ddr-ajah-6 — Alameda Japanese American History Project: Family and Community Collection — Objects

doc Reproduction of movie poster in Japanese and English (ddr-ajah-6-176)

Caption below photo: 1969 movie poster hand made by Matao and Shigeko Koga's two person business, Koga Kogyo Bu, showed Japanese movies to the Japanese born (Isseis) and Japanese American (Nisei) audience throughout California from 1939 to at least 1969. The Kogas were from Alameda, CA. Original size: 13x 17"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-176/

doc Document titled Matao and Shigeko Koga in the Days of Japanese cinema in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-177)

Document including photos, reproductions of posters, clippings, biographical information about Matao and Shigeko Koga, and their film business

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-177/

img Three people standing next to car outside house (ddr-ajah-6-178)

Caption below photo: Matao Koga, at left, at his 2034 Pacific Avenue home in Alameda, CA. circa 1948. Anyone who knew Matao and his wife, Cookie, remembers the really big black car (a Packard) he drove. The identities of the others are unknown, but could be relatives. The home in the background belongs to the next …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-178/

img Portrait of Matao Koga (ddr-ajah-6-179)

Caption below photo: Matao Koga as a young man in Japan. He would immigrate to the United State and live in Alameda, CA., where he would eventually make a living as a Benshi, a man who would who Japanese language movies to the Japanese community in California. He was born on May 25, 1892, making this …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-179/

img Portrait of Kimiko Nakayama (ddr-ajah-6-180)

Caption below photo: Kimiko Nakayama was living in Decoto, CA., per the 1930 census. She married Goro Sato of Alameda, CA. Photo circa mid to late 1930s.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-180/

img Portrait of Goro Sato (ddr-ajah-6-181)

Caption below photo: Goro Sato of Alameda, CA, circa 1930s. He was born in Alameda in 1907, sent to Japan as an infant to be raised (Kibei) and returned to his parent's home in Alameda as an 11 year old.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-181/

img Group photo at Kimiko Nakayama and Goro Sato's wedding (ddr-ajah-6-182)

Caption below photo: Kimiko Nakayama marries Goro Sato of Alameda, CA. This photo was shot after the wedding ceremony in Alameda, November 22, 1936

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-182/

img Five people outside house in Alameda after Kimiko Nakayama and Goro Sato's wedding (ddr-ajah-6-183)

Caption below photo: L to R: Yoshino Sato of Oakland, Toshio Sato, Mary Kondo, and ? Pose on Buena Vista Avenue in Alameda, CA. Goro marries Kimiko Nakayama, November 22, 1936 in Alameda

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-183/

img Four women and girl standing on porch (ddr-ajah-6-184)

Caption below photo: Goro Sato marries Kimiko Nakayama in Alameda, CA. Pictured are members of the wedding party. Chiyo is Kimiko's sister (Kimiko is not in this image) November 22, 1936

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-184/

img Portrait of wedding party (ddr-ajah-6-185)

Caption below photo: Goro Sato marries Kimiko Nakayama in Alameda, CA. In 1936, she was living in Decoto, some 24 miles to the south, November 272, 1936.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-185/

img Portrait of wedding couple (ddr-ajah-6-186)

Caption below photo: Goro Sato marries Kimiko Nakayama in Alameda, CA., on November 22, 1936. The background in this portrait matches others from an Alameda photo studio, but it is unknown who the photographer was.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-186/

img Graduation portrait of Kimiko Nakayama (ddr-ajah-6-187)

Inscription on front: Kimi 5/'36. Caption below photo: Kimiko Nakayama graduates from design school at Woodbury College in Los Angeles, CA. May 1936

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-187/

img Couple standing next to car (ddr-ajah-6-188)

Caption below photo: Toshio Sato and wife Etsu, Alameda, CA, 1936

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-188/

img Group of men posing for photo outside house (ddr-ajah-6-189)

Caption below photo: Issei men gather in Alameda, CA, 1937

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-189/

img Man holding young boy next to car (ddr-ajah-6-190)

Caption below photo: Goro Sato with his son, Kazuyoshi, Alameda, CA., circa 1940

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-190/

img Group of young girls (ddr-ajah-6-191)

Caption: Alameda CA - late 1940's

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-191/

img Group of men and women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-192)

Caption above photo: The Sat families of Alameda, CA., enjoy a picnic, location unknown. Circa late 1930s or early 1940s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-192/

img Back of house and garden (ddr-ajah-6-193)

Caption below photo: Backyard of the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA. The family is growing vegetable in their backyard. The home was purchased in 1947, photo circa 1947-1948

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-193/

img Group of adults and children at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-194)

Caption below photo: Backyard picnic at the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA, circa 1947-1948

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-194/

img Group posed for photo in backyard (ddr-ajah-6-195)

Caption below photo: The Koga and Sato family pose in the Koga's Pacific Avenue backyard in Alameda, CA, circa 1947-1948. The Sato and Koga families knew each other in Japan before the immigrated to America.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-195/

img Front of Goro and Kimiko Sato's house (ddr-ajah-6-196)

Caption below photo: Home of Goro and Kimiko Sato at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA. It was purchased in 1947, photo circa 1947-1948

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-196/

img Family in the backyard of Goro and Kimiko Sato's house (ddr-ajah-6-197)

Caption below photo: Backyard of the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA. The family is growing vegetables in their backyard. The home was purchased in 1947, photo circa 1947-1948

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-197/

img Toshio and Etsuko Sato (ddr-ajah-6-198)

Caption below photo: Toshio and Etsuko Sato, who lived in Alameda, CA., before World War II. They are picture here in Dayton, Ohio on January 28, 1950, for their son's wedding. Toshio and his brother, Goro, moved to Dayton after WWII. Goro worked on a dairy farm and he stayed for a year, then returned to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-198/

img Group at picnic in backyard (ddr-ajah-6-199)

Caption below photo: Backyard picnic at the Goro and Kimiko Sato house at 2050 Pacific in Alameda, CA, circa 1951

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-199/

img Sato family around Christmas tree (ddr-ajah-6-200)

Caption below photo: Toshio Sato (far right), formerly of Alameda, CA. spends Christmas in Dayton, Ohio, where his family moved after World War II ended. December 25, 1951

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-200/

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