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The Oregon Historical Society
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-ohs-1

DESCRIPTION

Digitized selections from a larger collection that documents the lives and activities of the Yabe family, particularly the first generation (the Issei) who immigrated from Japan to California in the early 1900s, and the second generation, the Nisei. Major topics represented the collection overall include the experience Mitsuye (Jyoko) Yabe as an immigrant to the United States; the family's business and community activities in Los Angeles, California, through 1942; family members' experiences of forced removal and incarceration during World War II; Miyuki "Miki" (Yabe) Yasui's advocacy for redress after the war; and her extensive research on family and Japanese American history. The 275 digitized items that are viewable in the Densho Digital Repository and Oregon Historical Society's Digital Collections consist of photographs, school documents, correspondence, and genealogical research. The 275 digitized selections are a small portion of the overall collection, which consists of 2.8 cubic feet of material, and is available for use onsite at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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CONTRIBUTOR

The Oregon Historical Society

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PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Yabe Family Collection

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