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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![Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Buddhist temple] (ddr-csujad-25-130)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/73/5c/735c3330dc9855246d848a0f8e078bef.jpg)
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Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-253)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are three photographs including a portrait of the Taenaka family taken in Los Angeles, California between 1921 and 1923 and a photograph of the Taenaka family members along with other people in the Japanese community having a picnic. See this object in the California …
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Taenaka family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-228)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs of the Taenakas' relatives in Japan. Include the Satake family; Fusako, Shozo, and Harue Matsui in front of their grocery store; portraits of infants, including Fumiko Satake, the first son of the Satake family, and Shizuko Taenaka. The photographs are probably …
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Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka (ddr-csujad-25-255)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are four photographs taken in El Monte, California. Include Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka. These are probably taken in 1913. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_050
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Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-170)
A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives in 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_042
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Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-184)
A photograph of a local Japanese female taken at an individual's house in Suita, Japan. She is probably the Taenakas' relative. 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_056
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Funeral (ddr-csujad-25-355)
A group photograph of attendees of a funeral held at a Buddhist temple in Salt Lake, Utah. It is taken probably in the 1930s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_017
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-322)
A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Includes a Japanese family and houses. Date and location are unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_031
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-49)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a portrait of a Japanese man in suits and a Japanese woman in western dress taken at "Toyo Studio, Seattle, WH."; a photograph of Japanese male children riding on toys in snow; and a street photograph capturing buildings, "First National Bank," and "Commercial Hotel." Those photographs …
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Family in Japan (ddr-csujad-25-192)
A group photograph of local Japanese men and women taken in Kashiwagi, Japan after the war. They are probably the Taenaka's 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_064
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Mohei and Sadae Umeda wedding anniversary and reception (ddr-csujad-25-238)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are a portrait of Mohei and Sadae Umeda for their wedding anniversary as well as a photograph of their reception taken in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_033
![Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Buddhist temple] (ddr-csujad-25-130)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f1/b6/f1b648b2ca5bbb53849f48000775e438.jpg)
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Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Buddhist temple] (ddr-csujad-25-130)
A group photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, along with Buddhist practitioners in Japan. The location is possibly Kongobuji, a Buddhist temple in Mount Koya. 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_002
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Trip to United States (ddr-csujad-25-216)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs of the Taenaka family and their relatives, including Kamie, Haruko, and Toshikuni, most likely taken in the early 1920s. Some photographs are taken on Chichibu Maru, a Japanese passenger ship. Other photographs are taken probably in Los Angeles, California. See this …
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Taenaka family in a farm (ddr-csujad-25-90)
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_0084. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_032
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Japanese man and postcards (ddr-csujad-25-51)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a portrait of a Japanese man in suits and two postcards. Captions on the postcards read: Heiwa Kinen Tokyo Hakurankai: yakan kaijo no kokei [= The Tokyo Peace memorial Exhibition: scene of the night opening]; 1424 Indian Village and Totem Poles, Howkan, Alaska. See this object …
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Mohei and Sadae Umeda (ddr-csujad-25-234)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are four photographs of the Umeda family, including Mohei and Sadae Umeda, who are Kamie Taenaka's sister and her husband most likely taken in California between 1910s and 1920s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_029
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Japanese man in suits (ddr-csujad-25-16)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Two photographs are pasted on the page. Both photographs appear to have been taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of a Japanese man in suits. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_016
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-27)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Three photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Includes a photograph of a male child taken in front of Gogatsu ningyo, a set of ornamental dolls for Boys' Day, with the American flag. Also include a …
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Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-246)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a family portrait of the Taenakas, including Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. The photograph is probably taken in Los Angeles, California, between 1924 and 1925. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_041
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-54)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. The photographs pasted on the page appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men, women, and children. Also include the elk sculpture, Thompson Fountain in Portland, Oregon. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_054
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Kamie Taenaka (ddr-csujad-25-86)
A photograph of Kamie Taenaka, mother of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. The photograph is probably taken in her house in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_028
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Funeral (ddr-csujad-25-330)
A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Includes two photographs of a funeral held at a Buddhist temple. Date and location are unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_041
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-319)
A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. One of the photographs pasted on the page includes an inscription reading, "Dearest Kiyo, with love, Ruth." Two of the photographs are taken from a passenger ship, capturing people at the wharf in front of a building with the sign, "General Steamship Co." Date and location …
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Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-237)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs including the Taenakas' children, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. A house and car are depicted in the photographs, where the Taenakas most likely reside in Los Angeles, California. The photographs appear to be taken in the late 1920s. See …
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Taenaka family in farm (ddr-csujad-25-99)
A photograph of farmers, probably the Taenaka family, and a plow in a sugar beet farm. The photograph appears to be taken in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_041
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Kamie Taenaka and Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party (ddr-csujad-25-148)
A photograph of the tourists of the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken in 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_020