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img Sunday School class of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal, South Church (ddr-ajah-4-30)

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img Photo of original building for the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (ddr-ajah-4-42)

2416 Eagle Street, Alameda

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img Photo of original building for the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (ddr-ajah-4-44)

2416 Eagle Street, Alameda

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doc Appeal letter from the Japanese Methodist Church of New York (ddr-densho-329-80)

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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.

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img Portrait of man (ddr-ajah-6-747)

Caption below photo: An Issei man posed in Mataichi Ozeki's photo studio at 1621 Park Street, in Alameda, CA, circa 1910-1920s. While his identity is unknown, he attended the early version of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which later became Buena Vista Methodist.

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img Boy Scout camping trip (ddr-densho-15-11)

Boy Scout Troop 55, sponsored by Seattle's Japanese Methodist Church, on a camping trip. Left to right: Bill Yorozu, Masayoshi Uchimura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroshi Kanazawa, and Norio Mitsuoka.

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img Large group photo outside church (ddr-ajah-4-57)

Printed on photo front: Japanese Methodist Church "Last Issei Services" Alameda, California, February 15, 1942. Caption below photo: On February 15, 1942, the JME church held a farewell service conducted by Rev. Shigeo Shimada and attended by 120 members and friends, many of whom stepped forward for baptism. Dr. J.B. Cobb and his wife, former missionaries …

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img Four girls on balcony of church (ddr-ajah-6-387)

Caption below photo: Etsuko Yoshida, far left, poses with friends atop the second floor of Mary Helm Hall, at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA., 1936

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img Yasue and Mitsue Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-853)

Caption below photo: Yasue Ozeki (left) and sister Mitsue Ozeki Yatabe pose in front of Mary Helm Hall (Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South) in Alameda, CA. circa April 1947

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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

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img Boy Scout camping trip (ddr-densho-15-10)

Members of Troop 55, sponsored by the Japanese Methodist Church in Seattle, hike at Silver Creek. Left to right: Hiroshi Watanabe, Norio Mitsuoka, Bill Yorozu, Masayoshi Uchimura, and Hiroshi Kanazawa.

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img Group of women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-531)

Caption below photo: L to R: Unknown, Mrs. Mukoyama, Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, Hanae Nakayama, Aki Mukoyama Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church of Alameda, CA picnic, April 1936. Location of picnic unknown.

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vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-192-6)

Memories of prewar 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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img Group photo of members of Alameda Japanese Methodist-Episcopal Church, South (ddr-ajah-4-17)

Farewell party for first minister. Includes copies of photos and history of church.

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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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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 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 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 Group photo of Fujinkai and youth class at Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (ddr-ajah-4-26)

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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.

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Narrator Jo Takata

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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