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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Weddings
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Wedding of Midori Nakahara & Takeshi Chikamura (ddr-densho-477-252)
Portrait of the families and wedding party for Midori (Nakahara) Chikamura & Takeshi Chikamura. The brides family (mostly to the left of the bride) are identified as follows: Back row: Monzaburo Nakahara, unidentified, unidentified, Yoshiko (Nakato) Nakahara, Mary (Kouchi) Isoshima, and Takeo Isoshima. Middle row: Tsuyoshi Nakahara, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. Front row …
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Bride with grandmother-in-law (ddr-densho-477-421)
Photograph of Karlyne (Omoto) Isoshima (left) with grandmother-in-law Yoshiko (Nakato) Nakahara (right) on her wedding day. The caption below the photo reads "Glenn & Karlyne's wedding 12/19/1970 Karlyne & Grandma Nakahara" in black ink.
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Wedding of Mary Kouchi & Tsuyoshi Nakahara (ddr-densho-477-250)
Portrait of the families and wedding party for Mary (Kouchi) Isoshima and Tsuyoshi Isoshima. The groom's family (all to the right of the groom) are identified as follows: Takeo Isoshima back row, third from the right. Middle row: Saburo Nakahara, Monzaburo Nakahara, Yoshiko (Nakato) Nakahara, unidentified, Midori Nakahara, and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. Front row left to …
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Mitzi Isoshima and Takeo Isoshima at Vivian Gave's wedding (ddr-densho-477-704)
Photograph of Takeo Isoshima (sitting) being pushed down the aisle by an unidentified usher, who is also escorting Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. The caption next to the photo reads "First Grandchild's wedding" in black ink.
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Isoshima family wedding picture (ddr-densho-477-382)
Photograph of the Isoshima family with Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono on her wedding day. From left to right: Susan Isoshima, Takeo Isoshima, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Mark Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, and Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura. The caption below the photo reads "Elaine's Wedding to Don Shimono June 15, 1968 at First Baptist Church" in black ink.
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Monzaburo and Yasuko Nakahara's wedding (ddr-densho-477-293)
The caption written on the photo reads "Monzaburo & Yasuko Nakahara 10/16/1963" in blue ink.
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Elaine and Don Shimono wedding portrait with their parents (ddr-densho-477-383)
From left to right: Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Takeo Isoshima, Elaine Isoshima, Don Shimono, Fujie Shimono, and Kiyoshi Shimono. The caption below the photo reads "Mitsuko & Takeo, Elaine & Don, Fujie & Kiyoshi Shimono" in black ink.
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Wedding of George Jitodai & Tomie Jitodai (ddr-densho-477-212)
Wedding portrait of Tomie (left) and George Jitodai (right). Inscribed in the lower left corner of the photograph is "Tomie + George Jitodai January 8, 1950" in black ink. The caption below the photo reads "Takeo's Buddy - George Jitodai & Tomie's Wedding January 8, 1950" in black ink.
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Elaine Isoshima engagement photo with Don Shimono (ddr-densho-477-376)
Portrait of Elaine Isoshima (left) and Don Shimono (right). The caption below the photo reads "Elaine Engaged to Don Shimono" in black ink.
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Isoshima family wedding picture (ddr-densho-477-375)
Photograph of the Isoshima family at Naomi Isoshima's wedding to Frank Nishimura. From left to right: Mark Isoshima, Elaine Isoshima, Takeo Isoshima, Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Glenn Isoshima, and Susan Isoshima. The caption below the photo reads "Naomi's Wedding to Frank Nishimura 6/24/67 at Blaine Memorial Methodist Church" in black ink.
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Wedding of Edna Mayeda & Saburo Nakahara (ddr-densho-477-253)
Portrait of the families and wedding party for Edna (Mayeda) Nakahara & Saburo Nakahara. Back row, left to right: unidentified, unidentified man holding child, unidentified, Monzaburo Nakahara, Takeshi Chikamura holding a child, Takeo Isoshima, Tsuyoshi Nakahara, unidentifiedand unidentified. Middle row, left to right: unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima holding Mark Isoshima, Mary (Kouchi) Nakahara …
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Takeo and Mitzi Isoshima with Omoto parents (ddr-densho-477-420)
Photograph of Takeo and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima (left) with soon-to-be in-laws the Omotos. The caption below the photo reads "Takeo & Mitsuko held family party to introduce Omoto's" in black ink.
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Joe and Nellie Tsunoda wedding party (ddr-densho-477-75)
Colorized portrait of the wedding party for Joe and Nellie Tsunoda's wedding. The caption below the photo reads "The wedding of Joe + Nellie Tsunoda April 12, 1931 (3rd cousin)" written in black ink.
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Glenn Isoshima's marriage to Linnell Kanzaki (ddr-densho-477-626)
The caption below the photo reads "Glenn's marriage to Linnelle [sic] Kanzaki Jue Feb. 14, 1987" in black ink.
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Harue Takao and Mac Hori wedding portrait (ddr-densho-477-112)
Wedding portrait of Harue (Sao) Mori (left) and Takao Mack Mori (right). The caption below the photo reads "Mitsuko's friend Harue & Takao Mac Mori's wedding 1942" in black ink.
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Engagement party for Elaine Isoshima and Don Shimono (ddr-densho-477-378)
From left to right: Takeo Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Elaine Isoshima, and Don Shimono. The caption below the photo reads "Tak & Mitzi held a News Year Day open house where Engagement announced Jan. 1968" in black ink.
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Yutaka and Ikue Tobe's wedding (ddr-densho-477-540)
Wedding portrait of Yutaka Tobe (left) and Ikue Tobe (right). The caption below the photo reads "Takeo's nephew Yutaka & Ikue's wedding" in black ink.
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Scott Nishimura and Noreen Tokita's wedding (ddr-densho-477-774)
Photograph of the groom's family. Back row, left to right: Susan Isoshima, Michael Gave, Glenn Isoshima, Vivian (Gave) Eickhoff, and Doug Eickhoff. Front row left to right: Linnell (Kanzaki) Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, David Nishimura, Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, Scott Nishimura, Noreen Tokita, Frank Nishimura, Donald Shimono, and Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono. The caption to the left the …
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Wedding of Tatsunori Irie and Hisako Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-554)
The caption below the photo reads "Wedding of Tatsunori Irie & Hisako Isoshima" in black ink.
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Takeo Isoshima and Mitzi Nakahara wedding photo (ddr-densho-477-115)
Wedding portrait of Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. The caption above the photo reads "The Marriage of Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko Nakahara February 2, 1942" in blue printed text. The caption below the photo reads "Honeymooned in Portland, Oregon for three days. Stayed at Belmont Hotel" in black ink. Inscribed on the left side is …
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Carol Ann Nakahara and Mike Hatzinger's wedding (ddr-densho-477-711)
Photograph of wedding guests at Carol Ann Nakahara's wedding to Mike Hatzinger. Back row left to right: Michael Gave, Susan Isoshima, unidentified, Saburo Nakahara, Carol Ann Nakahara, Mike Hatzinger, Wistaria (Nakamoto) Nakahara, Monzaburo Nakahara, Yasuko (Fujii) Nakahara, rest of row unidentified. Middle row: Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, rest of row unidentified. Front row left …
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Scott Nishimura and Noreen Tokita's wedding (ddr-densho-477-773)
Photograph of the bride and groom's families. From left to right: David Nishimura, Frank Nishimura, Scott Nishimura, Noreen Tokita, Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, unidentified, and unidentified. The caption below the photo reads "Grandson Scott Nishimura's marriage to Noreen Tokita on August 6, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada" in black ink.
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Wedding of George Tobe to Shigiko Takatsuno (ddr-densho-477-283)
Wedding portrait of George Tobe and Shigiko (Takatsuno) Tobe. The caption written on the photo reads "Wedding of George Tobe to Shigiko Takatsuno (Okayama Hotel) July 3, 1957" in blue ink. The caption below the photo reads "Takeo's oldest nephew, son of Yukiko Tobe" in black ink.
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Takeo Isoshima and Mitzi Isoshima marriage certificate (ddr-densho-477-114)
Document certifying the marriage of Takeo Isoshima to Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. The marriage was documented in Seattle Washington, February 2nd, 1942.