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.
Community activities
(1956)
Weddings
(798)
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Bride and maid of honor (ddr-densho-298-141)
Caption in album: "My friend Mich. Maid of Honor at B. Kaihara - S. Tanaka nuptials."

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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-298-133)
Caption in album: "Candid shot taken when the bridal group were getting best faces [illegible]."

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Hara wedding (ddr-densho-308-6)
Mae (Kanazawa) Hara returned to Seattle, Washington from teaching music in Japan in the spring of 1939. While Hara had been abroad, her parents had arranged a marriage between her and a childhood friend, Iwao Hara. They were married on October 19, 1939.

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Toast at a wedding (ddr-densho-321-1358)
Caption in album: "Moss / Wedding of Tom & Agnes Tsuji."


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A bridesmaid and two flower girls (ddr-densho-321-1052)
Caption in album: "'49' / Kei, Sharon, & Setsu."



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Mother and daughter shopping (ddr-densho-321-1044)
Caption in album: "Honeymoon shopping / Fuzy & Mom."

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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-321-538)
Caption on reverse: "Grandpa Jotaro Mori, Takao, Kiku, Grandma Mori / Ayako Nishiyori, Yasuko Matsumoto / circa 1926 / Fujii's wedding."

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Scene at Fusae Fujii's wedding (ddr-densho-321-1064)
Caption in album: "Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Calif."




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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-321-496)
Caption on reverse: "Left to right / Grandpa Mori, Takao & Kiku Fujii, Grandma Mori / Flower girls Ayako and Yasuko / circa 1925."