Nisei

The Nisei (second generation) felt the pull of two cultures. American born, attending public schools, and influenced by American popular culture, they shared the same idols, favorite songs and sports heroes as most other children of their generation. Wanting to fit in, many Nisei with Japanese first names dropped them for Western ones that their non-Japanese friends could easily pronounce. Yet, most grew up in Japanese neighborhoods, and their parents taught them the customs and values of the old country.

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doc Album 1 (ddr-densho-287-21)

Molly (Kageyama) Maeda's red photo album containing images of young nisei at Oregon State College (now Oregon State University), graduation portaits, and images of life at Minidoka.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-21/

doc Album 2 (ddr-densho-287-151)

Milton Maeda's brown photo album of pre-war life including photographs of travel to Salem, Oregon; Yakama, Washington; and Alaska to visit friends and work in canneries, and college life.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-151/

doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 7 (October 1969) (ddr-densho-297-7)

Selected article titles: "Issei Centennial" (p. 2), "Introspect" (p. 3), "Okinawa" (p. 5), "Shhh!: A Nisei Is Speaking" (p. 6), "The Emergence of Yellow Power in America" (p. 8-9).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297-7/

doc Gidra, Vol. II, No. 1 (January 1970) (ddr-densho-297-10)

Selected article titles: "Soldiers Oppose War" (p. 2), "Remember 1942?" (p. 2), "Chuck Smokes Hi Pot" (p. 3). Prof Says - 'They're Quiet'" (p. 3), "Panthers 'Vamped' Again" (p. 3), "Rebel with a Cause . . ." (p. 6-7), "Tutorial Project" (p. 12-13).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297-10/

doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 8 (November 1969) (ddr-densho-297-8)

Selected article titles: "Moratorium Day" (p. 2), "1969 Internal Security Act" (p. 2), "Pioneer Center Opens in Little Tokyo" (p. 3), "Yellow and Proud" (p. 5), "Revelance of Ethnic Studies" (p. 5), "The High Cost of Saving Face the American Way" (p. 8-9).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297-8/

img Nisei women (ddr-densho-325-239)

Friends of Hisa Nimrua pose by their car while on a trip to Long Beach, California. Written on back of photograph "Long Beach Sept. 7, 1947"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-239/

img Japanese American family (ddr-densho-325-499)

Hisa Nimura Horiuchi poses with her three sons, Eddie, Raymond and Danny.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-499/

img Hisa Nimura (ddr-densho-325-143)

Written on the front of the photograph is "Dearest Sumito [illegible] Hisa" and written on the back is "Feb. '48".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-143/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-392)

Hisa Nimura Horiuchi standing on rock

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-392/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-176)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-176/

img Nisei women (ddr-densho-325-470)

Hisa Nimura Horiuchi (on right) with unidentified Nisei woman.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-470/

img Nisei man (ddr-densho-325-167)

Sumito Horiuchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-167/

img Nisei man (ddr-densho-325-180)

Sumito Horiuchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-180/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-230)

Hisa Nimura posing next to pool.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-230/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-244)

A friend of Hisa Nimura poses on the porch of a house in Pasadena, California. Written on back of photograph "Sept 11 Pasadena"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-244/

doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-2)

Ms Whilhite on this page explains how she knows Hisa Horiuchi and how she decided to reconstruct Hisa's old scrapbook in order to better preserve it.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-2/

doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-7)

Poems from Hisa's friends. Ms. Whilhite writes that the Nimura family and their neighbors were sent to Arboga, California, most likely they were sent to the Marysville Temporary Assembly Center which was located near Arboga. After spending just over a month in the assembly center Hisa and her family were sent to Tule Lake Concentration Camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-7/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-282)

Nisei woman attempts to climb rock.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-282/

img Nisei riding bicycles (ddr-densho-325-106)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-106/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-227)

Hisa Nimura posing on a diving board.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-227/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-179)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-179/

img HIsa Nimura in a garden (ddr-densho-325-144)

Written on the front of the photograph " Dear Family, Always, Hisa".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-144/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-263)

Hisa Nimura standing on diving board. Written on back of the photograph "Oct 3 '47"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-263/

img Japanese American families (ddr-densho-325-449)

Hisa Nimura Horiuchi at the far right with her second son, Raymond in her lap. Her older son, Eddie is second from right. Written on back of the photograph "Sept. 5, '53".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-449/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-178)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-178/