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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: David Hadley (ddr-csujad-57-57)

Portrait housed in envelope marked Pastors in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] David Hadley [Pastor 1900-11-10 to 1902-06-14.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0056

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: A.F. Mitchell (ddr-csujad-57-56)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] A. F. Mitchell [Pastor 1898-10-08 to 1900-07-14.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0055

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img Friends congregants (ddr-csujad-57-13)

Eight women standing behind six men and one boy, presumably members of the First Friends Church in Whittier, Calif. [Handwritten on photo] August 26, 1917 See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0013

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Mahlon Perry (ddr-csujad-57-53)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Mahlon Perry [Pastor 1905-10-01 to 1908-07-01.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0052

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Elias Jessup (ddr-csujad-57-54)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Elias Jessup [Pastor 1888-11-10 to 1890-02-08.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0053

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: J.J. Mills (ddr-csujad-57-49)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] J. J. Mills. [Included with photo, separate paper printed] October 5, 1902. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0048

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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 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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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 Five men, two women and three children standing outside by tree (ddr-densho-474-214)

Group of people associated with the Seattle Japanese Congregational Church. Front row on left Rev Ai Chih Tsai holding his son, Peter Ho Yang Tsai. Front row second from right: Ryo Morikawa Tsai. The two\nlittle girls are most likely their daughters Bi Lin and Bi Sim. Back row on the right is Chosaku "Henry" Hashiguchi

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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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doc Interview with Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-415)

Written by Ryo Tsai's grandson David Lee for his high school heritage project

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doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Alice Cary (ddr-densho-446-410)

Request to start work referenced in the 5/29/57 letter to 1958.

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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 Letter from Rose Tani to Rev. Miller, 1942 May 10 (ddr-csujad-20-17)

Vociferous indictment of the Ladies aid of the Methodist Church for holding a luncheon picnic for "Japanese leaving Santa Anita," and similar efforts, stating that such overtures to "entertain enemies of their native land" are "traitor[ous]" and "disgrace the good sense of American woman hood." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter from An American Mother to Rev. Wendell L. Miller, May 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-1)

Vociferous indictment of the Ladies aid of the Methodist Church for holding a luncheon picnic for "Japanese leaving Santa Anita," and similar efforts, stating that such overtures to "entertain enemies of their native land" are "traitor[ous]" and "disgrace the good sense of American woman hood." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Obon Festival Dancers (ddr-one-1-75)

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

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doc 70th anniversary worship service (ddr-densho-390-38)

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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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