PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-106
DESCRIPTION
The B. Shibayama collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Betty Morita Shibayama, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. The photographs document Betty's life in prewar Hood River, Oregon, her experiences in Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and her involvement in the fight for redress for Japanese Latin Americans.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
c.1900-2000
BULK UNIT DATE
c.1940s
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
12 photographic prints, color and black and white
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the B. Shibayama Family Collection
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
12 Objects

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Family portrait (ddr-densho-106-1)
(L to R): Betty Morita Shibayama's father's grandmother, Betty's grandmother (daughter), Seki, Betty's father's sister.


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Family photograph (ddr-densho-106-3)
Betty Morita Shibayama's family: front row (L to R): Masano, Father's sister Mrs. Idani, Father's grandmother, Mrs. Idani's son (?), Father's grandfather. Back row (L to R): Mother's aunt, Grandfather, Mr. Idani, Grandmother, Mrs. Idani's son (?).

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Two Japanese American couples (ddr-densho-106-4)
Back (L to R): Betty Morita Shibayama's grandfather, father. Front (L to R): grandmother, mother.

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Japanese Americans in front of a house (ddr-densho-106-5)
Back (L to R): Mr. Junkichi Hachiya, Grandfather Kashichi, Paul, Father, Claude. Front (L to R): Junior, Betty Morita Shibayama, Mother, Ruth, Flora.

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Family outside their home (ddr-densho-106-6)
At Morita house in Odell. Grandfather, Flora, Betty, Claude, Tim Nishimoto (neighbor), Junior.

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Family friend (ddr-densho-106-7)
Betty Morita Shibayama's friend Nancy O'Dell from Hood River, Oregon. Photo sent to Betty in Tule Lake concentration camp.

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Japanese Americans in front of barrack (ddr-densho-106-8)
Near family barracks. (L to R): Father Mototsugu, Paul, Grandfather, Claude, Mr. Hachiya, Junior.

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Sunday School class (ddr-densho-106-9)
Betty Morita Shibayama is in the back row, sixth from the right.
