Agriculture

Many Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrants) began as sharecroppers. Others sought to buy land, but the Issei had to overcome obstacles preventing them from competing with white farmers. California and other states passed alien land laws prohibiting Asian immigrants from purchasing or leasing agricultural land. There were ways around the discriminatory laws: an Issei father could put the property in the name of his American-born child, or issei could form corporations in which a majority of the shareholders were American citizens. Despite the alien land laws, Issei farmers played a significant role in West Coast agriculture. In the years just prior to World War II, Japanese American families grew 35 percent of the produce in California. By the 1920s, Japanese Americans supplied 75 percent of the produce and half the milk to the Puget Sound region.

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img Florin Fruit Exchange General Merchandise (ddr-csujad-55-2615)

Photograph with the Florin Fruit Exchange General Merchandise building in background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2779

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2615/

doc Proposed plan for agricultural resettlers (ddr-csujad-55-17)

Plan outlining the considerations regarding resettlement of incarceree farmers including farm location, operation, and financing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00020

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-17/

doc Findings (ddr-csujad-55-1230)

Report on findings from hearings regarding the termination of Mr. K. Ichiro Hoshizaki and the "poultry dispute" in the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1232

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1230/

doc Agricultural program, organization (ddr-csujad-55-671)

Notice from Glen Hartman, chief of Agriculture and Industry, to incarcerees at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp regarding the agricultural program an the formation of a Project Agricultural Committee. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0673

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-671/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 61 (April 26, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1050)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on employment, a farm equipment scam, and an advertisement for shorthand and typing instructors. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1052

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1050/

Memo from Glen Hartman, Chief of Agriculture, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Community Council, Agriculture Committee, May 4, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-930)

doc Memo from Glen Hartman, Chief of Agriculture, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Community Council, Agriculture Committee, May 4, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-930)

Memorandum from Glen Hartman to the Heart Mountain Community Council regarding procedures for testimony related to the "poultry project" hearing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0932

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-930/

doc Letter from Shoji Nagumo, Agriculture Committee, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Glen Hartman, Agriculture Division, May 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-928)

Correspondence from Shoji Nagumo to Glen Hartman regarding the presence of witnesses at the "poultry project" hearing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0930

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-928/

doc Notice from Harry Tateishi, Foreman, Canal Project, to the residents of Heart Mountain, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-670)

Notice from Harry Tateishi, foreman on Canal Project, to incarcerees at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp regarding a forthcoming agricultural program and irrigation project. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0672

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-670/

img Japanese American farmers prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-124)

Original caption: San Leandro, California. Family labor transplanting young tomato plants under canvas about ten days prior to evacuation of residents of Japanese ancestry to Assembly Centers.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-124/

img Japanese Americans working in fields (ddr-densho-151-228)

Original caption: Centerville, California. Japanese field laborers packing cauliflower in field on large-scale ranch owned by white operator (L.E. Bailey).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-228/

img 7 men around a trough (ddr-densho-495-45)

Photo caption states, "Building irrigation troughs. Both Yoshida and Nagai were carpenters; they didn't work in the fields but built these troughs."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-495-45/

img 3 men building a trough (ddr-densho-495-46)

Photo caption states, "Building irrigation troughs. Both Yoshida and Nagai were carpenters; they didn't work in the fields but built these troughs."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-495-46/

img Berry Association Committee building (ddr-densho-34-64)

Mr. Geo T. Masukawa and his dog in front of the building where the Berry Association Committee met. The berry cannery would later occupy this site.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-64/

img Berry cannery (ddr-densho-34-91)

This berry cannery was located at the end of Weaver Road on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Front (left to right): J. Nakata, S. Moritani, O. Koura, I. Hayashida, Mr. Masukawa, S. Sakai, Mrs. Moritani, and T. Moritani. Back: Nels Christensen, unidentified, and Mr. Matsumoto. The La Blanca is at the dock, ready to be loaded with berries …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-91/

img Women working on an assembly line (ddr-densho-426-2067)

Likely the Hawaiian Pineapple Company factory

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-426-2067/

img Overview of factory floor (ddr-densho-426-2068)

Likely the Hawaiian Pineapple Company factory

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-426-2068/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 1, No. 22 (May 26, 1928) (ddr-densho-96-50)

Selected article titles: "Seattle Scene of I.C.C. Wheat Rate Quizz this Week" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Down Main Street" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-50/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 675 (December 21, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-710)

Selected article titles: "Session to Smash at Discrimination" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Valley Farming to Prove Better in Coming Years" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-710/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 12, No. 593 (May 27, 1939) (ddr-densho-96-628)

Selected article titles: "Fair Lettuce Crop Starts to Market" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Courier to Give Sumo Exhibition Night of Fourth" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-628/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 6, No. 291 (August 5, 1933) (ddr-densho-96-324)

Selected article titles: "Future Brighter for Youth Upon Fathers' Farms" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-324/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 645 (May 25, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-680)

Selected article titles: "Seattle Lettuce Output Fair and Price Tops 1939" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Baseball Schedules" (p. 3), "Young Musicians to Present Four Affairs Shortly" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-680/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 10, No. 517 (December 11, 1937) (ddr-densho-96-552)

Selected article titles: "Vegetable Folks to Cast Vote on Marketing Pact" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-552/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 6, No. 294 (August 26, 1933) (ddr-densho-96-327)

Selected article titles: "Farm Failures Throw H. Kano into Leadership" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-327/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 15, No. 744 (April 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-96-779)

Selected article titles: "Big Progressive Evacuation Plan Favors Farmers" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Filipinos Active Over Land Deals" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-779/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 12, No. 616 (November 4, 1939) (ddr-densho-96-651)

Selected article titles: "Vegetable Group Will Rebuild Soil" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Chapter Benefit Opening Tonight to Draw Throngs" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-651/