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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-267)

Black and white photographic negative of two young girls posing for the camera at Obon in front of crowd seated on bleachers. Second from the left is Janice (Matsunaga) Okamoto. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-218)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers performing before a crowd. Obon dancers from left to right: fifth from the left is Shig Yuzuriha, seventh from the left is Nobyo Sato, ninth from the left is Hana Hanada. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) …

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img Indoor Carnival Fundraiser- Bingo (ddr-one-1-88)

Black and white photographic negative of an indoor carnival fundraiser possibly hosted by the Sorelles or Adelphons (Japanese American young women's groups). People sitting and playing bingo, watchers stand behind. Sitting left to right: Joe Namba, Nobi Saito, Henry "Wimpy" Kawata, George Kasahara, Terry Mishiro, Diane (Ando) Harder, and Minoru "Bob" Ando. Standing in front of …

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img Hugh Kasai (ddr-one-1-659)

Black and white photographic print of Hugh Kasai slightly smiling for the camera with his hands on his lap.

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-314)

Black and white photographic negative of Susan Shizuko (Yoshida) Kurimoto posing with a tenugui (light cotton towel). Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Sitting on the Beach (ddr-one-1-614)

Black and white photographic negative of Lillian (Niimi) Mikariya sitting on the beach looking to the right wrapped in a striped towel.

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade Float- "Catholic Organizations Dove of Peace" (ddr-one-1-493)

Color slide of the Catholic Organizations Dove of Peace float driving down SW Third Ave in front of a large crowd gathered outside a Signal gas station and San Francisco Tailor, behind the Signal gas station is the old Multnomah Hotel in the Portland Rose Festival Parade. On the float sit three visible women dressed in …

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img Oregon Buddhist Church Bingo (ddr-one-1-423)

Black and white photographic negative of a bingo game with prizes displayed in the center. Event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now know as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Bingo workers from left to right: Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Ben Kasubuchi, unidentified, and Betty Nakashimada. Sitting in far left corner talking with Aki (Shiraishi) Dong is Mary …

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img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-408)

Black and white photographic negative of an unidentified Odori dancer performing with a woven basket in hand on stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) inside the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple).

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img Nisei women (ddr-one-1-345)

Black and white photographic negative of three women standing in front of a piano possibly singing, two women seated to the side listening. From left to right: Jayne (Katada) Furukawa, Betty Ishida, Beti ann (Minamoto) Wantroba, May (Ebihara) Gelfand, and Lillian (Niimi) Mikariya. This photograph may have been taken during the Northwest Methodist Rally.

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img Crops (ddr-one-1-682)

Black and white photographic print of a crop field. The crops are covered by little white tents to protect the plants. For negative please see ONLC 4914 (ddr-one-1-685)

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img Portrait of Akiko Kato (ddr-densho-104-12)

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img Japanese American girl (ddr-densho-104-2)

Akiko Kurose.

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img Chinese Wedding Celebration (ddr-one-1-237)

Black and white photographic negative of Fred Lee and Betty Jean (Chinn) Lee's wedding guests outside in front of a fence. On the ground is a dragon costume. An unidentified man is spinning a long pole in front of crowd to the right, several men in the crowd appear to be playing a large drum, gong …

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doc Letter from Takashi Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 12, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-235)

A letter from Takashi Matsuura to his uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He stayed in the Okines' place while he was performing in Los Angeles. In the letter, he apologizes for the delay in writing to them because of his community work at his place. He informs that he got on a train at …

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doc Letter from Miyuki Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 8, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-239)

A letter from Miyuki Matsuura to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She shares her appreciation for their visit to her place and thanks them for the gift of a pen set for her son, Shin'ichi, who is starting high school. She also describes her work picking strawberries from 6:00 AM through 5:00 PM. …

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doc Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 21, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-257)

A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He informs of the arrival of the package of gifts from Seiichi and lists the items shared among the Sasakis, the Nakanos, Tsukiyo Okasako, and the Yamanakas. The items include: sugar, towels, cloth, sewing threads, safety pins, sewing needles, …

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doc Letter from Takashi Matsuura to Mrs. and Mrs. S. Okine, October 19, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-237)

A letter from Takashi Edwin Matsuura to his uncle, Seiichi Okine. Takashi thanks Seiichi for his hospitality during his visit to the the Okines' place as well as the gift of the flowers. He informs that he arrived home safely at 9:00 PM on Monday and that Mr. Freitas was pleased to hear about Takashi's visit …

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img Takahashi Family Portrait (ddr-one-2-150)

Black and white photographic print of Yoko Takahashi Ushijima and her second husband seated in their home outside of Tokyo. Donor stated that both Yoko and her husband worked as dentists. Inscribed on back: "Husband & I/37.4" Shiuko Sakai, the donor, met Yoko around 1947-1948 when Donor was billeted at an all-female hotel and Yoko was …

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img Buildings destroyed in an earthquake (ddr-densho-299-40)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5472. 29 June 48 / Japanese southern coast hit by earth- / quake: / This pile of burning rubble marks the / spot of a Japanese machine factory / which was completely destroyed by an / earthquake on 28 June 1948. The city / of Fukui, Japan, and surrounding area / was the …

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doc Letters from Naoji, Miyuki, and Miyoko Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 21, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-250)

Contains three letters written from the Okine's in Japan to Mr. Seiichi Okine along with an envelope. The three letters are written by Naoji Okine, Miyuki Okine, and Miyoko Okine respectively, and enclosed in the same envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_81_001-004

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doc Letter from Kamekichi and Sueno Nakano to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, June [9?] 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-251)

A letter from Kamekichi and Sueno Nakano in Hiroshima, Japan to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter is singed by both Kamekichi and Sueno, but it appears that it is written by Sueno Nakano. In the letter, Sueno notes that her requested items have arrived and thanks the Okines for them. She has shared tobacco and …

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doc Letters from Jokichi Yamanaka and Itsuko Nakatomi to Seiichi and Tameyo Okie, June 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-259)

Contains two letters and one envelope. Both letters are written by Jokichi Yamanaka and Istuko Nakatomi in Hiroshima, Japan, and enclosed in the same envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_89_001-003

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img Takahashi Family Portrait (ddr-one-2-151)

Black and white photographic print of Yoko Takahashi Ushijima’s daughter Rika seated on toy horse with automobile in background. Inscribed on back: "Aru natsu no hi ni/ gare-ji de/Rika (2)/ 1962.Aug. [Translation from Japanese: In the garage on a summer's day]." Shiuko Sakai, the donor, met Yoko around 1947-1948 when Donor was billeted at an all-female …

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img Yoko Takahashi's wedding (ddr-one-2-145)

Black and white photographic print of unidentified individuals standing outside at Yoko Takahashi’s wedding. Two women dressed in dark colored kimono's flag the bride dressed in a light kimono with a large print and white vail, all stand with their backs to the camera. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, met Yoko around 1947-1948 when Donor was billeted …

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