Festivals, celebrations, and holidays

img Doctored image of crowd interspersed with giant vegetables (ddr-densho-255-117)

Doctored image of a crowd watching a parade float interspersed with giant vegetables. The image is doctored so a man appears to be sitting on a giant onion watching the orator. On reverse: "Post Card."

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img Nisei children carrying American flags (ddr-densho-255-144)

Nisei children wearing hats and carrying American flags. Nisei girl in the foreground appears to be wearing a costume.

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img Playing around (ddr-jamsj-1-586)

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img Boys and girls being divided for a game (ddr-jamsj-1-556)

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img X-Mas Party- Helen and Lorraine Fujishin and Kids (ddr-jamsj-1-281)

Children Playing

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img Santa giving a little girl presents (ddr-jamsj-1-574)

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img Please Drop the Lifesaver (ddr-jamsj-1-284)

Children Playing

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doc Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (December 13, 1944) (ddr-janm-1-62)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (December 13, 1944). White card, metallic silver border with illustration in red/green of two red flowers. "Greetings" is on the front of card. Envelope is postmarked December 13, 1944 from Kansas City, Missouri.

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doc Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (December 17, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-88)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (December 17, 1943). White/red card with illustration in blue/green/red of two carolers bordered by a red circle and holly leaves. A music sheet of "Come All Ye Faithful" is behind them. Envelope is postmarked December 17, 1943 from Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Christmas card to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (c. 1945) (ddr-janm-1-93)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (c. 1945) from De Kalb, Illinois. White/red card with illustration in blue/green/red of a snow covered church. "A Joyous Christmas" is on the front top of card.

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doc Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (December 16, 1944) (ddr-janm-1-24)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (December 16, 1944). White card with illustration in white of two lambs looking at a star with palm trees in the background. "At Christmas" is on the top left on front of card. Envelope is postmarked December 16, 1944 from Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (January 14, 1945) (ddr-janm-1-40)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (January 14, 1945). Envelope is postmarked January 14, 1945 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. "Via air mail" is written boldly on the envelope.

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doc Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (December 15, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-109)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (December 15, 1943). Blue card with illustration in blue/red/white of a Christmas tree branch with three ornaments and two candles on it. "Season's Greetings" is on the front bottom of card. Envelope is postmarked December 15, 1943 from Los Angeles, California with the return address from the Manzanar …

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img Tea ceremony demonstration (ddr-densho-259-135)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Shidzuyo Yasui] teaching a tea ceremony class at the [Hood River] Japanese Community Hall. Most of the women are dressed in kimono, but all of them probably had been taking lessons."

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img Preparing for a festival (ddr-densho-259-131)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Setting up for festival, [Hood River] Japanese Hall, Mrs. Iwasa, Mrs. Tanimoto, Hirasawas."

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img Float in the Portland Rose Festival Parade (ddr-densho-259-163)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Two horses pulling a flatbed wagon which is draped with representations of the rising run flag and the starry blue & white field of the American flag. Four Nihonjin girls in kimono, holding paper parasols, stand under a branching double-decked tree made out of what appears to be paper roses. There's also …

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img Issei men in feudal Japanese costumes (ddr-densho-259-454)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Issei men dressed in feudal Japanese costumes These ancient Japanese costumes represented the samurai, and possibly some of the entourage of a daimyo (a samurai lord); some of the priestly class; the artisan class represented by men in workmen's clothing and carrying framing squares; and interestingly, a couple of …

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img Issei men in feudal Japanese costumes (ddr-densho-259-229)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Issei men dressed in feudal Japanese costumes These ancient Japanese costumes represented the samurai, and possibly some of the entourage of a daimyo (a samurai lord); some of the priestly class; the artisan class represented by men in workmen's clothing and carrying framing squares; and interestingly, a couple of …

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img Nisei children at an undokai (ddr-densho-259-252)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This shows a long line of Hood River Nisei kids marching to the picnic and racing grounds area of our undokai, which as far as I can remember, was always held at our Mosier farm."

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img Fourth of July parade (ddr-densho-259-448)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "An early Hood River parade, showing the [Hood River] Japanese marching up Oak Street in medieval costumes, probably during the Fourth of July. According to Ruth Guppy, this parade was held on July 4, 1914, following a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado at Coe's Spring...[Masuo Yasui] can be seen in …

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img Japanese American women and children (ddr-densho-259-172)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A large group of Hood River Issei women and their many, many children, but with no men present In an associated picture [Masuo Yasui] had written that this was a gathering of the Hood River Japanese in front of the R.G. Dieck's [Dicek's] place for their annual Decoration Day."

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img Undokai picnic and field day (ddr-densho-259-362)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This was the familiar undokai--a combination picnic and field day--which almost every Nikkei community all over the United States held in the summertime for their people. This photo shows maybe half of the Japanese from Hood River Valley, and it was taken at the Yasui Mosier ranch."

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img Women playing on a bandstand (ddr-densho-255-50)

Female musicians wearing cowboy hats and cowboy boots playing instruments on a bandstand. "Spotlight Bands" is written at the top of the bandstand, with a Coca-Cola logo in the center. "Meiji carnival" written on reverse of photograph.

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