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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/

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."

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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/

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."

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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/

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.

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img Sakura family at Crown Point House (ddr-densho-523-126)

Caption on side of photo: Daddy took our pictures in front of Crown Point House - Columbia River Highway Date June 1940

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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/

img Lake Bonneville (ddr-densho-426-2064)

Inscription on back: Columbia River Hwy. A Portion a Lake Bonneville (sic) The Lake is over 80 miles long created by Bonneville (sic) Dam.

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img A cigar shaped raft on the Columbia River (ddr-densho-353-155)

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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.

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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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

img Issei men wearing derbies on a hillside (ddr-densho-259-334)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of twelve well dressed Issei men, most of whom are also wearing derbies, and sitting among a field of bracken fern on a side hill. I think that this was taken at the Vista House on the Columbia River highway [in Crown Point, Oregon]."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-334/

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/

img Students outside Suzzallo Library (ddr-densho-383-226)

Written on album page below photograph: "Henry Yamada, Shizuo, & Myself. Columbia River Highway, 1931". However, the picture was actually taken on the steps of Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus. Labeled identifications may be incorrect. Pictured on right is Isamu Ito and next to him (left) is George Tokuda.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-226/

vh Makoto Otsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-497)

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/ddr-densho-1000-497/

img Nisei children on a stagnant slough (ddr-densho-259-427)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi, Shu and Roku, standing on a cracked, dried up lake bed. Michi is holding a fishing pole, and it looks like Roku is holding a gun as tall as he. Shu is in the middle What looks like a dried lake bed actually was the remains of a big stagnant slough, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-427/

img Northwest Buddhist Convention Banquet (ddr-one-1-413)

Black and white photographic negative of the head table at the Northwest Buddhist Convention banquet dinner in the Seattle Buddhist Church's basement. From left to right: Reverend Tatsuya Ichikawa (from Seattle, Washington), Reverend Eiyu Terao (from Spokane, Washington), Reverend Shinjo Ikuta (from Vancouver, British Columbia), Reverend Tesshin Shibata (from White River, Washington), Reverend Akira Jotetsu Ono …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-413/

doc Japanese Immigrants in Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming (ddr-densho-423-339)

Including photos of businesses and homes, family portraits, state maps. Section of full and partial page advertisements for businesses including photos and proprietors between pages 272 and 273.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-339/

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