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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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George Hanada Interview Segment 10 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-10)
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Sharecropping in California after World War II

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-10/
Taylor Tomita Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-61-3)
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Helping on family's strawberry farm as a child

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-61-3/
Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-66-5)
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Description of family's prewar strawberry farm

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-66-5/
Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-66-3)
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Prewar strawberry farming: a communal process

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-66-3/
Homer Yasui Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-27-12)
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The prewar agricultural community in Hood River, Oregon

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-27-12/
Ruth Sasaki Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-64-3)
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Growing up on family's farm

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Frank Kitamoto Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1001-25-22)
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Historical relationship between Japanese Americans and Filipino Americans on Bainbridge Island
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Michiko Amatatsu Noritake Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1001-4-14)
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Memories of prewar life on family farm
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Fred Y. Hoshiyama Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-275-1)
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Father's role in forming the Yamato Colony

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Kazuko Uno Bill Interview I Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-211-5)
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Attending school, helping out on the family farm
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-271-5)
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Using a "washing house" to prepare vegetables for market
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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-139-4)
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Description of early community life for Issei living in the Yakima valley
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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-139-15)
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Family's farm prewar: crops raised, effects of the Great Depression
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Earl Hanson Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-160-6)
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Memories of a cannery company on Bainbridge Island that contracted with Japanese farmers

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Earl Hanson Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-160-4)
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Early memories of Japanese American neighbors and their greenhouses

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Earl Hanson Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-160-5)
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Discussion of prewar occupations on Bainbridge Island: Port Blakely mill, strawberry farming

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Peggie Nishimura Bain Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-170-7)
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Childhood memories: school activities, using cultivator on family farm
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Peggie Nishimura Bain Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-170-3)
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Early memories of working on family farm
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Peggie Nishimura Bain Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-170-4)
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Daily life on family farm: clearing land, digging a well
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Peggie Nishimura Bain Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-170-25)
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Memories of living and farming in Torrance, California
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Peggie Nishimura Bain Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-170-5)
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Description of family farm: harvesting crops, stitching boxes
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George Yamada Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-187-31)
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Description of chick-sexing industry: "it was a fascinating career"

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-31/
George Yamada Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-187-32)
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Working as a chick sexer in upstate New York

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-32/
George Yamada Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-187-30)
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Deciding to enter the chick-sexing industry

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-30/
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-17-5)
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Close relationships among farming co-op families
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-17-5/
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