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Japanese American youth (ddr-densho-325-287)
img Japanese American youth (ddr-densho-325-287)
Written on the back of the photograph "Nov. 12 '47"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-287/
Japanese American man (ddr-densho-325-316)
img Japanese American man (ddr-densho-325-316)
Written on back of photograph "Nov. '47"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-316/
Japanese American girl (ddr-densho-325-311)
img Japanese American girl (ddr-densho-325-311)
Written on back of photograph "Nov. '47"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-311/
Japanese American man and woman (ddr-densho-325-289)
img Japanese American man and woman (ddr-densho-325-289)
Hisa Nimura poses with unknown Japanese American man. Written on back of photograph "Nov. '47"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-289/
Japanese American man and child (ddr-densho-325-314)
img Japanese American man and child (ddr-densho-325-314)
Written on back of photograph "Nov. '47"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-314/
Japanese American women (ddr-densho-325-221)
img Japanese American women (ddr-densho-325-221)
The inscription on the photograph says "Hisa, Mary"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-221/
Bibliography on War Relocation Authority, Japanese, and Japanese-Americans (ddr-densho-381-20)
doc Bibliography on War Relocation Authority, Japanese, and Japanese-Americans (ddr-densho-381-20)
A bibliography of materials published between October 1942 and July 1945 about the War Relocation Authority, Japanese, and Japanese-Americans in the United States.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-20/
Comments by the War Relocation Authority on remarks of Representative John M. Costello (ddr-densho-381-8)
doc Comments by the War Relocation Authority on remarks of Representative John M. Costello (ddr-densho-381-8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-8/
Evidences of Americanism among Japanese-Americans (ddr-densho-381-9)
doc Evidences of Americanism among Japanese-Americans (ddr-densho-381-9)
A statement by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority, presented before the Costello Subcommittee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities attempting to draw attention to the "Americanism" of Japanese-Americans.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-9/
Story about George Tokuda's childhood in Mukilteo (ddr-densho-383-622)
doc Story about George Tokuda's childhood in Mukilteo (ddr-densho-383-622)
Written by Tama Tokuda for a class, with instructor's notes at end.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-622/
Notes titled
doc Notes titled "Reflections of a immigrant mother" (ddr-densho-383-615)
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Short note about Tamako's mother, and the loss of culture by Issei. (ddr-densho-383-611)
doc Short note about Tamako's mother, and the loss of culture by Issei. (ddr-densho-383-611)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-611/
Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-296)
img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-296)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dance rehearsal at Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Obon dancers from left to right: Patricia “Pat” (Ikata) Iboshi, Marjory "Marge" (Ando) Smith, Carol (Takeda) Smith, and unidentified. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-296/
Sunday School (ddr-one-1-629)
img Sunday School (ddr-one-1-629)
Black and white photographic negative of a Sunday school class leaning around a table looking at the teacher standing at the head of the table. Image of Buddha hangs on the wall, not at Oregon Buddhist Church.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-629/
Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Chigo Procession (ddr-one-1-67)
img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Chigo Procession (ddr-one-1-67)
Color slide of two children in traditional Japanese costumes with gold headdresses. Children are carrying pink flowers and are part of a Chigo "Children's" procession past the US Custom's House in Northwest Portland. The children are followed by an unidentified Buddhist priest. From left to right: Joanne (Furukawa) Longfeldt and Joyce (Matsunaga) McMahon.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-67/
Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-233)
img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-233)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers performing in front of crowd. Dancer in center of image with butterflies on kimono is Phyllis Midori (Ando) Muramatsu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. This image was taken at …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-233/
Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-185)
img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-185)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in two lines approaching the camera with arms in motion. From left to right front row: Betty Nakashimada, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Ted Tetsuo Tamaki, Shiz (Fujita) Inaba. Back row fourth from left is Arthur Ojiro “Art” Sasaki. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-185/
Photographer (ddr-one-1-433)
img Photographer (ddr-one-1-433)
Black and white photographic negative of an unidentified photographer standing on a pew with a large camera.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-433/
Children at Odori (ddr-one-1-64)
img Children at Odori (ddr-one-1-64)
Color slide of two posing children in their Odori (traditional Japanese folk dance) costumes. Second from the left is Janice (Ikata) Marks.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-64/
Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-66)
img Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-66)
Color slide of four unidentified women in yukatas or kimonos with Japanese straw hats performing Odori (traditional Japanese folk dance) at night.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-66/
Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet- Kitchen (ddr-one-1-428)
img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet- Kitchen (ddr-one-1-428)
Black and white photographic negative of women plating food in the kitchen of the Seattle Buddhist Church for the Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet. Behind the stove from right to left: Irene (Yamaguchi) Tatsuta, Betty Kurimoto Yamasaki, Noriko (Ichikawa) Kurashige, and May Matsumoto, others unidentified.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-428/
Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-311)
img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-311)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers rehearsing an Odori folk dance in front of a small audience inside Norse Hall. Obon dancers from left to right: Shig Yuzuriha, Shig Oka, Hiro Okayama, unidentified, and Arthur Ojiro “Art” Sasaki. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-311/
Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-49)
img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-49)
Color slide of procession in front of the US Customs House in Northwest Portland. Women in brightly colored kimonos or yukatas form two lines. Followed by four more women in somber colored kimonos or yukatas. Procession from left to right: Betty Nakashimada, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, Jean Matsumoto, Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-49/
Record DJ (ddr-one-1-97)
img Record DJ (ddr-one-1-97)
Black and white photographic negative of Jayne (Katada) Furukawa at a record table with 78 rpm records. She and Oscar Murahashi are exchanging a record.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-97/
Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-219)
img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-219)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers performing before a crowd. First woman in crowd on left side: Marian Hara. Obon dancers left line from right to left: Haru Fujii, Tamuro Miura, and Nobuko Yoshida. Obon dancers right line from right to left: Jimmy Yoshida. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-219/
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