Portland

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 5 (August 2, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-31)

Select article titles: "Protest envoy acceptance of 'Jap' Text of 'Night Beat' interview on use of word 'Jap': Ambassador Matsudaira doesn't care; professor dislikes term" (p. 1); "JACL calls on senators to reject further substantive change to civil rights bill; 'heart of House-passed measure cut out" (p. 1); "Dinner honoring ex-Gov. Sprague set for Aug. 25" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-31/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 25 (December 20, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-51)

The holiday issue included advertisements bought by JACL members and chapters that included personal addresses and phone numbers to better foster communications between Japanese American communities. These addresses and phone numbers have been redacted to help protect the privacy of Japanese American communities. Please contact Densho to request the original version.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-51/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 109, No. 1 (July 7-14, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-26)

Selected article titles: "Ujifusa Feels Money Rally Now Bad Idea" (p. 1), "JACL-LEC Submits Changes in Detail to Proposed Redress Act" (pp. 1, 7), "Movie-for-TV Shines Its Spotlight on Internment" (p. 2), and "Greater Portland Area Nikkei Opens Campaign for J.A. Historical Garden in Waterfront Park" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-61-26/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 109, No. 6 (September 8, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-31)

Selected article titles: "Heart Mountain's Fair Play Committee: So. Calif. JACLers Throw Spotlights on Nisei WWII Draft Resistance Movement" (pp. 1, 10, 12), "Initial Redress Notices Being Mailed to Those Aged 90 and Up" (pp. 1, 10), "Portland Memorial Garden Project Gains Momentum" (p. 3), and "350 Outstanding Students Across Nation Apply: Profiles: National JACL Scholarship …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-61-31/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 88, No. 2035 (March 23, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-11)

Selected article titles: "Rites at Camp Minidoka Being Planned for August" (p. 1), "U.S. Occupation of Japan: Reflections & Views" (pp. 3, 14), "Albert Einstein: His Single Visit to Japan Recalled" (p. 3), and "Portland's Bush Garden: Two Years Pass to Reopen" (p. 10).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-51-11/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 112, No. 8 [March 1, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-8)

Select article titles: "Pan American Nikkei group sends relief goods to Peruvians" (p. 1), "Stamps of disapproval" (p. 1), "Personalized licenses still controversial" (p. 1), "Honored" (p. 7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-63-8/

img Boy Scout troop drum and bugle corps (ddr-densho-156-24)

Portland Area Council.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-24/

doc Letter to Harry L. Stafford (ddr-sbbt-2-29)

An unsigned letter addressed to Harry L. Stafford explaining what information would be helpful to incarcerees as they leave camp. The author, likely Yoshito Fujii, requests to become a field agent for the War Relocation Authority to gather information from the eastern United States to assist incarcerees in finding opportunities outside of the camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-29/

img 6th Annual NWYPBF convention (ddr-sbbt-3-3)

Group photograph of the Sixth Annual Northwest Young People's Buddhist Federation attendees.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-3-3/

img 9th Annual NWYBL convention (ddr-sbbt-3-7)

Group photograph of the Ninth Annual Northwest Young Buddhist League convention attendees.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-3-7/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-322-1)

The wedding of Kazuo Kinshita and Ami Nakao at the Oregon Buddhist Temple in Portland.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-322-1/

img Wedding reception (ddr-densho-322-2)

Ami Kinoshita, dressed in kimono, and her husband Kazuo at their wedding reception.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-322-2/

img Men outside Abe residence (ddr-densho-383-131)

Written on album page below photograph: "Yoichi Matsuda, Henry Yamada. Portland, Oregon 1931" (left to right).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-131/

img Portland skyline (ddr-densho-383-70)

Written on album page below photograph: Portland Oregon".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-70/

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.\n\nTo 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/

img Portrait of Mary Abe's family (ddr-one-1-77)

Black and white photographic negative of Mary Abe's family posed seated in her living room. Photo portrait of an unknown man on the side table. Back row left to right: Marge Horigami, Florence "Flo" (Teshima) Anazawa, remaining unidentified . Front row left to right: May (Abe) Endo unidentified woman.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-77/

img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-296)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dance rehearsal at Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Obon dancers from left to right: Patricia “Pat” (Ikata) Iboshi, Marjory "Marge" (Ando) Smith, Carol (Takeda) Smith, and unidentified. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-296/

img Wedding of Sam Sakamoto and Hanaye (Fujiwara) Sakamoto (ddr-one-1-47)

Black and white photographic negative of two men in suits posed. From left to right: Keso Kuwahara and groom Sam Sakamoto.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-47/

img Ladies Bowling Team- Oregon Nisei Bowling League Photo #3 (ddr-one-1-563)

Black and white photographic negative of a Nisei women's bowling team. The team is posed in front of a Ford sedan with monogrammed shirts. From left to right: Yoko (Hishikawa) Iwata, Kathleen Sasaki, Sachi (Nakata) Nakashima, Takako Inukai and Toshi (Tamiyasu) Fukuhara. Original print ONLC 3428.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-563/

img Portland Rose Festival Parade- Rose Court (ddr-one-1-483)

Color slide of the Rose Festival Court's float driving down W Burnside in front of the Grant Hotel during the Rose Festival Parade. All women waving to the crowd, queen, Jeanne Wallace, seated in the back of the float waving a silver scepter. The Portland Rose Festival Parade is an annual event in which floats are …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-483/

img Sunday School (ddr-one-1-629)

Black and white photographic negative of a Sunday school class leaning around a table looking at the teacher standing at the head of the table. Image of Buddha hangs on the wall, not at Oregon Buddhist Church.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-629/

img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Chigo Procession (ddr-one-1-67)

Color slide of two children in traditional Japanese costumes with gold headdresses. Children are carrying pink flowers and are part of a Chigo "Children's" procession past the US Custom's House in Northwest Portland. The children are followed by an unidentified Buddhist priest. From left to right: Joanne (Furukawa) Longfeldt and Joyce (Matsunaga) McMahon.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-67/

img Portland Rose Festival Parade- Equestrian team (ddr-one-1-486)

Color slide of six men on palomino horses holding American flags as they ride down W Burnside in front of a crowd gathered outside the Shoreline and Grant Hotels in the Portland Rose Festival Parade. The Portland Rose Festival Parade is an annual event in which floats are made out of flowers and paraded down the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-486/

img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-246)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera holding small Japanese and American flags. From left to right: Eddie Tamiyasu, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-246/

img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-233)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers performing in front of crowd. Dancer in center of image with butterflies on kimono is Phyllis Midori (Ando) Muramatsu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. This image was taken at …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-233/

Filters