Family

doc From the scrapbook of Torayoshi Muraki Maida (in Japan until 1919) (ddr-densho-494-53)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-53/

img Muraki Family photo at family grave (ddr-densho-494-15)

Caption on webpage: "On to Kebara, Wakayama Prefecture, 1954" and "Meriko has moved on to the native home of her father (still in the US at this time), some of whose relatives populate this picture."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-15/

img Bando family in Manchuria (ddr-densho-494-41)

Photograph of the Densaburo (Muraki) Bando with his three children, Takahashi Bando, Tadao Bando, and Katsumi Bando. Caption on website: "Brother in Manchuria / After the Russo-Japanese War (1905), Japan took over Russia's influence in Manchuria. To exploit the badly needed resources Japan needed from Manchuria, it sent Japanese citizens to colonize the area. One of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-41/

img Muraki Family portrait (ddr-densho-494-44)

Back row left to right: Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida, Matsue Uranishi, Tomohei Muraki, and Densaburo (Muraki) Bando. Front row left to right: Hamae Nakagoshi, Katsuno Sumiya, and Kuma Kishida. Caption on website: "Saying goodbye to Japan / After accepting the offer of marriage from the Maida family, Torayoshi spent some time at his family home in Kebara." …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-44/

img Maida sisters at Tokuno family reunion (ddr-densho-494-27)

From left to right: Meiko Maida, Junko (Maida) Kimura, and Asako (Maida) Tokuno attending a Tokuno family reunion. Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-27/

doc Iino Family Tree (ddr-densho-368-19)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-19/

doc Haruko Ann (Suzuki) Tokita Biography (ddr-densho-538-1)

Biography of the life of Haruko Ann (Suzuki) Tokita as written by her eldest child.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-538-1/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 5, No. 232 (ddr-densho-96-264)

Selected article titles: "Graduates Owe Parents, Chance at Opportunity" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-264/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 5, No. 230 (ddr-densho-96-262)

Selected article titles: "Social Welfare in Foreign Field Maryknoll Aim" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-262/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 146 (October 11, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-176)

Selected article titles: "Officials' Mercy Makes Maruhashi Home Happy Again" (p. 1), "Locals Must Stop Fast Madac Backs in Tilt Tomorrow" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Yurino Takatoshi Chosen President by Fuyokai Girls" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-176/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 141 (September 6, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-171)

Selected article titles: "Japan Maintains 1 Minute Silence for Quake Dead" (p. 1), "Nippons Lose and Win; Take Series from Asahi Team" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Japanese Family, Not Individual, is Basis of Society" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-171/

doc Letter from Li Sin Chiong to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-336)

Updates on family in Hong Kong, Japan, and Formosa. Many Formosan boys are praying for a university in Formosa.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-336/

doc Keynote Talk: Rev. Ai Chih Tsai Biography and Legacy (ddr-densho-446-353)

Notes for Taiwanese American Historical Society Keynote Talk on May 17, 2017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-353/

doc Letter from the Ishikawas to the Matsuos and Johnny (ddr-densho-468-251)

Thank you for Christmas gifts with details of plans for trip to visit in New York in April, introduction to Ann and Don Farber, and new vehicle.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-251/

doc Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to John "Johnny" Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-142)

Letter with holiday news, updates on life at school, and work with list of expenditures.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-142/

doc Memoir: "A Misspent Life" (ddr-densho-468-95)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-95/

img Satome and Soichi Yamamoto (ddr-densho-492-42)

Portrait of brothers Satome Yamamoto (left) and Soichi Yamamoto (right). Written across the top of the image is "Satome" and "Soichi" in blue ink. Caption in Japanese on back

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-492-42/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-densho-446-122)

Request for executive action to change status to "friendly alien" based on prior work for U.S. government in order to avoid deportation, to avoid consequences for wife and baby, and to allow Tsai to be considered for employment in the American Consulate in Formosa and Chinese Embassy [final draft]

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-122/

doc Rev. Ai Chih Tsai Biography and Legacy (ddr-densho-446-352)

Powerpoint for Taiwanese-American Historical Society Exhibit presented on May 17, 2017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-352/

doc "My Life Begins" (ddr-densho-446-350)

My Life Begins (autobiography): Ai Chih's parents, conversion to Christianity, education in Japan, arrival in US on student visa, U of Chicago, Robert Cashman, Keimer Shou, Japanese Christian Church (Chicago), War, Ordination, Meeting Ryo, Marriage, Navy-Columbia U, War Dept.-D.C., MD, US Strategic Bombing Survey, UNRRA

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-350/

doc Short story: "The outcast" / "The alien within" (ddr-densho-468-68)

Four typed drafts. First draft describes a Japanese American girl in the mid-20th century. Second, third, and fourth drafts describe incarceration. The story's name changes from "The outcast" to "The alien within" between drafts 2 and 3. Final draft has perspective shift from third-person narrator to first-person.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-68/

doc Letter from the Ishikawas to Ejohn (ddr-densho-468-248)

Letter discussing reunion trip with updates on the family [note: heavy water damage]

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-248/

doc Book of 70th Anniversary of Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-446-455)

The Japanese Congregational Church's 70th Anniversary coincided with the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Christian Mission in North America. This book traces the history of JCC within the larger setting of national and local events, and some of the photos and narratives may be of interest. Ai Chih Tsai was pastor at JCC from 1948 to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-455/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ai Jin Tsai (ddr-densho-446-338)

Ai Chih Tsai has accepted one-year position with United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). He will see "all of you" during this time. Details of travel plans for Ai Chih, Ryo, and .

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-338/

doc Letter from Ai Jin Tsai to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-312)

Family is safe. Tsai family moved to country Mar-Aug 1945. Ai-gi's clinic slightly damaged. Ai-Le in Hong Kong safe but was captured by Japanese; later released. Ai-jin learned about Ai Chih Tsai's life from G. Kerr. Ai-jin wants to start a business and wants Ai Chih to find a contact in America for Ai-jin to be …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-312/

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