Family

img Issei man on a train (ddr-densho-259-460)

Renichi Fujimoto on a train, preparing for a journey to Japan to return with his wife, Matsuyo.

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img "Nikkei farm family scene" (ddr-densho-259-358)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A Nikkei farm family scene, taken at one of the early Yasui farms in Summit, which is slightly north and a little west of Odell, Oregon. The farm 'family' was mostly the young Masuo and Shidzuyo Yasuis Sitting back left is, I believe, Yoshizaemon Mori...I think that standing in the center is …

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img Family picture in Japan (ddr-densho-259-535)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Family picture of Saburo and Fumi Miyake with Daiichi Takeoka, of Portland, Oregon, in this group. Our maternal grandmother, Hisa Fujii Miyakie [Miyake] is in the center Presumably this photo was taken in their family home."

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img Issei minister and family (ddr-densho-259-151)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Reverend Seijiro and Mrs. Hana Uyemura [Uemura], with their first 3 children: Lillian, Margaret & Frances, Rev. Uemura was a well known Issei Methodist minister who knew our family well."

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img Portrait of an Issei family (ddr-densho-259-161)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Katsusaburo and Michiko Tamura family, showing [left to right] Alice, Mrs. Michiko, George, Oscar, Katsusaburo & Harry."

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img Issei mother and children (ddr-densho-259-137)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a formal portrait of most of the Yasui family, taken in the Third Street home in Hood River [Shidzuyo] is holding Shu on her lap, Mihci is sitting in an adjustable child's chair, Roku is sitting on a rectangular leather-topped stool, and the older boys are gathered in front of …

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img Issei mother and sons on the street (ddr-densho-259-186)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Shidzuyo Yasui], Ches [Tsuyoshi Yasui], and Min[oru Yasui] in a baby buggy, standing across the street from the First National Bank in Hood River. They are standing on the SW corner of 3rd and Oak Streets."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-186/

img Nikkei family seated in living room (ddr-densho-259-393)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Katsusaburo and Michiko Tamura family portrait, taken in their home located jear the old Emory (?) sawmill east of Odell, [Oregon]. Seated, [left to right]: Michiko (mother), Alice, unidentified Issei man, George & Oscar. Standing, [left to right]: Katsusaburo (father) & Harry."

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img Nisei child sitting on a table with a statue (ddr-densho-259-155)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Kay [Yasui] sitting on an oak table, with a statuette of an extremely high-foreheaded but bald Japanese man. Actually this statue represented one of the seven Chinese Gods of good fortune, which the Japanese called Fukuroku Ju This god was known for his ability to prophesy events and to perform miracles for …

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img Family portrait in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-134)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Part of the Miyake family in Japan, before [Shidzuyo] left to start teaching school. Pictured are Grandma Hisa Fujii Miyake, Grandpa Ichiro Miyake, Great Grandma Tsuno Sato Miyake, Uncle Saburo and Mom [Shidzuyo]. There's a little girl in this picture, but she's unidentified."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-134/

img Two Nisei girls and a white girl in kimono (ddr-densho-259-233)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi and Yuka [Yasui] in kimono and zori (Japanese sandals) with a Caucasian girl [Bette Miller], also in kimono, between them."

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img Family portrait of Issei and Nisei (ddr-densho-259-369)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Family portrait of the Raymond Onishi family."

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img Portrait of two Nisei brothers (ddr-densho-259-199)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Kay and Ray Tsuyoshi Yasui as a very young child and as an infant."

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img Japanese American Families in Hood River, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-48)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Taken in Hood River, on the southwest corner of Second Street and Oak Street. The sign on the window of the corner shop says, 'Slocums Book Store', and further back there is an overhead sign that says, 'Drugs'. The latter was Keir's Drug Store...The picture shows...[Shidzuyo Yasui], [Masuo Yasui], Senichi Tomihiro, Daiichi …

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img Nisei girls wearing kimono (ddr-densho-259-223)

Michi and Yuka Yasui wearing kimono and posed with a parasol.

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img Japanese Americans at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-59)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The reason why we were all [at a cabin in Mosier, Oregon] that summer was because along about 1929 [Masuo Yasui] developed an almost lethal case of lobar pneumonia [His wife, Shidzuyo] insisted that he quit work entirely and work on the business of getting well. To that end our whole family …

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img Japanese American family at home (ddr-densho-259-102)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Portland Maeda family, showing Mrs. Yoshiko Maeda, France, Milton & Roy in their home, when the children were very young."

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img "Family portrait of a Japanese family in Japan" (ddr-densho-259-381)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Family portrait of a Japanese family in Japan. All are wearing Japanese clothing and some of them are wearing montsuki. Sometimes this jacket is also called a haori."

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img Nisei boy (ddr-densho-259-136)

Roku Yasui outside as a boy.

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img Japanese woman wearing kimono (ddr-densho-259-487)

Portrait of an unidentified Japanese woman wearing kimono.

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img Nisei girls wearing kimono (ddr-densho-259-221)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Yuka and Michi [Yasui] sitting, and wearing kimono. Michi is holding a cloth parasol. This is a very cute picture, and I'd guess that Yuka was around 3 years old then."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-221/

img Two Japanese American families on farmland (ddr-densho-259-247)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Nikkei visitors to what must surely have been the Willow Flat farm both [Shidzuyo and Masuo Yasui] are dressed in their farm working clothes This photo shows the typical farm working clothes that [Shidzuyo]--and almost all of the Hood River valley Issei women of the time wore, when working in the orchards …

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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."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-490/