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).

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vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 45 (ddr-densho-1000-108-45)

Learning to celebrate American holidays (Japanese language)

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. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-108-45/

vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-108-43)

Participation in Japanese American community events: Bon Odori (Japanese language)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-108-43/

vh Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-184-16)

Community activities in Tacoma, Washington

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-184-16/

vh Kazumi Yoneyama Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-412-4)

Celebrating holidays

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-412-4/

vh Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-63-8)

Seattle's prewar Bon Odori

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-63-8/

vh Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-63-9)

Prewar holidays and celebrations

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-63-9/

vh June Takahashi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-88-6)

Community life in Petersburg, Alaska: holidays and celebrations

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-88-6/

vh Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-152-12)

Memories of prewar Japanese community activities: mochitsuki and picnics

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-152-12/

vh Paul Bannai Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-128-11)

Becoming involved in Japanese American community activities, Japanese American Citizens League, Nisei Week

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-128-11/

vh Mara Mihara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-194-7)

Celebrating New Year's, helping to prepare food

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-194-7/

vh Mae Iseri Yamada Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-267-11)

Recollection of Bon Odori as a child

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vh Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-197-4)

Celebrating New Year's holiday growing up

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

Making "mochi" for New Year's celebrations

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vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-12-24)

Visiting the city, Bon Odori in Seattle

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vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-12-19)

Social activities of the prewar Bellevue community, Strawberry Festival brings everyone together

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-19/

vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-12-23)

Visiting the city, Bon Odori in Seattle

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-23/

vh Toshio Moritsugu Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-318-8)

Celebrating New Year's Day

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-318-8/