Higher education
The Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrants) put great emphasis on education as a means of succeeding in the U.S. While many Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) obtained college degrees, they found professions closed to them. It was not uncommon for educated nisei to be forced to settle for menial jobs in the ethnic community. Frequently, Japanese Americans could find jobs commensurate with their education only by becoming independent professionals such as doctors and dentists providing services to the Japanese community. The World War II incarceration interrupted thousands of students' university educations.
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National Intercollegiate Bowling Championship team (ddr-densho-26-254)
The University of Washington bowling team won the Intercollegiate Bowling Championship in 1956.
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Education building (ddr-densho-287-104)
Photograph of 4 unidentfied women standing in front of the enterence of the Education Building.
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Group of three women (ddr-densho-287-30)
Photograph of three young women locking arms and smiling in front of a building on Oregon State College's campus (currently known as Oregon State University). On the far left is Molly (Kageyama) Maeda, in the center is Lena, and on the far right is Emi. Written on the album page below the bottom right corner is …
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Speech (ddr-densho-287-78)
Photograph of a crowd sitting and standing around listening to a speech oustide.
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Class of 1938 Electrical Engineers (ddr-densho-287-690)
Group photograph of 26 men. The image is of the Oregon State College (not Oregon State University) Electrical Engineering Class of 1938. Written on the image are the numbers 1-26. Identified: 1 Bob Welty 2 Milton Maeda 3 Fred Clausen 4 Vic Carson 5 Dan Smith 6 Dav Fulton 7 Dav Cox 8 Phil Brownell 9 …
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Group on steps (ddr-densho-287-82)
Photograph of 9 people posing for a picture on the steps of the Women's Building. Second from the right in the front row is Molly (Kageyama) Maeda.
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Molly's Graduation Portrait (ddr-densho-287-102)
Portrait of Molly (Kageyama) Maeda in a cap and gown.
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Ray Konika (ddr-densho-287-101)
Photograph of Ray Konika standing outside a building. Written along the bottom right corner is "Ray Konika" in black ink.
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Graduation (ddr-densho-287-45)
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing oustide in her graduation cap and gown.
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Jean Akita (ddr-densho-287-145)
Photograph of two women with a camera in the background. Wirtten along the bottome of the image is "Jean Akita O.S.C 1940-'41" in black ink. Written on the back is "Jean Akita Hayashi Oregon State campus 1940-'41 (?)" in black ink.
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Library (ddr-densho-287-701)
Photograph of the library building at Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). Written on the album page below the image is "Library" in black ink. Identical to ddr-densho-304.
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Elmer and Jack (ddr-densho-287-197)
Photograph of two men standing with third crouched down behind them. The two men standing are Elmer Anderson (left) and Jack Anderson (right). The man crouching is Bud Wolf. Weitten on the album page below the image is "Elmer Anderson Jack Anderson (Not Brothers) Bud Wolf" in white ink.
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Graduation portrait (ddr-densho-287-22)
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman in a graduation cap and gown.
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Mikie Kageyama Graduation Portrait (ddr-densho-287-708)
Portrait of Mikie (Kageyama) Yasui in a Graduation cap and gown. Written on the image in the lower right corner is "Mikie Kageyama" in blue ink.
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Women's Weekend Chairmen (ddr-densho-287-88)
Photograph of the Women's Weekend chairwomen standing on the steps of a building. Second from the right is Molly (Kageyama) Maeda.
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Memorial Union (ddr-densho-287-640)
Photograph of Memorial Union building on the Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) campus. Identicial to ddr-densho-287-306 & ddr-densho-287-699.
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Group of friends (ddr-densho-287-199)
Photograph of a group of 13 people standing and sitting on the ground. Front row left to right: Al and Walt. Second row: Harlan. Third row: Pearl, Arden Brownell, and unidentfied. Fourth row: Thelma, Lois, Larrance and Elmer Anderson. Back row: Jack Anderson, Walstrom, and Bud Wolf. Written on the album page below the image is: …
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Four graduates (ddr-densho-287-672)
Photograph of four men in graduation caps and gowns standing on the stairs of Poling Hall. From left to right: Milton Maeda, Wes, Milan, and Dave. Written on the album page is "Poling Hall Seniors --Wes - Milan - Dave" in black ink.
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Arden (ddr-densho-287-195)
Photograph of Arden Brownell standing oustide. Written on the album page below the image is "Arden 'Ace' Brownell" in white ink.
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Graduation portrait (ddr-densho-287-23)
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman in a graduation cap and gown.
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Art Kodani Graduation portrait (ddr-densho-287-692)
Portrait of Art Kodani in a graduation cap and gown. Written in the lower right corner of image is "Sincerely Art Kodani '35" in blue ink. Written on the album page below the image is "Art Kodani" in black ink.