Issei
The earliest wave of Japanese immigrants, the Issei (first generation), had a strong sense of their ethnic identity and retained the values and traditions of their country of birth. Most came to the United States as sojourners and planned to return to Japan after earning their fortunes. In addition, discriminatory laws forbade them from becoming American citizens and from exercising other basic rights, such as owning or leasing land. Since they were thus prevented from fully taking part in American life, it is not surprising that many still identified strongly with the culture of their homeland.
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Ko Nakatani Yukio sogi kinen [Commemorative photograph for the late Yukio Nakatani's funeral] (ddr-csujad-25-336)
A group photograph of the attendees of Yukio Nakatani's funeral held at a Buddhist temple. The photograph is taken on August 23, 1937 by "Aiko," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. Funeral flowers are offered by: Yamaguchi Prefecture Association, Holiness Church, Kamejiro Yuasa, Yoshihito Yuasa, Shigezaburo Fukuhara, Fumikichi Okazaki, Sadao Nakatani, Cannery Workers, and others. See …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-312)
A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Photographs pasted on the page include a Japanese or Japanese American man in perhaps a lab, a passenger ship, and beaches. Another photograph captures Japanese men and women barbecuing outside. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-35)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Three photographs are pasted on the page. Those photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a family portrait of a Japanese man in a suit, a woman in western dress, and a female child. Also include a photograph of a Japanese infant, …
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Japanese American community in Los Angeles, California (ddr-csujad-25-267)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are seven photographs including the Taenaka family and the Japanese American community in Los Angeles, California. Three of the photographs capture a group of Japanese American women in kimono. The photographs are taken around 1930. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Kamie Tanaka, ritual event (ddr-csujad-25-160)
A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives taken at a ritual event in Totsugawa, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_032
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-43)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are three photographs and one postcard. A photograph of a Japanese man posing in front of a timber mill is included. The photograph appears to be taken in the early 1900s in Washington. Another photograph captures Japanese children, which was probably taken in …
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Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, airplane (ddr-csujad-25-137)
A photograph of the tourists of the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken in an airplane at San Francisco International Airport. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_009
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Photographs (ddr-csujad-25-272)
Cover of the Taenaka family photo album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_02_001
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Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, airplane (ddr-csujad-25-139)
A photograph of a tourist of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken in an airplane at San Francisco International Airport. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_011
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Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-152)
A photograph of a local Japanese man probably taken in Totsugawa, Japan. He appears to be one of the Taenakas' relatives. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_024
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Funeral] (ddr-csujad-25-337)
A group photograph of the funeral attendees and a horse-drawn hearse taken in front of "Honganji Fuzoku Shogakko" [=Honganji-affiliated Elementary School]. It is probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_007
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Seattle Judo championship (ddr-csujad-25-334)
A group photograph of Judo competitors with a championship flag. The fist Judo tournament was held by the Seattle Judo Association in December 1936. The photograph is taken by "Takano Studio," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_004
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Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-175)
A group photograph of Kamie Taenaka and the local Japanese children taken at Kanzanji Port, a ferry port in Hamamatsu, Japan. Those children are probably the Taenakas' relatives. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_047
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Kamie Taenaka, ritual event (ddr-csujad-25-159)
A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives taken at a ritual event in Totsugawa, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_031
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Ukichi Matsui (ddr-csujad-25-211)
A page of album containing the Taenaka family. Pasted on the page are three photographs of Ukichi Matusi taken in Japan. Include a portrait of Ukichi Matsui taken at "Gyoku__kwan, Kishinosato, Osaka," probably in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_006
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Taenaka family and relatives (ddr-csujad-25-217)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are six photographs of the Taenaka family, including Yaeko, Chiyoko, and Saiko and their relatives, most likely taken in Los Angeles, California in the early 1930s. In the photographs, Japanese American females and children are wearing kimono. See this object in the California State …
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Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-181)
A group photograph of Kamie Taenaka and local Japanese taken in front of an individual's house in Suita, Japan after the war. They are probably the Taenakas' relatives. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_053
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Taenaka family in a farm (ddr-csujad-25-84)
A photograph of the Taenaka family in a farm, Brighton, Colorado. Includes Kamie Taenaka and Yaeko Taenaka [?] in McMorrow's sugar beet farm. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0090. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_026
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Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-197)
A group photograph of the local Japanese, including a man, women, and children taken in postwar Japan. Probably they are the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_069
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Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-177)
A group photograph of the local Japanese taken at a Shinto shrine in postwar Japan. They are probably the Taenakas' relatives. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_049
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Taenaka family, portrait (ddr-csujad-25-209)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a portrait of the Taenaka family taken in the late 1920s. Includes: Chiyoko, Kamie, Saiko, Tamesaburo, Toshikuni, Haruko, Ukichi, and Yaeko Taenaka. It is most likely taken in the late 1920s in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-311)
A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are family photographs including Japanese men, women, and children. Also includes a Caucasian family. One of the photographs captures a group of Japanese men along with a female child standing in front of a "Pacific Fruit Express" railroad refrigerator car. The photographs …
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Kamie Taenaka, Totsugawa (ddr-csujad-25-153)
A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives in Japan. Most likely taken in Totsugawa, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_025
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Japaense family (ddr-csujad-25-32)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Three photographs are pasted on the page. Include a group photograph of Japanese male children and a photograph of a Japanese family riding on a car. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-8)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. All photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a house; mountains; a stream locomotive of Great Northern Railroad; and children and woman siting on railroad ties. Also include a portrait of Japanese woman in kimono. …