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Fishing along the Columbia (ddr-one-3-92)
img Fishing along the Columbia (ddr-one-3-92)
Color photograph of a group of nine people fishing along the Columbia River.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-92/
Four men and car on the Columbia River Highway (ddr-densho-383-258)
img Four men and car on the Columbia River Highway (ddr-densho-383-258)
Written on album page below photograph: "Columbia River Highway". George Tokuda facing camera.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-258/
Multnomah Falls (ddr-densho-359-1382)
img Multnomah Falls (ddr-densho-359-1382)
The caption on the photograph "Multnomah Falls 620 ft/, Columbia River Highway, Oregon"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1382/
Moonlight from Mitchell Point (ddr-densho-359-1388)
img Moonlight from Mitchell Point (ddr-densho-359-1388)
The caption on the photograph "Moonlight from Mitchell Point, Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1388/
Bonneville Dam (ddr-densho-359-1353)
img Bonneville Dam (ddr-densho-359-1353)
The caption on the photograph is "Bonneville Dam from Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1353/
Four men outside building (ddr-densho-326-384)
img Four men outside building (ddr-densho-326-384)
Caption: Columbia River // 9/4,5/32 Auburn BB Team / Tokio / Mike / Jack / Matsu / Oregon
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-326-384/
Two men cutting down a tree (ddr-densho-353-153)
img Two men cutting down a tree (ddr-densho-353-153)
Note on the back: "Cutting timber with a long saw." Near the Columbia River.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-153/
Bonneville Dam (ddr-densho-359-1389)
img Bonneville Dam (ddr-densho-359-1389)
The caption on the photograph "Aerial view of Bonneville Dam area - Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1389/
Vista House (ddr-densho-359-1394)
img Vista House (ddr-densho-359-1394)
The caption on the photograph "Approach to the Vista House - Crown Point - Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1394/
Sunset from the Vista House (ddr-densho-359-1392)
img Sunset from the Vista House (ddr-densho-359-1392)
The caption on the photograph "Sunset from the Vista House, Crown Point, Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1392/
History of Japanese Americans in the Columbia River Gorge (ddr-one-3-114)
doc History of Japanese Americans in the Columbia River Gorge (ddr-one-3-114)
Typed history of the experiences of Japanese Americans in the Columbia River Gorge. Written by Keith McCoy.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-114/
Aerial view of islands in the Columbia River (ddr-densho-259-205)
img Aerial view of islands in the Columbia River (ddr-densho-259-205)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Two islands in the Columbia River, slightly west of the town of Mosier, OR."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-205/
Correspondence regarding reactivation of the White River Valley JACL (ddr-densho-277-171)
doc Correspondence regarding reactivation of the White River Valley JACL (ddr-densho-277-171)
Congratulatory letter from the Mid-Columbia JACL Chapter on the reactivation of the White River Valley JACL Chapter.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-277-171/
Nisei children at the beach (ddr-densho-259-211)
img Nisei children at the beach (ddr-densho-259-211)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi and Roku [Yasui] wearing bathing suits, on the Columbia River beach at the Mosier farm."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-211/
Thank you letter (ddr-densho-277-169)
doc Thank you letter (ddr-densho-277-169)
Letter from the Mid-Columbia JACL Chapter thanking the White River Valley JACL Chapter for their help with a convention.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-277-169/
Fishing along the Columbia (ddr-one-3-94)
img Fishing along the Columbia (ddr-one-3-94)
Color photograph of a Japanese woman wearing a long tan coat holding a fishing pole while fishing along the Columbia River.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-94/
Correspondence regarding the PNWDC Convention (ddr-densho-277-170)
doc Correspondence regarding the PNWDC Convention (ddr-densho-277-170)
Thank you letter from the Mid-Columbia JACL Chapter to the White River Valley JACL Chapter regarding their support of the PNWDC Convenction.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-277-170/
Fishing along the Columbia (ddr-one-3-98)
img Fishing along the Columbia (ddr-one-3-98)
Color photograph of three people fishing on the Columbia River. A woman in a long tan coat is crouching in the center of the photo.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-98/
A cigar shaped raft on the Columbia River (ddr-densho-353-155)
img A cigar shaped raft on the Columbia River (ddr-densho-353-155)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-155/
Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-509)
img Wedding party (ddr-densho-259-509)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding party of Fukiko Tsubota and Teizo 'Tacy' Yamagishi. This wedding took place in maybe 1937-38. The Tsubota family ran a fairly big truck farm just across the Columbia River from Hood River, in Bingen, Washington."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-509/
Nisei baby smiling (ddr-densho-259-103)
img Nisei baby smiling (ddr-densho-259-103)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Kay [Yasui] as a baby. This may very well have been taken at [Masuo and Shidzuyo Yasui's] first home, which was at Columbia Street in Hood River."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-103/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.10 (September 5, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-36)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.10 (September 5, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-36)
Select article titles: "Snake River Valley potato farmers worry over 'no price" and Sansei" (p.1); "Job discrimination against Nisei going 'underground'" (p.3); "Historical account of Japanese Canadians in British Columbia set for Centennial" (p.8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-30-36/
Nisei boys at the beach (ddr-densho-259-127)
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."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-127/
Museum Musings and letter from Merna DeBolt to Keith McCoy (ddr-one-3-112)
doc Museum Musings and letter from Merna DeBolt to Keith McCoy (ddr-one-3-112)
Photocopy of the column "Museum Musings" written by Merna DeBolt in the "Skamania County Pioneer Newspaper" published January 12, 2000. The column, which is written by the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center, talks about the experiences of Japanese American families along the Columbia River during WWII and discusses how John Dickey helped take care of farms for …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-112/

Narrator Makoto Otsu

Nisei male. Born March 26, 1926, in Steveston, British Columbia, Canada. Grew up in Steveston, where father fished for a cannery. During World War II, the family was forced to leave Steveston and moved to the abandoned Minto Mine site in the Bridge River Valley of British Columbia. After staying for a few years, Makoto moved …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/987/
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