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img Japanese American family preparing for the journey to the Pomona Assembly Center (ddr-densho-242-4)

Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "May 1942 - El Monte, California - In front of family store. Hatchimonji family about to leave for the Pomona Assembly Center then the WRA camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. L-R: Tasuke Ike, Megumi Mike, Kumezo father, Nobue mother, and daughter Gloria, wearing the family ID tags."

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img Three Nisei children in Phoenix, Arizona (ddr-densho-242-11)

Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "Phoenix, Arizona. Mike and Ike with friend Teruko Yoshiga."

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img Mother and son (ddr-densho-252-22)

A woman in a kimono posing with her son, who is seated. Caption on Post-it: "Taieko Yamamura, mar. ? & son."

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img Michie Taniguchi (ddr-densho-252-52)

A woman dressed in a kimono, standing next to potted flowers. Caption on Post-it: "Michie Taniguchi (Tadashi's oldest daughter)."

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img Father and son (ddr-densho-252-87)

(Left to right) Unknown Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Taniguchi. Caption on Post-it: "Toshiyuki Taniguchi (R) and son."

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img Group portrait (ddr-densho-252-24)

(Clockwise, from left) Unknown Yamada, Hitochi Yamada, unknown Kawaguchi, Kazu Taketani Taniguchi holding Fred Wataru Taniguchi. Caption from Post-it: "(top) Yamada, wife, Hitochi (His mother was Renzo's dau.). From Keigi, neighbor Kawaguchi. Kazu Taketani Taniguchi, Dad. In SF?"

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img Michie Taniguchi (ddr-densho-252-49)

A woman standing in front of foliage, wearing a kimono, tabi, and geta. Caption on Post-it: "Michie Taniguchi (Tadashi's oldest daughter)."

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img Shikie Kihara (ddr-densho-252-54)

A woman wearing a sailor-style shirt. Caption on Post-it: "Shikie Kihara (half-sister) mar. Shimazu."

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-252-32)

(Clockwise, from left) Unknown Yamamura, unknown Yamamura nee Taniguchi (wife), unknown Yamamura (son), Taieko Yamamura. Caption on Post-it: "Yamamura, dau. of Renzo's sister Shizu, Taieko (beautiful daughter), son."

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-252-44)

All unknown except Chioko nee Taniguchi holding her son (first woman on left holding a small boy) and the wife of Sukane (surname unknown - to the right of Chioko Taniguchi). Caption on Post-it: "Sukane-san's wife. He was Renzo's 2nd son. Chioko & her kid. She had 2 sons. She lives with her oldest son."

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img Taniguchi family (ddr-densho-252-4)

(Front row, left to right) Masaji Okura, Kosuye Okura, Jeanne (surname unknown), Ferry Hiroko Taniguchi nee Okura, Fred Wataru Taniguchi. (Back row, left to right) Alice Setsuko Taniguchi, Robert Iwao Taniguchi, Joanne (surname unknown), Sherry (surname unknown). Caption on Post-it: "Taniguchi Family: Alice, Bob, Joanne, Sherry; Grandpa & Grandma Okura; Jeanne; Mom (Ferry); Dad (Fred); L to R ...

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img Out with the kids (ddr-densho-252-80)

(Front row, left to right) Etsuko Taniguchi and unknown son of Chioko nee Taniguchi. (Back row, left to right) Chioko nee Taniguchi, Toshie Taniguchi, Keiko Taniguchi, and Shizuka Taniguchi. Caption on Post-it: "Chioko, Toshie (Shozo's wife), Shizuka (Uncle's wife), [Toshie's children] Etsuko and Keiko, Chioko's son."

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img Family of the maid (ddr-densho-252-81)

Caption on Post-it: "Brother=pharmacist and he's a half-Taniguchi. Maid's brother's wife and kids. Yamamoto?? Also name of pharmacy."

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img Portrait of Nikkei family (ddr-densho-259-488)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of the Shohei and Tei Endo family of Willow Flat, Oregon. There have been two spellings for their last name--Endo, as in the Oregon Japanese census of 1928, or Endow, as in Linda Tamura's book, The Hood River Issei. Shohei came to the U.S. in 1908, and Tei, his ...

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img Family at Miyajima, Japan (ddr-densho-259-294)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi, Fumi and Saburo Miyake at Miyajima, Japan, with the famous 'floating' torii [gate] in the background. This is considered to be one of the 3 most famous scenic views in Japan."

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img Japanese woman and girls wearing kimono (ddr-densho-259-492)

Portrait of an unidentified Japanese woman and two girls wearing kimono, posed with a stuffed dog.

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img Portrait of Nikkei family (ddr-densho-259-478)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another family portrait of the Tomihiro family." Left to right: Senichi Tomihiro, Chiye Tomihiro, and Satoru Tomihiro.

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img Nisei girl visiting family in Japan (ddr-densho-259-289)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi [Yasui]'s visit to Japan in the summer of 1940 Front, [left to right]: Yasuo, Michi, Kameno, Taiitsuro. Back, [left to right]: Tokiko, Norie (Yasuo's wife), Hiroshi, Sachiko."

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img Two Nisei brothers in front of a fence (ddr-densho-259-180)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a very cute picture of Kay and Ches [Yasui] when they were little boys. I will guess that Kay was 4 and Ches was 3 when it was taken."

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img Nisei brother and sister (ddr-densho-259-463)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Kay and Yuka [Yasui] at the Third Street home [in Hood River, Oregon]."

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img "Kuga family from Kumamoto ken" (ddr-densho-259-490)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait in Japan, which Yuka has captioned as the 'Kuga family from Kumamoto ken.' Shown here is a stair-stepping size gradation of their 5 boys."

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img Nisei brothers eating rice balls (ddr-densho-259-498)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Min[oru Yasui] & Ches [Tsuyoshi Yasui] eating what appears to be musabi, also sometimes called onigiri (cooked rice balls) with Mount Hood in the background."

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img Family gathering in Japanese cemetery (ddr-densho-259-281)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A gathering of the Yasui family clan at the family cemetery in Nanukaichi in the summer of 1926, when the American Yasuis visited their Japanese relatives."

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img Three Nisei girls (ddr-densho-259-373)

Three unidentified Nisei girls in white dresses.

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img Issei men at train depot (ddr-densho-259-157)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Hood River Depot, Chan [Renichi Fujimoto], Dad [Masuo Yasui]."

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