Arrival

Labor contractors transported workers from Japan to work on Hawaiian sugar plantations. Many Japanese then emigrated to the mainland and worked for lumber companies, railroads, and canneries. In the early 1900s these immigrants began to establish families through the picture bride system (shashin-kekkon, literally "photograph marriage"). Immigrant bachelors sent photographs and information about themselves to go-betweens (baishakunin) who arranged meetings with the families in Japan. Marriage ceremonies took place in Japan (without bridegrooms), then the new brides traveled to the United States to join their husbands. Many arrived to discover that their husbands had misrepresented their appearances or situations.

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vh Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-23-3)

Family background, Toshio Ito: father's arrival in the United States, working odd jobs in Seattle

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-23-3/

vh Junkoh Harui Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-11-1)

Orphaned and without work, father immigrates to Bainbridge Island, Washington and the "largest mill in the world..."

This interview was done outdoors in the Bainbridge Gardens Nursery which resulted in increased background noise and frequent interruptions by the business P.A. system.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-11-1/

vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-142-3)

Grandmother's arrival in U.S. as a "picture bride"

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vh Frank Konishi Interview Segment 27 (ddr-manz-1-25-27)

Grandfather's travels to the United States from South America, description of homemade senbei maker

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vh Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-173-4)

Mother's arrival in the U.S. through Angel Island, California

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vh Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-173-3)

Father's arrival in the U.S.: establishing an embroidery studio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-173-3/

vh Lois Shikami Interview Segment 2 (ddr-chi-1-8-2)

Parents' family backgrounds

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-8-2/

vh Mas Takano Interview Segment 1 (ddr-ajah-1-5-1)

Family background: immigration to San Francisco

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-5-1/

vh Kitako Izumizaki Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1015-3-2)

Mother's immigration to the U.S. as a "picture bride"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1015-3-2/

vh Homer Yasui Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-27-4)

Description of the "picture bride" system

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.

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