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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img Women pose on dock (ddr-densho-359-340)

Sadako Nakata and Alice Kawamoto pose at Fletcher Bay on Bainbridge Island.

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img Nisei couple (ddr-densho-359-1311)

Phil and Alice Okano pose for a photograph on their honeymoon

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img Building at Jantzen Beach Amusement Park (ddr-densho-359-195)

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img Family birthday party (ddr-densho-359-216)

Alice Kawamoto poses with two other young women, Sadako Nakata and Fumiko Hayashida, at Don Nakata's 4th birthday party.

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img Class portrait (ddr-densho-359-2)

A group of students from the high school in Leland, Washington. Jeanette Kawamoto is front row, far right. She graduated valedictorian of her class. Stamped on the back "Perkins Studio 314 Crown Bldg. Second & James St. Seattle, Wash."

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img Bride and groom (ddr-densho-359-404)

The photograph is signed "Most sincerely Jack & Patricia 7/22/42". Woman is wearing wedding dress; man an Army uniform

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img Mountain climbers (ddr-densho-359-303)

Caption on this page of the album "'Up on Mount Walker' September '37". From left to right: Yonchan and Kyoichi Iwasa, and Alice Kawamoto

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img Family birthday party (ddr-densho-359-215)

A group photograph at Don Nakata's 4th birtday party. Pictured from back to front and left to right: Nobuko Hayashida, Yasuko Hayashida, Shigeko Kitamoto, Hideko Kitamoto, Pauline Nakata, Fumiko Hayashida, Miyeko Nishi, Alice Kawamoto, Hisako Hayashida, Kenji Nakata, Yuriko Kitamoto, Tomiko Hayashida, Bobby Nishi

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img Nisei couple in field of daffodils (ddr-densho-359-443)

Phil Okano takes a picture of his wife, Alice, in a field of daffodils.

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img Portrait of a woman (ddr-densho-359-288)

Caption below the photogrpah in the album "Sadako Nakata Bainbridge High"

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img Four women in garden (ddr-densho-359-175)

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img Nisei couple in field of daffodils (ddr-densho-359-442)

Alice and Phil Okano stand in a a field of daffodils.

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img Portrait of a Nisei woman (ddr-densho-359-444)

Alice Okano

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img Girl (ddr-densho-359-518)

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img Portrait of a woman (ddr-densho-359-275)

Alice Kawamoto

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img Family birthday party (ddr-densho-359-217)

A group of young people. From left to right: Alice Kawamoto, Fumiko Hayashida, Toshiko Hayashida, Sadako Nakata, Yaeko Yamashita, Jitsuzo Nakata, and Kenji Nakata.

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