ddr-densho-259 — Yasui Family Collection — Objects

img Issei minister and family (ddr-densho-259-151)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Reverend Seijiro and Mrs. Hana Uyemura [Uemura], with their first 3 children: Lillian, Margaret & Frances, Rev. Uemura was a well known Issei Methodist minister who knew our family well."

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img Japanese family in formal attire (ddr-densho-259-152)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Unknown Japanese family in Japan in formal wear. This is pictured only to show a very nice looking family, classily dressed."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-152/

img Nisei child on a hobby horse (ddr-densho-259-153)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Ches [Yasui] on a white & dapple gray hobby horse, taken at the Third Street home in Hood River."

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img Nisei child sitting on a table (ddr-densho-259-154)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Min[oru Yasui] sitting on a round table covered with a crocheted white cloth."

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img Nisei child sitting on a table with a statue (ddr-densho-259-155)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Kay [Yasui] sitting on an oak table, with a statuette of an extremely high-foreheaded but bald Japanese man. Actually this statue represented one of the seven Chinese Gods of good fortune, which the Japanese called Fukuroku Ju This god was known for his ability to prophesy events and to perform miracles for …

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img Issei men and white women in a wooded bower (ddr-densho-259-156)

Masuo Yasui, an unidentified Issei man, and four unidentified white women sitting in a wooded area.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-156/

img Issei men at train depot (ddr-densho-259-157)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Hood River Depot, Chan [Renichi Fujimoto], Dad [Masuo Yasui]."

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img Five Nisei siblings as children (ddr-densho-259-158)

Kay, Tsuyoshi (Ches), Min (Minoru), Yuki, and Michi Yasui as children. Ches Yasui is carrying Michi Yasui as a baby.

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img Bear (ddr-densho-259-159)

A bear eating something.

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img Yasui Brothers store in Hood River (ddr-densho-259-160)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Daiichi Takeoka and Keisuke Ito of Portland, [Masuo Yasui], [Shidzuyo Yasui] and Senichi Tomihiro standing in front of the main door to the second Yasui Brothers store in Hood River."

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img Portrait of an Issei family (ddr-densho-259-161)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Katsusaburo and Michiko Tamura family, showing [left to right] Alice, Mrs. Michiko, George, Oscar, Katsusaburo & Harry."

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img Asparagus (ddr-densho-259-162)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Asparagus grown in Mosier [Oregon]."

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img Float in the Portland Rose Festival Parade (ddr-densho-259-163)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Two horses pulling a flatbed wagon which is draped with representations of the rising run flag and the starry blue & white field of the American flag. Four Nihonjin girls in kimono, holding paper parasols, stand under a branching double-decked tree made out of what appears to be paper roses. There's also …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-163/

img Northwest division of Methodist women, Hood River conference (ddr-densho-259-164)

Caption in Japanese at bottom of photograph: "Northwest division of Methodist women, Hood River conference." Caption by Homer Yasui: "A large print gathering of some Hood River Issei , together with a large number of out-of-town Issei women in front of the Hood River Community Hall."

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img "Portrait of a middle-aged Japanese man" (ddr-densho-259-165)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of a middle-aged Japanese man wearing glasses and a striped tie."

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img Nikkei children and parents (ddr-densho-259-166)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Two Japanese women and 2 Japanese men standing in front of 2 old fashioned cars, and 5 young Nikkei kids, one of whom is held in arms by [Shidzuyo Yasui]."

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img Japanese woman in kapogi (ddr-densho-259-167)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo portrait of [Shidzuyo Yasui] in kimono, holding a budding twig in her right hand, and wearing what looks like a fancy kapogi (sort of a Japanese apron, but much nicer). This surely was taken in Japan before she emigrated to America."

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img Japanese woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-168)

Unidentified Japanese woman wearing a kimono.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-168/

img Three Japanese men in bathing suits (ddr-densho-259-169)

Three unidentified Japanese men wearing bathing suits, posed in front of a prop beach scene.

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img White missionary family (ddr-densho-259-170)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Missionary family from Hood River. Went to the Phillipines." Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is the Landis family, whom we knew years ago in Hood River."

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img Japanese American family on a farm (ddr-densho-259-171)

Kay Yasui, Tsuyoshi (Ches) Yasui, Renichi Fujimoto, Masuo Yasui, and Michi Yasui sitting outside.

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img Japanese American women and children (ddr-densho-259-172)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A large group of Hood River Issei women and their many, many children, but with no men present In an associated picture [Masuo Yasui] had written that this was a gathering of the Hood River Japanese in front of the R.G. Dieck's [Dicek's] place for their annual Decoration Day."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-172/

img Japanese Americans gathered for decoration day (ddr-densho-259-173)

Caption by Masuo Yasui: "In [?] front of R. G. Dicek's [?] place. Hood River, Ore. On July 17, 1924 Hood River Japanese gathered for their annual decoration day."

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img Three young women (ddr-densho-259-174)

Doris Hanson and Michi Yasui (friends and roommates at the University of Oregon) and an unidentified girl.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-174/

img Nisei girls at the Japanese Community Hall (ddr-densho-259-175)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "20 or so Nisei girls gathered along the south side of the Dee Japanese Community Hall this may represent a Japanese language school, because Mrs. Haru Tsuji, who was a Japanese language teacher, is standing in the background."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-175/

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