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Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. Okine, June 28, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-82)
doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. Okine, June 28, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-82)
A letter from Makoto Okine in Lecce, Italy to his father, Seiichi Okine, in the Rohwer incarceration camp in Arkansas. It is mailed via New York by the US Army Postal Service. In the letter, Makoto assumes that not many people participate in the bonodori event in the camp this time because many of the young …
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-82/
Obon, Rohwer, Arkansas (ddr-csujad-5-339)
img Obon, Rohwer, Arkansas (ddr-csujad-5-339)
Photographed are Akiko An and Kiku Tanimoto, Ayame May Okine, and Dorothy Ai Okine. It is taken during the obon event in the Rohwer incarceration camp. The handwritten notes on the backside read: Obon, Rohwer, Arkansas. A photograph from "Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album" (csudh_oki_0300), page 11. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Religious life in the Gila community (ddr-csujad-26-30)
doc Religious life in the Gila community (ddr-csujad-26-30)
Observations and descriptions of Buddhist, Christian, and Shinto practices by incarcerees including the establishment of Buddhist Church, funeral arrangements and ceremony, Bon festival, and events taking place in and around the churches established at Gila River. Compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object in the California State …
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Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-59)
img Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-59)
Before World War II, the Bon Odori festival took place on Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. This person is playing a taiko drum.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-59/
Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-62)
img Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-62)
Before World War II, the Bon Odori festival took place on Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-62/
Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-60)
img Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-60)
Before World War II, the Bon Odori festival took place on Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-60/
Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-58)
img Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-58)
Before World War II, the Bon Odori festival took place on Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-58/
Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-64)
img Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-64)
Before World War II, the Bon Odori festival took place on Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-64/
Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-61)
img Bon Odori (ddr-densho-36-61)
Before World War II, the Bon Odori festival took place on Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-61/
Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-202)
img Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-202)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-202/
Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-204)
img Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-204)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-204/
Letter to Rev. Shinjo Nagatomi from the Manzanar hospital staff (ddr-manz-4-54)
doc Letter to Rev. Shinjo Nagatomi from the Manzanar hospital staff (ddr-manz-4-54)
A thank you note for an invitation to Bon Odori.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-54/
Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-207)
img Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-207)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-207/
Children dancing at Obon (ddr-manz-4-230)
img Children dancing at Obon (ddr-manz-4-230)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-230/
Memo from the Manzanar Buddhist Church (ddr-manz-4-51)
doc Memo from the Manzanar Buddhist Church (ddr-manz-4-51)
A thank you to members for a successful Obon celebration.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-51/
Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-57)
img Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-57)
Caption in album: "Bon odori Aug. 1943."
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Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-170)
img Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-170)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-170/
Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-206)
img Night scene at Bon Odori (ddr-manz-4-206)
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Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-233)
img Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-233)
Pictured is the lead dancer.
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-233/
Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-237)
img Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-237)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-237/
Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-234)
img Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-234)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-234/
Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-232)
img Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-232)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-232/
Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-236)
img Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-236)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-236/
Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-242)
img Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-242)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-242/
Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-238)
img Obon festival (ddr-densho-159-238)
http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-238/
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