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14 items
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Document titled "The Americanization of Yemiko" (ddr-ajah-6-265)
Includes photo of Yemiko and Tomiko Kono in kimonos and biographical information about Yemiko
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Girl in kimono standing in garden (ddr-ajah-6-262)
Caption below photo: Tomiko Kono in her kimono in Alameda, CA. Born June 12, 1921, this phot is circa the late 1920s
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Girl in kimono standing in garden (ddr-ajah-6-261)
Caption below photo: Tomiko Kono in her kimono in Alameda, CA. Born June 12, 1921, this phot is circa the late 1920s
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Kono family standing outside family business (ddr-ajah-6-342)
Caption below photo: The Kono family in front of the family business, Hayashi Florist at 2305 Santa Clara Ave in Alameda, CA. It was operated by Hikotaro "Harry" Kono (not pictured). L to R: Tomiko "Osky/Ken" - Yemiko "Emi/Amy" - Chieko "Chi/Chec" Kono. circa 1937
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Five women standing with Harry Hikotaro outside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-333)
Caption below photo: Standing in front of Hayashi Florist, run by Hikotaro "Harry" Kono is L to R: Masako and Toshiko Minami, Emi, Tomiko, Chieko and Harry Kono. The Minamis are first cousins to the Konos. Circa mid 1930's. Alameda, CA
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Kono family posing with sailor from Japanese goodwill ship (ddr-ajah-6-339)
Caption below photo: April 16, 1933 Yakumo Japanese ship on goodwill tour of America
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Three women standing in yard (ddr-ajah-6-344)
Caption below photo: Tomiko (left), Chieko and Emi Kono, probably in or near Selma, CA, circa late 1940s. The Konos were originally from Alameda, CA but after WWII they settled in Selma.
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Family portrait of Kono Family (ddr-ajah-6-346)
Cation below photo: When Eiko Died in 1929, Harry was left with four children to raise. Harry, 41, would then marry Chiyoko "Harriet" Mizuta, 26, on October 12, 1929 at the Buddhist Temple of Alameda
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 49 (January 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-136)
Selected article titles: "Lunches For 730 Students Will Be Served at School: New Meal Schedule Effective Monday for Pupils From Remote Blocks" (p. 1), "Bar-bell Classes Will Begin Again" (p. 1), "Comic Books Dominate Enlarged News Stand" (p. 1), "Final Truck Delivery Date" (p. 1), "History of Tule Lake" (p. 2), "Positive T.B. Test Does Not …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 42 (January 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-130)
Selected article titles: "Judicial Panel Named" (p. 1), "Plan Lecture Series Designed to Acquaint Parents on Delinquency" (p. 1), "To Honor Coverley" (p. 1), "Council Approves WRA Tent Factory" (p. 1), "Dispatch Calendar to Be Sold For 10 cents" (p. 1), "Japanese Forces Having Tough Time in Subjugation of Philippines..." (p. 2), "63 Black Shawls Made …
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Memoirs 1943 - Minidoka High School Yearbook (ddr-densho-474-48)
Yearbook for the Minidoka High School, property of Starr Urakawa. The school included grades 8-12. Individual students are photographed in senior portraits or class photos. Student activities are represented, including student labor/work experience program ("part-time workers"), May Day royalty, and sports. Student signatures are included throughout the book.
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Japanese Directory 1931 (ddr-densho-423-340)
Includes portraits of families at home or at businesses, large group photos at community gatherings such a sports events, photos of businesses including shops, factories and farms, and address lists. Listing includes five names at the address of the Starlight Laundry: Choko Nozawa, Takeyoshi Omura; Fusatoshi Sakanai, Takasuke Takeshita, Nobuo Yasaki
