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doc Reproduction of movie poster in Japanese and English (ddr-ajah-6-176)

Caption below photo: 1969 movie poster hand made by Matao and Shigeko Koga's two person business, Koga Kogyo Bu, showed Japanese movies to the Japanese born (Isseis) and Japanese American (Nisei) audience throughout California from 1939 to at least 1969. The Kogas were from Alameda, CA. Original size: 13x 17"

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img Wedding party for Kenji Tomita and Mary Nakata's wedding (ddr-ajah-6-46)

Caption below photo: Kenji Tomita marries Mary Nakata, June 1957 at North Berkeley Methodist Church in California. Both were born in Alameda, CA. Kenji had known Mary from the time she was a very young child. Names above photo: Maid of Honor Pat Ichioka / flower girl Nancy tomato / Best Man Dan Mashihara

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img Boy in baseball uniform standing in field (ddr-ajah-5-80)

Caption below photo: An early photo of Jimmie Hanamura, who would play for the alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team. It is unclear if he is a part of the team in this photo as he appears too young. A youth league did exist in Northern California in this time period, and ATK sponsored a team.

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av Home movie footage of the Buena Vista United Methodist Church snow trip (ddr-ajah-4-71)

Home movies of the snow trip in Lake Tahoe of the Buena Vista United Methodist Church. Includes scenes of the church's annual Spring Festival or Bazaar, Easter service with an Easter egg hunt, and a church picnic held at Crab Cove, Alameda, California. Home movies taken by Haruo "Howe" Hanamura (April 10, 1919 - August 18, …

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img Graduation portrait of Taiji Mashihara from Harvard (ddr-ajah-6-24)

Caption below photo: Taiji Mashihara's 1920 Harvard graduation photo. After his arrival from Japan in 1907, he lived in Alameda., CA., and attended the University of California. He moved to Boston to study dentistry and dental surgery, a rare occupation for an Issei in America. Inscription on front: T. Mashihara 1920. Inscription in Japanese on side …

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img Man standing at entrance to railway tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-779)

Caption: During WWII, U.S. Army soldier Howie Hurst guards a train track and tunnel in January 1942, somewhere in the Feather River Canyon of Northern California. The canyon is located along Highway 70 between Oroville and Quincy. Howie's fellow soldier, Joe Iwataki, is taking the photo. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-315 with …

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img Portrait of Matao Koga (ddr-ajah-6-179)

Caption below photo: Matao Koga as a young man in Japan. He would immigrate to the United State and live in Alameda, CA., where he would eventually make a living as a Benshi, a man who would who Japanese language movies to the Japanese community in California. He was born on May 25, 1892, making this …

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img Japanese Americans inside barracks (ddr-densho-151-330)

Original caption: San Bruno, California. Old Mr. Konda in barrack apartment, after supper. He lives here with his two sons, his married daughter and her husband. They share two small rooms together. His daughter is seen behind him, knitting. He has been a truck farmer and raised his family who are also farmers, in Centerville, Alameda …

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img Large group photo outside church (ddr-ajah-4-57)

Printed on photo front: Japanese Methodist Church "Last Issei Services" Alameda, California, February 15, 1942. Caption below photo: On February 15, 1942, the JME church held a farewell service conducted by Rev. Shigeo Shimada and attended by 120 members and friends, many of whom stepped forward for baptism. Dr. J.B. Cobb and his wife, former missionaries …

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Narrator Tetsuo Nomiyama

Kibei-Nisei male. Born January 20, 1916, in Alameda, California. At the age of five, family returned to live in Japan. Attended school in Japan before returning to the U.S. in 1937. Drafted into the U.S. Army, and was in training when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Resisted military orders while in basic training, …

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img Alameda City Fair Exhibit (ddr-densho-441-42)

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img Hayashi Nursery (ddr-densho-441-9)

Black and white photograph of the front of the Hayashi Nursery with a horse and carriage on the far right. Written on the bottom of the image is "First Nursery 1906 Buena Vista & Park St, Alameda" in blue ink.

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img Norm and Henry at the fair (ddr-densho-441-77)

Norman Makoto Hayashi (left) sitting with his father, Henry Taro Hayashi (right) at the Alameda County Fair

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img Norm and Trainee setting up exhibit (ddr-densho-441-43)

Photograph of Norman Makoto Hayashi (facing camera) and an unidentified trainee setting up the Alameda City Fair Exhibit.

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img H. Hayashi & Co Floral shop (ddr-densho-441-12)

Black and white photograph of the front window and entry to Hirokichi "Harry" Hayashi's first floral shop. Written along the bottom of the image is "First Florist 1906 Central Avenue Alameda" in black ink.

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img Norm, Gayle, Shin, and Trainees at exhibit (ddr-densho-441-44)

Photograph of Union City Greenhouse Inc. employees and trainees in front of an exhibit they made for the Alameda City Fair. From left to right, Norman Makoto Hayashi, Gayle (Taketomo) Hayashi, 4 unidentified trainees, and Shin Kato.

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doc Family record and evacuee reports for Ishiyama family (ddr-densho-491-68)

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doc "Kibei" Survey for Isamu Komatsu, blank Washington township JACL Social Data Registration, and family record (ddr-densho-491-86)

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doc Veterans (ddr-densho-188-19)

Morgan Yamanaka's father, first row, eighth from right.

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doc "Anti-Japanese League Forming" (ddr-densho-69-15)

Full headline: "Anti-Japanese League Forming. Alameda Citizens, Aroused to the Danger, Will Take Steps to Shut Out the Brown Men."

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img Chizu Kanda (ddr-csujad-11-124)

A portrait of Chizu Kanda. From page 46 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_46_002

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img Alameda Meeting, 2/19/1933 (ddr-ajah-2-2)

Panorama of large group posed in front of building. Caption in Japanese on front

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img Alameda Meeting 1935 (ddr-ajah-2-4)

Panorama of large group posed in front of building. Inscription on front in Japanese. Stamp on back: Tsuji Photo Service, Oakland, California

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img Three men standing in front of building. Joe Iwataki in center (ddr-ajah-2-128)

Caption below photo: At Alameda / Hank / Tsutomu (sic)

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img YWBA 1940 (ddr-ajah-2-3)

Panorama of large group posed in front of building. Inscription on front: Twenty Years Anniversary / Alameda YWBA / April 21, 1940. On back: Y.W.B.A. 20th yr anniversary 1940

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