Weddings
The rituals of weddings and funerals, whether Christian or Buddhist, were community events. The ceremonies were often elaborate and blended Japanese and American customs. During the World War II incarceration, many Issei (first-generation immigrant) parents confined in the camps were notified that their sons had died in combat.
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Mas Akiyama Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-188-4)
Description of the close-knit Spokane Japanese community: shared funeral expenses
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.

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Wedding ceremony (ddr-densho-128-131)
Wedding of Masato Morikawa and Hisaye Kubo, which took place at the Seattle Buddhist Church.



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Japanese wedding (ddr-densho-26-257)
Jan-ichiro Tsukeimoto and Tsuneko - written on post-it note affixed to inside cover.

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Japanese American wedding party (ddr-densho-26-288)
Includes a post-it reading "Moriyama Takadano Baba Tokyo", also includes what is probably a diagram naming the people in accordance to location in the photo on page 2.



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Japanese American bride and groom (ddr-densho-26-291)
Includes a post-it that reads "June 10, 1930 Sugimoto Ehogeru Ayako"

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Wedding reception (ddr-densho-34-88)
This wedding reception was for Hisa and Jim Matsudaira. Left to right: Mr. Kusako, Rob Nakata, Sets Omoto, Yuki Omoto, Fusako Horishige, Pauline Nakata, Alice Okano and Mrs. Shigeko Kitamoto (seated).


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Musicians at the Endo-Furumura wedding (ddr-densho-336-1163)
Left to right: Peter Horikoshi, Mike Okagaki, Janet Noda, Glenn Ozaki

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Rev. Mike Angevine presiding at a wedding (ddr-densho-336-1157)
Rev. Mike Angevine presiding over Jeri Endo and Jeff Furumura's wedding.