Funerals

img Reverend Terakawa's memorial (ddr-densho-357-779)

Members of the Buddhist church community in the concentration camp at Topaz attend the memorial for Reverend Tansai Terakawa.

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img Tansai Terakawa's funeral (ddr-densho-357-777)

Handwritten caption: "Funeral of Rev. Tansai Terakawa. Part of people who attended services. Nov. 17, 1944."

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img Funeral photo outside Buddhist Church at Gila River Camp (ddr-ajah-6-163)

Caption below photo: Midwife Takiye Kondo's funeral service at Gila River incarceration camp 2, Arizona. Takiye suffered an aortic aneurism and died in Rivers Community Hospital on March 9, 1945. She lived just an hour and a half after being admitted. She was from Alameda, CA. This second photo taken by the photographer of the funeral …

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img Mother and son in a camp graveyard (ddr-densho-2-52)

This photo was taken at the Minidoka concentration camp's graveyard. The rocks in the background were probably used for grave markers. The tombstone shown here was more elaborate than most. This graveyard no longer exists. When the camps were closed, Japanese Americans often exhumed the remains of family members for reburial back home.

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img Memorial service (ddr-densho-2-70)

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img Memorial service honoring fallen Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-2-35)

This memorial service was held for Japanese American soldiers killed during World War II. The Minidoka concentration camp had the highest number of Nisei volunteering for military service.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-2-35/

doc Community wide memorial service for men lost in action (ddr-csujad-55-724)

Program draft for a "Community Wide Memorial Service for Men Lost in Action" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0726

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doc Suggested program for community wide memorial service for men lost in action (ddr-csujad-55-712)

Program draft for a "Community Wide Memorial Service for Men Lost in Action" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0714

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doc Community wide memorial service for men lost in action (ddr-csujad-55-713)

Program for a "Community Wide Memorial Service for Men Lost in Action" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0715

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-713/

doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting, November 13, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-315)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting. Includes discussion on Heart Mountain U. S. O. Committee, fences, coal, funerals, and clothing allowances. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0317

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-315/

img Funeral at the Manzanar Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-350-17)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-350-17/

img Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-293-10)

The funeral for Shinkuro Ogata.

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img Buddhist funeral at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-293-9)

The funeral for Mrs. Ito Mizuta. Sam Torakichi Migita, Koto Hirahara, Sato Hirahara, and possibly Rev. Tesho Matsumoto present.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-293-9/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 22 (July 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-28)

Selected article titles: "Status Unchanged as Hunger Strike Enters Ninth Day" (p. 1), "27 Freed; Due Process of Law Not Accorded--Judge" (pp. 1-2), "Obon Cancelled; Rites Held for Deceased Heroes" (p. 3), and "Bi-Ovum Babies Boost Births" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-28/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 25 (August 17, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-31)

Selected article titles: "Hospital Wages Ceaseless War on Mosquitoes" (p. 1), "Procedure on Shipment of Okotsu to Japan Received" (p. 1), and "Shelter Camp Ready for European Refugees-WRA" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-31/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 8 (February 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-57)

Selected article titles: "2 Society Leaders Sentenced 30 Days at Project Trial" (pp. 1-2), "Second Statement Made on Center Situation" (p. 2), and "Tule Lake: Funeral Parlor Opens Saturday" (p. 2 ).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-57/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 14 (June 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-21)

Selected article titles: "Residents Pay Solemn Tribute at Final Rites for Okamoto: Outdoor Funeral Attended by 9000" (pp. 1-2), "Further Group Movements to Tule Lake Discontinued" (p. 1), "Jail at 1808 for Drunks, Malfeasance" (p. 2), and "12 Buddhist Priests Added; Initial Sermons on Sunday" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-21/

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/

doc Book of 70th Anniversary of Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-446-455)

The Japanese Congregational Church's 70th Anniversary coincided with the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Christian Mission in North America. This book traces the history of JCC within the larger setting of national and local events, and some of the photos and narratives may be of interest. Ai Chih Tsai was pastor at JCC from 1948 to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-455/