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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Robert Cope (ddr-csujad-57-51)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Robert Cope [Pastor 1948-09-01 to 1956-08-31.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0050

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Levi Mills (ddr-csujad-57-59)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Levi Mills [Pastor 1902-10-11 to 1905-10-01.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0058

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4335 (July 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-49)

Selected article titles: "Niseigram"; "California Group Will Form to Combat Racial Prejudice"; "Midwest Bussei to Hold Social"; "Hawaii Born Nisei Dies in Plunge"; "22 Wyoming Nisei Get Draft Sentences"; "WRA Hits Tenney on Nisei Charges"; "Only 100 Japanese in Detroit Attend Church"; "100 Leave Tule Lake for Alien Camp"; "Nisei Appointed to Staff of Chicago WLB."

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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 …

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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.

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vh Jo Takata Interview (ddr-ajah-1-6)

Sansei female. Born January 16, 1944, at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, the family returned to Alameda, California, where they had lived before World War II. Jo grew up in Alameda and became a high school teacher. Involved with the Buena Vista United Methodist Church and numerous other Japanese American community activities in …

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img Portrait of couple (ddr-ajah-6-7)

Caption below photo: Sojourners in a Strange Land / Passenger lists show that Karoju (b. 1881) and Shime (b. 1884) Kawamura arrived in Honolulu in 1902, and later boarded the ship Mongolia to arrive in San Francisco in 1910. They became life-long members of the church, bringing up their son Shizuto and daughter, Katsumi, in the …

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doc Letter from Rosalie Y. Obi to Rev. [Wendell L.] Miller, 1942 June 17 (ddr-csujad-20-9)

Personal letter written from the Santa Anita Assembly Center expressing thanks to Miller and his congregation for the lunch that they provided on the day of their removal from Los Angeles, departing from the Japanese Methodist Church, May 1, 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WLM_01-46_07

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doc Subscription to international welfare and uplift (ddr-csujad-5-261)

A receipt for three dollars donation made by Seiichi Okine on April 16, 1950 to the international welfare and uplift program sponsored by Seventh-Day Adventists. The receipt is issued by the Japanese Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_01_002

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doc Subscription to international welfare and uplift (ddr-csujad-5-260)

A receipt for five dollars donation made by Seiichi Okine on April 10, 1949 to the international welfare and uplift program sponsored by Seventh-Day Adventists. The receipt is issued by the Japanese Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_01_001

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 19 (ddr-densho-156-308)

Article titles: "Boy Scouts Protect Flag at Manzanar"; "Larger Guard for Japs at Manzanar"; "Water Supply for Jap Farms"; "Church Seeks Homes for Jap Evacuees"; "4 Japs Jailed at Denver in Fight With Army Police"; "Internee Admits Attempted Bribery"; "Evacuee Labor Requests Grow"; "Grand Jury Votes to Exclude Japs from Citizenship"; "Interned Jap Aliens Now Number …

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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 Group of girls holding Silver Link Club pennant (ddr-ajah-4-15)

Caption below photo: 1909 Silver Link club, an early Japanese junior league held at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (later Buena Vista). At center is Superintendent Gladys Arnold. They gathered regularly for fellowship and activities organized by Gladys. The teens engaged in activities such as embroidery, afternoon tea and Bible study. It was a way for …

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img Group of children in costumes (ddr-ajah-4-16)

Caption below photo: 1919 Silver Link club, an early Japanese junior league held at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (later Buena Vista). At left is Superintendent Gladys Arnold. They gathered regularly for fellowship and activities organized by Gladys. The teens engaged in activities such a embroidery, afternoon tea and Bible study. It was a way for …

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vh Emery Brooks Andrews Interview (ddr-densho-1000-155)

White male. Born November 14, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. Son of Reverend Emery Andrews, the Japanese Baptist Church minister in Seattle for many years. After the Japanese Americans in Seattle were removed to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, Emery Brooks moved with family to Twin Falls, Idaho, to minister to Nikkei in camp. Visited Japanese American friends …

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vh Brooks Andrews Interview (ddr-densho-1001-7)

White male. Born November 14, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. Son of Reverend Emery Andrews, the Japanese Baptist Church minister in Seattle for many years. After the Japanese Americans in Seattle were removed to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, Emery Brooks moved with family to Twin Falls, Idaho, to minister to Nikkei in camp. Visited Japanese American friends …

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Collection Frank Kubo Collection (ddr-densho-128)

The Frank Kubo Collection, 1910s-1960s, focuses on the leisure and business activities of a group of Japanese Americans from Seattle, Washington. Included are photographs of Seattle landmarks, Tsutakawa Company and Furuya Company picnics and camping trips, and Pacific Market, a Japanese American operated grocery store on Jackson Street in Seattle. Also featured are several photographs of …

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Narrator Nobuko Miyake-Stoner

Japanese female. Born Feburary 10, 1952, in Hiroshima, Japan. Descendant of survivors of the atomic bombing in 1945. Father was a kamikaze pilot during World War II who was unable to fulfill his mission due to the war's end. Nobuko attended the Hiroshima Jogakuin, a missionary school established for young women. Graduated with an M.A. in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 46, No. 14 (April 4, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-14)

Select article titles: "Supreme Court back Nisei" (p.1); "CLers assist Protestant Church program to introduce Japanese cultural heritage" (p. 5); "Pocatello Sansei helps rid textbook using derogatory term in story" (p.8) Starting in No. 13, the volume number in the header changes from 46 to 26. This printing error is not corrected for the rest of …

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av Hondo dedication and entertainment; Obon; Picnics (ddr-csujad-38-586)

A digest of the film footage, csudh_nao_0764 Film footage of activities held at Gardena Buddhist Church, Gardena, California. Included are performances, funerals, carnivals, hanamatsuri events, bon dance, picnics, music and play performances. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_06_01_004

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av Hondo dedication and entertainment; Obon; Picnics (ddr-csujad-38-584)

A digest of the film footage, csudh_nao_0764: activities held at Gardena Buddhist Church, Gardena, California. Included are performances, funerals, carnivals, hanamatsuri events, bon dance, picnics, music and play performances. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_06_01_002

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av Gardena Buddhist Church landscaping and dedication Day (ddr-csujad-38-601)

A digest of the film footage, csudh_nao_0775. Film footage of roofing of the reconstructed building, landscaping, and dedication day held on August 21-22, 1982 at Gardena Buddhist Church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_06_05_003

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img Atami Meshiya Kyokai [Church of World Messianity in Atami] (ddr-csujad-25-144)

A photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken at Church of World Messianity in Atami, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_016

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img Atami Meshiya Kyokai [Church of World Messianity in Atami] (ddr-csujad-25-143)

A photograph of the tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party taken at Church of World Messianity in Atami, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_015

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av Gardena Buddhist Church landscaping and dedication Day (ddr-csujad-38-600)

A digest of the film footage, csudh_nao_0775. Film footage of roofing of the reconstructed building, landscaping, and dedication day held on August 21-22, 1982 at Gardena Buddhist Church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_06_05_002

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