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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img Japanese family, Japanese Imperial Navy (ddr-csujad-25-21)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese women in western dress and Japanese men in Japanese Imperial Navy uniforms at a picnic. Also include photographs of houses. See this object …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-21/

img Iimine family (ddr-csujad-25-55)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page is a photograph of the Iimine family, including Mr. and Mrs. Iimine and their children. It appears to be taken in Washington in 1925. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_055

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-55/

img Taenaka family and Ukichi Matsui (ddr-csujad-25-214)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are seven photographs of the Taenaka family and their Japanese relatives, including Ukichi Matsui, taken in Japan in approximately 1925, See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-214/

img Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Meguro Gajoen (ddr-csujad-25-140)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and another tourist of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken at Meguro Gajoen, Tokyo, 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_012

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-140/

img Taenaka family, picnic (ddr-csujad-25-223)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are sixteen photographs of the Taenaka family at a picnic. Includes: Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko, probably taken between 1924 and 1925 in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_018

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-223/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-11)

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 Japanese men in suits, women in western dress, and child. One of the photographs captures two Caucasians on a bullock cart. Also include a photograph of the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-11/

img Fujinkai? (ddr-csujad-25-333)

A group photograph of Japanese women and a Japanese man. The group appears to be "Fujinkai" affiliated with the Buddhist Church of America. It is taken by "Takano Studio" in Seattle, Washington on June 11, 1933. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-333/

img Taenaka family, kimono (ddr-csujad-25-271)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs of the Taenaka family, including Kamie, Haruko, Chiyoko, and Saiko taken with the local Japanese American community in Los Angeles, California. Haruko, Chiyoko and Saiko wear kimono. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1930s. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-271/

img Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-248)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are a family portrait of the Taenakas, including Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko most likely taken in Los Angeles, California, between 1924 and 1925. There is also of a photograph of their relatives in Japan taken in front of their …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-248/

img Kamie Taenaka, Totsugawa (ddr-csujad-25-167)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relative probably 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_039

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-167/

img Murooji (ddr-csujad-25-186)

A photograph of a tourist taken at Murooji, a temple in Nara, Japan after the war. 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_058

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-186/

img Shirahama hot spring (ddr-csujad-25-187)

A group photograph of Japanese women taken at a Shirahama hot spring, Wakayama, 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_059

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-187/

img Japanese men in suits (ddr-csujad-25-9)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. All photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese men in suits, which is also found in: ucsb_jia_0001. Also includes a photograph of a stone building. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-9/

img Rosanzerusu Koyasan Kankodan [Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, Kokyogaien National Gardens] (ddr-csujad-25-133)

A group photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken in front of Nijubashi [= Double Bridge] at Kokyo Gaien National Gardens, Tokyo, 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_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-133/

img Toshikuni Taenaka and Kamie Taenaka (ddr-csujad-25-106)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. He poses in US Army service uniform with his mother, Kamie Taenaka. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where his parents reside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_048

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-106/

img Portrait of Japanese man (ddr-csujad-25-30)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. A portrait of a Japanese man in a suit is pasted on the page. It appears to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_030

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-30/

img Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-178)

A group 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_050

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-178/

img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-40)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Two family portraits and a portrait of a man are pasted on the page. Include Japanese men in suits, women in western dress, and children. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-40/

img Taenaka family in a farm (ddr-csujad-25-81)

A photograph of the Taenaka family in a farm, Brighton, Colorado. Includes Tamesaburo Taenaka, Kamie Taenaka, Ukichi Taenaka [?], and Yaeko Taenaka [?], harvesting sugar beets in McMorrow's farm. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0091. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_023

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-81/

img Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-236)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are six photographs of children, including Ukichi, Toshikuni, and Chiyoko Taenaka. The photographs are most likely taken in Los Angeles, California in the late 1920s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_031

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-236/

img Tamesaburo Taenaka and his family (ddr-csujad-25-203)

A photograph of Tamesaburo Taenaka and his daughter and grandchild taken at Sequoia National Park in 1943. 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_075

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-203/

img Kamie Taenaka, family reunion (ddr-csujad-25-161)

A group photograph of Kamie Taenaka and her relatives taken at an individual's house most likely 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_033

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-161/

img Japanese family, portrait (ddr-csujad-25-338)

A family portrait includes a Japanese woman and five children. 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_008

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-338/

img Seinen Kakuryoku Taikai kinen [Commemoration of Youth Sumo Competition] (ddr-csujad-25-332)

A commemorative photograph of the Youth Sumo Competition held January 25-26, 1930. It is a group photograph of the Sumo competitors and the event supporters. It is taken by "Toyo Studio" in Seattle, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-332/

Haruhara Saiho Gakko doso kyuyu shusai Kason Biyoin Incho Yanagimura Masaji-joshi kangeikai kinen [= Commemorative photograph of a welcoming party for Ms. Masaji Yanagimura, Carson Beauty Salon Manager, hosted by Haruhara Sewing School Alumni] (ddr-csujad-25-335)

img Haruhara Saiho Gakko doso kyuyu shusai Kason Biyoin Incho Yanagimura Masaji-joshi kangeikai kinen [= Commemorative photograph of a welcoming party for Ms. Masaji Yanagimura, Carson Beauty Salon Manager, hosted by Haruhara Sewing School Alumni] (ddr-csujad-25-335)

A group photograph of the attendees of the welcoming party for Ms. Yanagimura Masaji, Carson Beauty Salon manager, held by Haruhara Sewing School alumni on October 21, 1934. 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_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-335/