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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img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-177)

Funeral for Shizuka Igarashi. Headstone reads: "Shizuka Igarashi. Died May 15, 1916."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-177/

img Men, woman, and child by headstone (ddr-densho-255-180)

Three men, a woman and a child standing by a headstone.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-180/

img Funeral (ddr-densho-255-174)

Funeral for Shingaro Suzube. Headstone reads: "Shingaro Suzube. Died July 4, 1918. Age 36 yrs."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-255-174/

av Six Weddings and a Dress (ddr-densho-1024-7)

Short documentary film centering on Chiyomi Ogawa, a Nisei woman who had been incarcerated in Manzanar , and her wedding dress, which was subsequently used by five other women in the early postwar years. Born as Chiyomi Marumoto in 1924, Ogawa and her family lived in the in fishing community of |Terminal Island , where her …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-7/

img Robert Hayman, Mitsuye Yabe, and Barbara Yasui (ddr-ohs-1-261)

Left to right: Robert Hayman, Mitsuye Yabe, and Barbara Yasui. From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-261/

img Wedding Party (ddr-ohs-1-263)

Left to right: Unidentified, Barbara Yasui, Robert Hayman, unidentified, Miyuki Yasui, Homer Yasui, and unidentified. Left to right: From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-263/

doc Marriage License for Kenden Yabe and Mitsuye Jyoko (ddr-ohs-1-274)

The couple were married on August 28, 1919 in Imperial, California. The license was filed in September of 1919.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-274/

img Homer and Miyuki Yasui with Man and Woman (ddr-ohs-1-262)

Left to right: Miyuki Yasui, Homer Yasui, unidentified, and unidentified. From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-262/

img Mitsuye Yabe and Man Walking Down Aisle (ddr-ohs-1-268)

From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-268/

img Wedding Attendees (ddr-ohs-1-267)

From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-267/

img Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman After Ceremony (ddr-ohs-1-264)

From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-264/

img Family Wedding Picture (ddr-ohs-1-269)

Left to right: Unidentified, Miyuki Yasui, Robert Hayman, Barbara Yasui, Homer Yasui, and unidentified. From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-269/

img Wedding Attendees (ddr-ohs-1-266)

From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-266/

img Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding (ddr-ohs-1-260)

Photo Caption: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-260/

img Man Smoking as He Unwraps Gift (ddr-ohs-1-265)

Man may be Homer Yasui but is not identified. From the photo album titled: Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman Wedding. June 19, 1977. S.F. Presidio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-265/

img Wedding party (ddr-densho-363-1)

Photograph of the wedding party at Sam Sakamoto and Hanaye (Fujiwara) Sakamoto's wedding. The photograph was taken by Frank C. Hirahara. To view more photographs of the Sakamoto wedding and other photographs taken by Frank C. Hirahara please visit the Oregon Nikkei Endowment's Frank C. Hirahara Collection.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-363-1/