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doc Letter from Ichiro Isokawa (ddr-densho-292-19)

A letter to Japanese Americans who stored personal beloginings and household items in The Oakland Japense Methodist Church. Ichiro Isokawa discusses charges to families that left items after the February 28, 1946 pickup deadline.

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img Portrait of Sensei Isuji Nakajima (ddr-ajah-4-62)

Caption below photo: Sensei Isuji Nakajima. He arrived in August 1917 to replace Sensei Masaharu Oba, who had left his teaching position at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alameda, Ca. Photo circa 1917

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img Dr. Elias Jessup's home (ddr-csujad-57-44)

In the foreground, First Friends Church (Whittier, Calif.). In the background, the home of Dr. Elias Jessup. [Handwritten on photo] Dr. Elias Jessup's home 1888 First Friends Church [Stamped on photo] S. Hobson, Photographer. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0043

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doc Buddhist church preliminary report (ddr-csujad-26-8)

Description of the development and practices of the Buddhist Church at Tule Lake including Sunday school, adult services and the Young Buddhist Association (YBA). Includes several comparisons to the Christian Church and Christians at Tule Lake. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object in the California …

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img Group posing for photo outside Mary Helm Hall (ddr-ajah-4-36)

Caption below photo: An early group of Issei men and one woman gather for a portrait in front of Mary Helm Hall, at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA. In the second row, second from the right side is Masaharu Oba, who came to Alameda in 1907 and shortly after, began working as …

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img Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara sitting on stairway (ddr-ajah-6-517)

Caption below photo: Sporting pigtails is Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara of Alameda, CA, on the steps of Mary Help Hall (the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Alameda), circa 1929. Nellie is about 15 years old here.

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Collection Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection (ddr-densho-34)

The collection of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community, 1890s-1940s, consists primarily of photographs of strawberry farms, businesses, sawmills, and the church and school activities of the Japanese American community on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The collection also includes photographs of the Bainbridge Island community of Port Blakely, the mass removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island, …

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img Boy Scout camping trip (ddr-densho-15-6)

Members of Boy Scout Troop 55, which was sponsored by the Japanese Methodist Church, camp out at Sand Island on the Cedar River. Front: Andy Shiga. Back (left to right): Hiroshi Watanabe, Hisaka Okamoto, and Hiroshi Kanazawa.

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img Formal portrait of large group in auditorium, with banner in Japanese above (ddr-ajah-3-182)

Caption on back in Japanese reprinted below photo. Translation below photo: (2nd Annual) Senior Appreciation (memorial) March 3, 1952 sponsored by Alameda Buddhist Church Men's Association. Front row centered in robes is Rev, Shozen Naito (1948-1953)

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doc Letter from Robert Cashman to whom it may concern (ddr-densho-446-72)

Letter to certify that Ai Chih Tsai, Japanese citizen of Formosa, resides in Chicago Theological Seminary dorm, is registered as a CTS student, has been the minister of the Chicago Japanese Christian Church for 2 years, is a graduate of Doshisha University, and Cashman can vouch for Tsai's character

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img Five girls with teacher (ddr-ajah-4-40)

Caption below photo: Grace Umezawa (back row at center) sits with her Sunday School class at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA. Umezawa was born on August 1, 1902, making this photo circa early 1920s

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img Couple posing in costumes (ddr-ajah-4-53)

Caption below photo: Etsu Yoshida, as Adaliza, and Leroy Kajiwara, as Colonel Staunton, are two of the actors in the stageplay of "An Old Kentucky Garden" at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Alameda, CA. March 1937

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img Issei man waiting to register for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-237)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Oldest member of the Japanese Methodist church, who came from Japan 50 years ago. He is at the Wartime Civil Control Administration station waiting for instructions regarding his evacuation to Tanforan Assembly center.

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img Friends congregants (ddr-csujad-57-7)

A group of men, women and children pose for a group portrait outdoors, on a lawn with trees behind them. They are likely congregation of Friends Japanese Church, located in Norwalk, California. A mission of the First Friends Church of Whittier, California. [Handwritten on photo] Photo by Ronie Meyer - Whittier - Cal. June 22 - …

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img Easter with no church (ddr-csujad-57-18)

Group photo of children and adults outdoors. [Handwritten note on photo] Easter with no church. Apr. 20, 1924 [Handwritten on verso] On Easter Sunday. Apr. 20, '24. At the S.S. Norwalk, Calif. [illegible] outside [illegible]. No church. Title from note. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0018

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doc Ryo Tsai: Keeping History Alive (ddr-densho-446-453)

Description of Ryo Tsai's life for the Strength and Diversity Exhibit: Japanese American Women 1885-1990

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doc A Team Ministry (ddr-densho-498-57)

Letter from George Aki and Misaki Aki about their trip to Japan.

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img Photograph of Helen Muench with Japanese individuals in front of bus (ddr-csujad-55-2631)

Photograph of Helen Muench, a wife of Frank Muench, with Japanese individuals in front of bus. The bus states, Japanese Baptist Church Center on the side. Helen Muench is holding Susan Muench. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2795

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img Taejon Church (ddr-csujad-38-517)

Photographed is Taejon Church in South Korea. It was probably taken after the Battle of Taejon. Includes corpses of Korean civilians who were killed during the battle. The caption reads: Behind Taejon Church. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Alaska: the indigenous church at work (ddr-csujad-57-4)

A history of the partnership between the First Friends Church of Whittier, California, and the people of the Kotzebue Sound area of Northwestern Alaska. Verso: [Stamped] Harry Haworth Photography / P. O. Box 575 - Altadena, California. [Handwritten] Kotzebue Friends Church [Handwritten, faded] Please return to Helen Stanton. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Woman's bible class (ddr-csujad-57-31)

A group of women pose on the front steps of a Whittier house belonging to Griffith and Cora Milhous. They belong to the Woman's Bible Class of the First Friends Church of Whittier, Calif. [Handwritten on verso] Anna Tomlinson / Woman's Bible Class First Friends Church Whittier, Calif. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Yearly meeting of Friends Church, 1915 (ddr-csujad-57-5)

Yearly meeting of Friends' Church, 1915. Men stand behind seated women and children to pose for a group portrait outdoors, before a two-story structure. [Handwritten on photo] Yearly Meeting of Friends' Church 1915 [Handwritten on verso] 85-05-08.315 [This is a Whittier Museum accession number.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Woman's bible class (ddr-csujad-57-32)

A group of women pose on the front steps of a Whittier house belonging to Griffith and Cora Milhous. They belong to the Woman's Bible Class of the First Friends Church of Whittier, Calif. [Handwritten on verso] Anna Tomlinson / Woman's Bible Class First Friends Church Whittier, Calif. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Issei minister with white colleagues (ddr-densho-151-163)

Original caption: Hayward, California. Members of clergy and Salvation Army bid farewell to evacuee minister, Reverend Sui Hiro, of the San Lorenzo Holiness Church, as he and his small son prepare to board evacuation bus. On his right is the Reverend John Charles Derfelt, Baptist minister, and on his left is the Reverend W. V. Immel, …

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img Large group sitting in field (ddr-ajah-6-368)

Caption below photo: the Sunday School youth and adults from the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Alameda, CA, enjoy a day of picnicking in the hills of Albany. The superintendent of the Sunday School, Torao Miki, stands at right. May 25, 1930

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