Industry and employment
At the turn of the century, Japanese immigrants (Issei) came to the United States to work on the rapidly expanding plantations of Hawaii and the farms, lumber mills, railroads and canneries of the Pacific Coast. They quickly realized this type of work was not going to bring them wealth, and many began looking for more promising opportunities. Farming, fishing and small businesses were often seen as the answer.
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Kay Kawasakis' Plumbing Crew (ddr-jamsj-1-13)
Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.
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Henry Morita, First President Garden City Gardeners' Club 1949-1950 (ddr-jamsj-1-206)
Outside Home. President of Club 1949-1950
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Letter (with envelope) to Mollie Wilson from Violet Saito (January 3, 1945) (ddr-janm-1-79)
Handwritten letter to Mollie Wilson from Violet Saito (January 3, 1945). Envelope is postmarked January 4, 1945 from Chicago, Illinois.
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Letter (with envelope) to Mollie Wilson from Mary Murakami (March 31, 1944) (ddr-janm-1-37)
Typed letter to Mollie Wilson from Mary Murakami (March 31, 1944). Envelope is postmarked April 1, 1944 from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (December 13, 1944) (ddr-janm-1-38)
Typed letter to Mollie Wilson from Mary Murakami (December 13, 1944). Envelope is postmarked December 14, 1944 from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Letter (with envelope) to Mollie Wilson from Mary Murakami (February 11, 1945) (ddr-janm-1-43)
Handwritten letter to Mollie Wilson from Mary Murakami (February 11, 1945). Envelope is postmarked February 11, 1945 from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Mitzi Nakahara and Tamae Yanase (ddr-densho-477-95)
Photograph of Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima holding the shoulders of Tamae Yanase in front of a building. The caption below reads "Mitsuko as Governess, Teacher & Translation - 1938" in black ink.