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Funeral inside the Yakima Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-22)
Reverend Tesho Matsumoto presiding over the funeral. Reverend Matsumoto, leader of the Wapato Buddhist Church, spoke in defense of his community's loyalty to the United States and removed the swastika image that had formerly adorned the church facade. Prior to its appropriation by Adolph Hitler (1889-1945), the swastika was used by a wide variety of groups …
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A funeral at the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-1)
Reverend Hoshin Fujii presiding over the funeral. Buddhism first came to Seattle in 1896, and when Rev. Fujii took over the Seattle Buddhist Temple in 1908, there were congregations looking to build temples in places as discrete as Auburn, Vancouver, B.C., Spokane, and Yakima. By 1908, the Seattle Temple housed a dormitory for boys and played …
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 1, No. 28 (July 7, 1928) (ddr-densho-96-56)
Selected article titles: "Anti-War Treaty Draft Given Final Form; Made Public" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Sumizo Okada Dies After Short Illness" (p. 4)