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Certificate of Promotion from Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South for Fumiko Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-519)
doc Certificate of Promotion from Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South for Fumiko Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-519)
Caption below image: Certificate of Promotion for Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara of Alameda, CA. She was promoted from the Senior department to the Bible department by Haruo Imura on September 14, 1930. Torao Miki was the superintendent of the Sunday School at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Alameda.
Paul Nagano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-65)
vh Paul Nagano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-65)
Sansei male. Born, June 17, 1920, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in "Little Tokyo," and the Boyle Heights area. During World War II, was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Became ordained as a Baptist minister while incarcerated, ministering to fellow camp inmates and leading ecumenical worship services in camp. Left Poston to attend …
Class photo with teachers standing in back (ddr-ajah-4-5)
img Class photo with teachers standing in back (ddr-ajah-4-5)
Caption below photo: Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South Japanese grammar school. Back row: 4th from right, Lillian Towata, born 1902 Front row 3rd from right is Lillian's sister, Viola, born 1904. Photo circa 1910
J.A.C.L. 1946 Reflections (ddr-densho-201-461)
doc J.A.C.L. 1946 Reflections (ddr-densho-201-461)
Twenty-page booklet published by the Japanese American Citizens League. Title on cover: "Summer Reflection 1946." Includes church bulletins, club activities, gossip columns, drawings, and quotations.
World Wide Guild members (ddr-densho-383-239)
img World Wide Guild members (ddr-densho-383-239)
Written on album page below photograph: "W.W.G. Baptist". The World Wide Guild consisted of groups organized by the Japanese Baptist Church for young women and girls.
World Wide Guild members (ddr-densho-383-199)
img World Wide Guild members (ddr-densho-383-199)
Written on album page below photograph: "The WWG's". The World Wide Guild consisted of groups organized by the Japanese Baptist Church for young women and girls.
Certificate for membership to the Epworth League for The Alameda Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (ddr-ajah-4-9)
doc Certificate for membership to the Epworth League for The Alameda Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (ddr-ajah-4-9)
Caption below photo: the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Alameda, CA., Epworth (Youth) League is recognized on July 29, 1924 by the Methodist General Conference
Valentine's Day potluck at Oregon Buddhist Church (ddr-one-1-57)
img Valentine's Day potluck at Oregon Buddhist Church (ddr-one-1-57)
Color slide of unidentified Japanese American women in buffet line at Valentine's Day potluck at the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple).

Narrator Mary Blocher Smeltzer

White female. Born in 1915 in Texas. Grew up in La Verne, California, where family was active with the Church of the Brethren. During World War II, lived in the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and worked as a teacher there. Along with husband, established a hostel in Chicago, Illinois, for Japanese Americans leaving the camps.
Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-7)
vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-7)
Attending Buddhist church as a child

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-7)
vh Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-7)
Prewar activities: YMCA and church groups

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Albert W. Palmer (ddr-densho-446-14)
doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Albert W. Palmer (ddr-densho-446-14)
ACS thanks AWP for concern and use of CTS chapel. ACS will return to lead the church, but CTS chapel is not suitable for congregation's use due to economic difficulties. (Note: ACS and Ryo Morikawa married in the Hilton Chapel, 24 Dec 1942)
Wedding portrait of couple (ddr-ajah-6-446)
img Wedding portrait of couple (ddr-ajah-6-446)
Caption below photo: Frances Yasuyo Ikeda marries Yasuharu Koike, August 3, 1947. They had met at the Alameda Nursery and were married at Alameda Japanese Methodist Church.
Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 673 (December 7, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-708)
doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 673 (December 7, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-708)
Selected article titles: "Japanese Explain Seal Pact Repeal" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Buddhist Church Building to See Its Last Service" (p. 4)
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