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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doc Valentine's Day card from Esther (ddr-densho-329-926)

Folded Valentine's Day card in the shape of a heart with an image of a child in a window on the front. Inside features a printed poem and a cherub. Back reads "To Kaneji / From Esther" with printed text "Whitney Made / Worcester Mass."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-926/

doc Season's greetings from Kaneji and Sylvia Domoto (ddr-densho-329-839)

Piece of card or paper with a green marker drawing of a boulder landscape under clouds, and text that reads "HOLIDAY CHEERS FOR ALL THE YEARS / FROM SYLVIA SCHUR & KAN DOMOTO"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-839/

doc Christmas postcard from Kenzo (ddr-densho-329-921)

Christmas postcard with a printed greeting and image of Santa Claus in front of a fireplace mantle hung with stockings. Signed "My cousin baby Kaneji. I say you are very busy to settle your christmas presents that you got Do you remember what he said to you / Baby Kenzo". Address side also reads "PRINTED IN …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-921/

doc Valentine's Day card from Helen D. (ddr-densho-329-930)

Folded Valentine's Day card in the shape of a heart with an image of a girl on the front. Inside features a printed poem and image of Cupid. Back is signed "To Kaneji / from/ Helen D." and "Whitney Made / Worcester Mass / MADE IN U.S.A."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-930/

doc Valentine's Day card from Jiow T. (ddr-densho-329-927)

Folded Valentine's Day card with an image on the front of a Caucasian boy with a dog and baseball bat and a poem printed on the inside. Back is signed "To Kanagi D. / From Jiow T." with printed text "Whitney Made / Worcester Mass."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-927/

img Uniformed women in Hayward parade (ddr-densho-329-756)

Women in uniform march in the street under "FAIR" banners.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-756/

img Roller skaters in Hayward parade (ddr-densho-329-752)

Women on roller skates march in the parade.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-752/

doc Valentine's Day card from Hideo N. (ddr-densho-329-925)

Valentine's Day postcard with printed greeting and image of children driving; addressed "To Kaneji D. / From Hideo N." Part of the card has been removed following the shape of a heart, along what might be a line meant for cutting away.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-925/

doc Christmas postcard from Y. Domoto (ddr-densho-329-919)

Japanese postcard with a design of samurai in the mountains on the front; the back is addressed to Kaneji Domoto in Oakland and signed "Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year. Jan 1st 1921. Osaka Japan / Y. Domoto". Card also has Japanese characters on the front and back and says in English …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-919/

img Baton twirlers in Hayward parade (ddr-densho-329-755)

Baton twirlers pass the crowd.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-755/

img Marching band in Hayward parade (ddr-densho-329-758)

Trombone players in a marching band play for the parade crowd as they pass a Safeway grocery store with a "FAIR" sign in its window.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-758/

img Baton twirler in Hayward parade (ddr-densho-329-759)

A baton-twirler passes by Bill's Golden State Ice Cream.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-759/

img Parade float in Hayward parade (ddr-densho-329-748)

A parade float carrying three women in bathing suits moves through the street.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-748/

doc Hayward Union High School Class of 1940 reunion program (ddr-densho-433-253)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-253/

doc Holiday card from L. Sharp (ddr-densho-433-34)

L. Sharp writes to Kimi Fujii with a brief update included in their holiday card.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-34/

doc Brighton High School Class of 1977 commencement program (ddr-densho-433-257)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-257/

doc Holiday card from Don Edwards (ddr-densho-433-313)

A congressional Christmas card from Don Edwards with a photograph included.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-313/

doc Topaz High School reunion speech draft notes (ddr-densho-433-1266)

Kimiko Fujii's draft notes for a speech at a Topaz High School Reunion. She lists an overview of the government's concentration camps, her parents' lives, and her own life.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1266/