ddr-densho-259 — Yasui Family Collection — Objects

img Teacher and students on Awaji Island (ddr-densho-259-126)

Shidzuyo Yasui (front row, second from left) with female students from the Sumoto School on Awaji Island, Japan.

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img Nisei boys at the beach (ddr-densho-259-127)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[This is] the Columbia River beach at the [Yasui family's] Mosier farm, and Ches [Tsuyoshi Yasui] & Min[oru Yasui], and the 2 Kanemasu brothers, Kazuo and Wataru, are playing around in the water in their underwear."

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img Picnic at Columbia River Beach (ddr-densho-259-128)

Caption by Masuo Yasui: "There gathered together some over 200 men, women and children at Columbia River Beach for Picnic on July 20th, 1924." Caption by Homer Yasui: "This was undoubtedly taken at one of the Hood River Undokai ['Sports Day']."

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img Four Nisei children at home (ddr-densho-259-129)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[A picture] showing the stair-stepping sizes of the early Yasui kids at home."

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img Married couple and mother in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-130)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Japanese photograph of Ichiro Miyake ([Shidzuyo Yasui's] father) who was born on August 28, 1865; [Shidzuyo's] mother, Hisa Fujii Miyake, who was born on March 3, 1865, and Ichiro's mother, whose maiden name was Tsuna Sato, who was born on March 3, 1838."

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img Preparing for a festival (ddr-densho-259-131)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Setting up for festival, [Hood River] Japanese Hall, Mrs. Iwasa, Mrs. Tanimoto, Hirasawas."

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img Party crossing Mosier Lake on a rowboat (ddr-densho-259-132)

Caption by Masuo Yasui: "On July 20th, 1924 Oak Grove Japanese hold a picnic at Yasui Bro[ther]'s Ranch at Mosier [Lake]. A party is ready to cross." Caption by Homer Yasui: "This was an undokai (a combination picnic and field day) which was/is a classical Japanese American festivity anywhere in the U.S. Dad has caption this …

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img "Nikkei farm family scene" (ddr-densho-259-133)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A Nikkei farm family scene, taken at one of the early Yasui farms in Summit, which is slightly north and a little west of Odell, Oregon. The farm 'family' was mostly the young Masuo and Shidzuyo Yasuis Sitting back left is, I believe, Yoshizaemon Mori...I think that standing in the center is …

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img Family portrait in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-134)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Part of the Miyake family in Japan, before [Shidzuyo] left to start teaching school. Pictured are Grandma Hisa Fujii Miyake, Grandpa Ichiro Miyake, Great Grandma Tsuno Sato Miyake, Uncle Saburo and Mom [Shidzuyo]. There's a little girl in this picture, but she's unidentified."

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img Tea ceremony demonstration (ddr-densho-259-135)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Shidzuyo Yasui] teaching a tea ceremony class at the [Hood River] Japanese Community Hall. Most of the women are dressed in kimono, but all of them probably had been taking lessons."

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img Nisei boy (ddr-densho-259-136)

Roku Yasui outside as a boy.

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img Issei mother and children (ddr-densho-259-137)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a formal portrait of most of the Yasui family, taken in the Third Street home in Hood River [Shidzuyo] is holding Shu on her lap, Mihci is sitting in an adjustable child's chair, Roku is sitting on a rectangular leather-topped stool, and the older boys are gathered in front of …

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img Issei men preparing for Portland's Rose Festival (ddr-densho-259-138)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Masuo Yasui] and Katsusaburo Tamura, dressed in all-white clothing They must have been so dressed because they were going to take part in Portland's first Rose Festival parade." Photograph taken outside the Portland Japanese Methodist Mission.

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img Portrait of Issei man and white man (ddr-densho-259-139)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a formal portrait of [Masuo Yasui] and a Caucasian man, but it's undated. It was taken by the S. Ninomiya photographic studio in Portland, so this had to be rather early."

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img Issei man in kimono (ddr-densho-259-140)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of [Masuo Yasui] dressed in a kimono, with a long, knee length dark over-kimono, but it wasn't a montsuki, because there are no crests. He's wearing a straw boater. I think that this picture must have been taken in Japan when our family went there for a 2-1/2 month visit in …

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img "Hood River Nikkei community" (ddr-densho-259-141)

Hood River Nikkei community. Caption by Homer Yasui: " [This picture] was surely taken on the side of the little hill which was slightly to the east and north of the [Hood River] Japanese Community Hall The Hall was built around then, so this may have been a commemorative portrait."

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img Celebration of Tenchosetsu (ddr-densho-259-142)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Picture of the celebration of Tenchosetsu at the [Hood River] Japanese Community Hall Tenchosetsu was the formal celebration of the birthday of the Japanese emperor."

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img Portrait of an Issei minister (ddr-densho-259-143)

Portrait of the Revered Isaac Inouye. Caption by Homer Yasui: "Some vandal (and as I remember it, that vandal was Shu [Yasui]) had drawn two ink lines along the mouth creases of the good Reverend. Shu and the Rev. didn't get along too well."

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img Issei men and woman on the sidewalk (ddr-densho-259-144)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Mitsie Yamaki, Mr. Yamaki [Yeitaro Yamaki?], Shig, Dad [Masuo Yasui]."

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img Issei men at train depot (ddr-densho-259-145)

Left to right: unknown man, Masuo Yasui, and Yeitaro Yamaki.

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img Man wearing a sugegasa and mino (ddr-densho-259-146)

Unidentified man wearing a sugegasa (conical hat) and mino (straw raincoat).

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img Issei minister with violin (ddr-densho-259-147)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Formal portrait of the Reverend Isaac Inouye I suspect that this picture was taken before he came to Hood River around September, 1927."

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img Issei and Nisei men at railroad depot (ddr-densho-259-148)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Masuo Yasui], Kay and Ches, together with an unidentified Japanese man, standing in front of the old Hood River Railroad Depot I will guess that Kay was 17 here, and Ches 16."

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img Portrait of Japanese and white men and women in Japan (ddr-densho-259-149)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Very large portrait taken in Japan, which includes [Shidzuyo Yasui] It's intriguing because the group--which I suspect consists of teachers--are gathered in front of a large, two story, western-style wooden building wiith shutters. But of more interest are two Caucasian couples, and a dozen or so Japanese men." Shidzuyo Yasui is pictured …

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img Nisei baby in wicker chair (ddr-densho-259-150)

Kay Yasui, born 12/12/1913.

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