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img Group of men posing for photo outside of building (ddr-ajah-3-176)

Inscription on front in Japanese. Translation below photo: Waseda Judo Club Welcome Memorial Tournament, June 2, 1929. Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA. Photographer unknown

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doc Temple design plans (ddr-densho-430-97)

Architectural plans altar, likely for Betsuin Temple in Seattle, approved by the Buddhist Mission of North American in San Francisco. With handwritten notes in Japanese

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img Group photo of men and women at gathering (ddr-ajah-6-149)

Caption below photo: A gathering for Niseis from the Buddhist Temple (BTOA) and Japanese Methodists (BV) in Alameda, CA, circa late 1940s or early 1950s

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img Women in kimonos at Parks Air Force Base (ddr-ajah-3-246)

Caption below photo: Alameda Japanese Young women from the Buddhist Temple entertain the men at Parks Air Force Base in Dublin, CA in August 1954. Individuals identified

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img Group photo from Flower Arranging class (ddr-ajah-3-226)

Caption below photo: November 16, 1930 Flower arranging exhibit and lecture at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA. Banner in back for Japanese Flower Arrangement Exhibition and Lecture, additional writing in Japanese

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img Large group photo outside building (ddr-ajah-3-188)

Inscription on front in Japanese. Translation below photo: 50th Anniversary Special Memorial Service Oct. 6, 1966 / Buddhist Temple of Alameda CA / photo by Utsumi studio of Oakland, CA.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 114, No. 8 (February 28, 1992) (ddr-pc-64-8)

Select article titles: "2 Japanese murdered" (p. 1); "Bush signing of Manzanar bill anticipated" (p. 1); "Buddhist temple slayings" (p. 1); "Report on anti-Asian violence is published" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-64-8/

img Panorama of large group, with children in front wearing costumes (ddr-ajah-3-215)

Inscription on photo front in Japanese, with date Jun. 14th, 1925. Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA, youth in costume, could be fore the Chigo dance June 14, 1925

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Narrator Kenneth Narahara

Sansei male. Born December 16, 1936, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Alameda, California, where parents had a florist business. Immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were forced to leave Alameda, so the family split up and moved to Oakland. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. …

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img [Panoramic photo of group in front of Enmanji Buddhist Temple] (ddr-csujad-56-314)

Panoramic photo of group in front of Enmanji Buddhist Temple in Sebastopol, California. It was taken to commemorate the Buddhist ceremony to celebrate the construction and opening of Enmanji Buddhist Temple and installation of the Buddhist statue. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization …

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img Panorama of large group of people posing outside building (ddr-ajah-3-180)

Inscription on front in Japanese. Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda 30th anniversary / October 17, 1935 / Front row: Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi 1932-1948 / Photo taken by Tsuji Photo Studio (of Oakland, CA.)

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img Group of men in suits posing for portrait (ddr-ajah-3-197)

Sign in front of men in Japanese. Caption below photo: Hiroshima-ken Colonial Association Alameda Branch. Commemorated the 1st Annual Council Members alameda, CA. (this is not the Buddhist Temple). Circa 1920s-1930s.

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img Man kneeling on stage (ddr-ajah-3-316)

Caption below photo: The sign written in Japanese says "NOTICE: If you want to pass here, you have to do a skit. (or You can't pass here without doing a skit) Alameda Buddhist Church Branch Office" Entertainment on stage at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA, Circa 1950s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-3-316/

img Large group photo outside building (ddr-ajah-3-191)

Label on front of photo in Japanese: June 6, 1976. Translation below photo: Alameda Buddhist Church 60th Annual Senior Appreciation, June 6, 1976 Buddhist Temple of Alameda, California. Photo by Utsumi studio of Oakland, CA. / Second row chair Rev. Eiyu Terao / Second row chair Bishop Kenryu Takashi Tsuji

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img Issei men in front of Buddhist church (ddr-densho-259-330)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "39-40 Issei men sitting in chairs in front of what surely must have been a Buddhist church in Portland. The swastika on the door indicates that this was a Buddhist temple. I suspect that these men were members of the Nipponjin Kai--sometimes called the Nihonjin Kai--Japanese Association."

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-184)

Black and white photographic negative of the crowd and Obon dancers taken from behind the crowd. Obon dancers wave small Japanese and American flags. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. This image was taken at Holladay Park in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-184/

img Obon Festival (ddr-one-1-295)

Black and white photographic negative of two unidentified Japanese women in western style clothing with "tenugui" (light cotton towels) around their necks. They are holding "uchiwa" (fan) posing for the camera indoors. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-295/

Collection Alameda Japanese American History Project: Buddhist Temple of Alameda Collection (ddr-ajah-3)

Photos of members of the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, including social activities, events, historical photos of early temple locations, programs from Temple events, bylaws. Also interviews with and home movie footage of temple members.

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Collection Alameda Japanese American History Project Oral History Collection (ddr-ajah-1)

This collection consists of interviews with Nisei and Sansei talking about the Japanese American community in Alameda, California. The project partners include The Internet Archive (archive.org), the Alameda Library, the Buddhist Temple of Alameda, Buena Vista United Methodist Church, Rhythmix Cultural Works, and Densho. The Alameda Museum also contributed but was not a partner in the …

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img Group portrait of men outside building (ddr-ajah-3-200)

Label on photo front in Japanese. Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda board members. 1916-1920 / Front row Bishop Koyu Uchida Aug 1905-Sept 1923 / Front row Rev. Chijo Shinohara First minister at BTOA 1916-1920. He returned to Japan in 1925.

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img Women in kimonos performing at Parks Air Force Base (ddr-ajah-3-247)

Caption below photo: L to R: Satoko Sugiyama Furuichi, Kiyomi Sugiyama Uyeda, Jean Hattori Howard, Kiyoko Sato Masuda, Atsuko Sugiyama Taniguchi. Alameda Japanese young women from the Buddhist Temple entertain the men at Parks Air Force Base in Dublin, CA in August 1954

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img Panorama of large group posing outside building (ddr-ajah-3-175)

Inscription on front in Japanese. Inscription translated below photo. Caption below photo: Rev. Shojin Taguchi served from 1928 to 1932 / Rev. Koryu Iino served from 1920 to 1928. His wife, Sorano, and children are seated next to him / Buddhist Temple of Alameda.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-3-175/

vh An Oral History with Reverend Seytsu Takahashi - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-58-1)

Issei Buddhist bishop and superintendent of Kayasan Temple in Little Tokyo since 1931 recounts his wartime experiences and internment at Fort Missoula, Montana; Livingstone, Louisiana; and Crystal City, Texas. Transcribed in both Japanese and English. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Audio is found in …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-247)

Black and white photographic negative of three Japanese American women posing in costumes used to dance during Obon. They are holding tenugui (towels used in traditional Japanese folk dance). From left to right: Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, Atsuko "Alice" Kida. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-261)

Black and white photographic negative of two lines of dancers performing an Odori (traditional Japanese folk dance) at Obon. Right line from left to right: Mr. Tsujimura, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Susanne Mineko (Sasaki) Myer. Left line, third from left: Don Oishi. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon …

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Narrator Kenneth Narahara