Education

Most of the Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) who grew up on the West Coast lived in relatively small sections of the city and shared common experiences in the public schools as well as Japanese language schools. The World War II incarceration interrupted thousands of students' elementary, high school and university educations.

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doc Letter from Minola Tamesa to Uhachi Tamesa (ddr-densho-333-74)

Letter to Uhachi about trial date and correspondence courses

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-333-74/

doc Course completion certificates (ddr-densho-333-37)

Certificates of course completion from central educational services; Leavenworth, Kansas

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-333-37/

doc Letter from Minola Tamesa to Uhachi Tamesa (ddr-densho-333-73)

Letter to Uhachi about finances and correspondence courses

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-333-73/

doc Graduation invitation (ddr-densho-328-250)

Invitation to the high school graduation of Thomas Y. Kometani.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-328-250/

doc Standard Teaching Credential (ddr-densho-338-480)

A Standard Teaching Credential with a specialization in elementary teaching earned by Guyo Tajiri.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-338-480/

doc Takami Hibiya's personal history statement (ddr-densho-381-131)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-131/

doc Sentence diagrams (ddr-densho-385-14)

Fujio Morikawa practices his English language skills by breaking down sentences into diagrams. These diagrams break sentences into their grammatic parts of speech. Fujio Morikawa kept a journal while incarcerated at Lordsburg U.S. Army internment camp. In his journal included translations of letters, news articles, and announcements; notes on English grammar and mathematics; essays on different …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-14/

doc Graduation Program for Lowell Textile School (ddr-densho-355-139)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355-139/

doc Progress Report, Instrumental Music Department (ddr-densho-355-58)

From Highland Park School District

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355-58/

doc Tuition Receipts (ddr-densho-355-22)

Three tuition receipts for G. Takahashi for Lowell Textile School

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355-22/

img Class picture of Ogden School Graduates (ddr-densho-409-7)

Diana Lynn Reiko Morita is standing in the top row on the far left.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-409-7/

img School girls with teachers outside school (ddr-ajah-6-609)

Caption above photo: California Official Alameda Japanese Elementary School at the Japanese Association building 2256 Pacific, CA. Photo circa 1918-1920. The school was founded in 1916, after the Association moved to this building around 1915.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-609/

img Trophy given to Takuritsu Morita (ddr-ajah-6-613)

Caption below photo: Trophy received by Takuritsu Morita of Alameda, CA, from the Beikoku Hosho Kwai. He lived in Alameda until 1933, then moved south to Mountain View, CA. It is unclear what this organization was about or what he did for them. 1932

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-613/

doc State of California Articles of Incorporation for Imagire Sewing School (ddr-ajah-6-131)

Caption below photo: Shizuko Imagire's Articles of Incorporation. She opened her original dress shop and sewing school in Alameda, CA and later moved to Oakland, CA. November 4, 1922

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-131/

img Class photo from Porter School in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-664)

Caption below photo (with names handwritten): Japanese Nisei youth at Porter school in Alameda, CA. Circa mid to late 1920s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-664/

img Trophy given to Takuritsu Morita (ddr-ajah-6-614)

Caption below photo: Trophy received by Takuritsu Morita of Alameda, CA, for his service to the Wanto Japanese school (gakuen). He lived in Alameda until 1933, then moved south to Mountain View, CA, where is continued to teach at a similar school. While he taught at the Alameda school from 1916, it was never called the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-614/

doc National Congress of Parents and Teachers membership card (ddr-densho-483-1148)

Mary Imayanagita's membership card for the National Congress of Parents and Teachers Stafford School P.T.A.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-1148/

img Class photo from Everett School in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-665)

Caption below photo: Japanese youth at Everett School, Alameda, CA., May 10, 1926. Inscribed on front: 765 T.C.W Co. 251 Post

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-665/

img Five trophies given to Takuritsu Morita (ddr-ajah-6-616)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-616/

img Class photo from Topaz (ddr-ajah-6-657)

Caption below photo: School class at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp, 194-1945 Kazumaro was from Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-657/

img School children and teachers outside school (ddr-ajah-6-599)

Caption below photo: The Official California Alameda Japanese Elementary School, at 2256 Pacific Avenue. The school began in 1916. Takuritsu Morita arrived in the Oakland area by 1915 and would live in Alameda by about 1919, possible earlier. Makoto "Henry" Takagi was born in 1900. Based on his appearance this could be 1916 or 1917. if …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-599/

img Trophy given to Takuritsu Morita (ddr-ajah-6-615)

Caption below photo: Trophy received by Takuritsu Morita of Alameda, CA, for his service to the Japanese school (gakuen) in Alameda. He lived there until 1933, then moved south to Mountain View, CA, where he continued to teach at a similar school. He began teaching in Alame3da, 1916. The oddity is that by the date of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-615/

doc Night School bulletin (ddr-csujad-55-662)

Brochure and course catalog covering the Night School program, January 28-April 14, [1943], at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes registration procedure, schedule, and information on continuation and addition of classes. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0664

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-662/

doc Letter from Nagumo student in Japan (ddr-csujad-55-894)

Letter from Nagumo's student who is learing English in Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0896

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-894/

img Seattle Japanese Language School 1933 Graduation (ddr-densho-477-67)

Photograph of the 1933 graduating class from the Seattle Japanese Language School. The caption on the top of the photograph reads "Japanese School Graduation / March 26, 1933" in black ink, written on a piece of paper or tape. There are paper flags pointing out Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima and Helen Shimizu. Their is a caption along …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-477-67/