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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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-230)
Japanese American children aboard a replica of the Miike Maru steamship during Seattle's Golden Potlatch parade of 1911. The Miike Maru was the first ship to begin regular commercial service between Japan and North America.

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Parade floats (ddr-densho-35-277)
Spectators watch the floats pass by during Seattle's first Golden Potlatch parade.

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Golden Potlatch parade (ddr-densho-35-261)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.

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Automobile race (ddr-densho-35-187)
This automobile is racing up Queen Anne Hill as part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.

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Washington Portland Cement Co. parade float (ddr-densho-35-247)
Seattle residents watch as this float passes by during the city's first Golden Potlatch festival.

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Soldiers marching in parade (ddr-densho-35-249)
Seattle residents watch as soldiers march by during the city's first Golden Potlatch festival.

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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-217)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival of 1911.

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Girls preparing for a parade (ddr-densho-35-297)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival held in July of 1911.

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Golden Potlatch festival (ddr-densho-35-223)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.

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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-211)
Japanese American children aboard a float in Seattle's Golden Potlatch Parade of 1911.

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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-218)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival of 1911.

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Soldiers marching in parade (ddr-densho-35-250)
Seattle residents watch as soldiers march by during the Golden Potlatch parade.

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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-221)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.

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Boys marching in parade (ddr-densho-35-287)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival held in July of 1911.

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Parade floats (ddr-densho-35-280)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival held in 1911.

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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-234)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.

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Issei in parade (ddr-densho-35-188)
Japanese American community members in a parade as part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.

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Golden Potlatch parade (ddr-densho-35-264)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.

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Acme Business College parade float (ddr-densho-35-238)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.

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Coal company parade float (ddr-densho-35-237)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.

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Soldiers marching in parade (ddr-densho-35-253)
Spectators watch as soldiers march by during the Golden Potlatch parade.

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Golden Potlatch parade (ddr-densho-35-260)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.

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Girls in a parade car (ddr-densho-35-271)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.

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Bicycle parade (ddr-densho-35-281)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival held in 1911.