.jpg)
![Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-12-23)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f6/c4/f6c4b5ef27d56104f6617a6df19eef42.jpg)
![Toshio Moritsugu Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-318-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ee/af/eeafc6f474bbd5a1afbd374cc288b698.jpg)
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
![Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-394-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/03/a0/03a0ef5f827958f346a22ecabb4ecc0d.jpg)
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
![Takae Tanino Walts Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-508-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/40/8f/408f8f977011695bc86d78c58e45223f.jpg)
![Roy Ebihara Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-222-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d3/b9/d3b921ee97b1ef4d93a0ab5669ca3968.jpg)
![Rae Takekawa Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-89-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b2/73/b273f99b45d9a52beeaed7b8f4110d93.jpg)
![Marion I. Masada Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-155-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d4/b5/d4b5c7d851aba2cd3e8aa04124ad28f2.jpg)
![Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1010-1-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6a/52/6a52cfea6e40a01ad9c1e027c2e84db1.jpg)
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
![Jiro Sugidono Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1015-2-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/75/92/7592d9c461cff8a56d9d5610466daec1.jpg)
![Alice Matsumoto Ando Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-73-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5a/31/5a31321587142e17eb79d9f57048fafe.jpg)
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.