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vh Mii Tai Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-186-7)

Involvement in the Methodist church while growing up

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-192-18)

Thoughts on evolution of Spokane's Methodist church

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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doc Resettlement bulletin, vol. 2, no. 7 (September 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1671)

Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including news, resources, and opinions. Current issue includes articles on family resettlement through churches, California annual conference of the Methodist Church, Missionary Society of the Evangelical Church, the Southern California-Arizona conference of the Methodist Church, relocation to Chicago, integration, and information on hostels. See this object in the California State …

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img Three children in Easter baskets (ddr-ajah-6-544)

Caption below photo: When Ken, Judy and Jo Takeda returned from their World War II incarceration camp in 1945, their family did not have a place to live in their hometown of Alameda, CA. so they stayed at their church, the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church on Buena Vista Ave. Several Japanese families shared the space. The …

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doc Speech "The Evacuation and Relocation of Japanese Americans" (ddr-densho-356-1032)

Speech given at The Regional Conference of Church Social Workers in St. Louis, Missouri by Joseph B. Hunter, Chief of Community Services at Rohwer on the subject of Japanese American relocation.

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doc Contract to build Sunday school rooms at Japanese Mission in Norwalk (ddr-csujad-57-11)

Contract to build Sunday school rooms at Japanese Mission in Norwalk, later called Friends Japanese Church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0011

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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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img Large group at Tacoma Sectional Conference (ddr-densho-383-384)

Group outside of Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church in Tacoma. George Tokuda in third row from back, second from left. Written on front: "1933 Tacoma Sectional Conference. Photo by Chapin Bowen Inc., Tacoma".

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img Wedding party (ddr-densho-166-6)

This wedding took place at the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle and was performed by pastor Fukumatsu Okazaki. Back row (L to R): Iwasuke Kaita, Kambe, Kunizo, Masaye, Tamayo Funai, Yone Kaita.

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doc Minutes of the California yearly meeting of Friends Church, Whittier, California, 1944 (ddr-csujad-57-28)

Includes a letter from Samuel Ishikawa of Friends Japanese Church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0028

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Collection Hashiguchi and Urakawa Family Collection (ddr-densho-474)

The Hashiguchi and Urakawa Family Collection, c. 1908-1977, consists of photographs, periodicals, and commemorative books belonging to the Hashiguchi and Urakawa family. Included are photographs of numerous Japanese-American societies, including the the Seattle Progressive Citizen League, the Tacoma Sectional YPCC, Seattle Domeki Bai, Nikkei Kai, and the JACL conventions in 1930 and 1967. The collection includes …

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img Former incarcerees who have relocated to Detroit, MI, participating in young people's service and discussion group (ddr-csujad-14-33)

Former incarcerees who have relocated to Detroit, Michigan, participating in young people's service and discussion group after regular church services at Central Methodist Church, Detroit, MI. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_033

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img Hood River Japanese Farmers Association (ddr-densho-259-363)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A large group of Issei men and women, some with their children, and all formally dressed, in front of a stone church. This was the Riverside Church, which is a Congregational church, and it still stands in Hood River. I think that this has a connection with a memorial service which the …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 38 (November 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-190)

Selected article titles: "Council Forms Committee to Study Housing Problems" (p. 1), "Arizona: Anti-Japanese Law Goes to Supreme Court" (p. 1), "Editorial: Dubious Succor" (p. 2), "Church Sermon Attacks Racism" (p. 2).

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img Couple posing in costumes (ddr-ajah-4-51)

Caption below photo: Munch Mizokuchi, as Phillip, and Etsu Yoshida, as Adaliza, are actors in "An Old Kentucky Garden," a stageplay at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA. March 1937

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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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Narrator Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda

Nisei male. Born August 15, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Incarcerated at the North Portland Assembly Center and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Kept a diary beginning December, 1941, and through incarceration. Beginning as a teenager, was exceptionally active as a volunteer leader, first within a Japanese American church in Portland, later in camp with Federated Christian Church, …

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doc "JACL Reflections: Happy New Year" (ddr-densho-201-459)

Japanese American Citizens League sixteen-page booklet. Title on cover: "JACL Reflections: Happy New Year." Contains staff reflections, memorial services, newsettes, messages from service men, song dedications, church communique, humor, weddings, and other reflections.

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 39 (June 6, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-27)

"Many Alaska Salmon Industry Workers Sought" (p. 1), "Report Cites B.C. Removal of Japanese" (p. 1), "Okada and Satow Will Speak Here Monday Night in Buddhist Church; Report on Claims Board Bill" (p. 1).

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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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doc Letter from Lottie C. Hersey to Eleanor Roosevelt and response from Edward J. Ennis (ddr-densho-1007-1033)

Xeroxed copy. Hersey was a member of the Universalist Church. Her letter advocates against the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans. Response is from Edward J. Ennis, director of the Alien Enemy Control Unit.

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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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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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