Church-run schools

Buddhist and Catholic churches ran nursery schools attended by Japanese American children, as did neighborhood Protestant churches. In Seattle, the Maryknoll Catholic school was a prominent institution in the community.

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doc The Alameda Japanese Grammar School 1908-1916 / September 1983 M. Miyauchi (ddr-ajah-4-19)

Memoir of student who attended the Alameda Japanese Grammar School. Includes names of students and teachers

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-4-19/

img Class photo of Japanese School at Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South (ddr-ajah-4-63)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-4-63/

img Class photo of grammar school at Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (ddr-ajah-4-18)

Caption above photo: Japanese Grammar School at Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alameda, CA, 19081916

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-4-18/

Digital document with class photo and history of the church run Japanese school at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church in Alameda (ddr-ajah-4-64)

img Digital document with class photo and history of the church run Japanese school at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church in Alameda (ddr-ajah-4-64)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-4-64/

img Maryknoll School graduating 8th grade class (ddr-densho-353-264)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-264/

img Nihonmachi Jackson Street (ddr-densho-353-73)

Jackson Street, looking east from 5th Street. Note on back indicates Japanese stores in left foreground, and the Academy of Holy Names in background, built 1880. The photo was taken before the Jackson St. regrade of 1907-1909.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-73/

img A cooking class taught in the Fujin Home (ddr-densho-353-272)

The Fujin Home was a women's home organized by the Japanese Baptist Church. It was used as a shelter and a classroom.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-272/

img Japanese Methodist kindergarten (ddr-densho-353-279)

The Kindergarten was at the Japanese Methodist Church at the Catharine Blaine home.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-279/

img Japanese Methodist kindergarten (ddr-densho-353-283)

Written on the back there is a list of names of individuals in the photo.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-283/

img Seattle Japanese Baptist Church nursery school class (ddr-densho-540-18)

Backside of image lists names of children photographed.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-540-18/

doc Letter from Hank to Kim Fujii (ddr-densho-433-26)

Hank writes to Kizie (Kimiko) Fujii about future education plans, families leaving the concentration camp, and informs her that his mother is too busy making flowers to make her a sweater.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-26/

img Sunday School (ddr-one-1-92)

Black and white photographic negative of Sunday School class. Students work on coloring project with adult teachers, image of Buddha hangs on wall. Class not taught at the Oregon Buddhist Church, exact location is unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-92/

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/

doc 70th Anniversary of the Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-474-53)

The Japanese Congregational Church's 70th Anniversary book traces the history of JCC within the context of national and local events.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-474-53/

img Group of children from Seattle Japanese Congregational Church Sunday School (ddr-densho-474-205)

Front row second from left is Shugo Hashiguchi. Third row first on right is Hiroshi Hashiguchi. Back row first on left is Shiro Hashiguchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-474-205/

img Confirmation class at Seattle Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-474-195)

Hiroshi is in the first row second from left. Chosaku is in the third row on the left end.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-474-195/

vh Michiko Frances Chikahisa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-347-12)

Japanese as primary childhood language

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-347-12/