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Narrator Frank H. Hirata

Kibei-Nisei male. Born November 19, 1925, in Spokane, Washington. At the age of ten, went to Japan with grandfather. During World War II, was conscripted into the Japanese army, and was still in training when the war ended. After the war, continued education, graduating from Kyoto University with a law degree. Got married in 1957 and …

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img Members of a Japanese dance troupe posing with Honolulu Rotarians (ddr-njpa-2-519)

Caption on reverse: "TAKARAZUKA GIRLS GUESTS OF ROTARIANS: All 25 members of the visiting Takarazuka Troupe from Japan were guests of the West Honolulu Rotary Club at its regular weekly luncheon meeting Friday noon at Kewalo Inn. Above, left to right, are: Yuko Minami, Ayako Fujishiro, the Rev. Samuel Keala, pastor of the Kamakapili Church and …

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img Photo album (ddr-densho-357-308)

This photo album with a red cover is tied together with string and contains 87 pages with 255 photographs. The bulk dates of the photographs are circa 1932-1933.\n\nThe album contains photographs of events, such as conferences and picnics, associated with the Stockton Buddhist Church, where Tansai Terakawa (husband of Hanako Terakawa) served as reverend. The album …

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img Two men and two women with basket of Warabi (ddr-ajah-6-725)

Caption below photo: Isseis gather outdoors, possible in the Oakland, CA., area. The basket is full of Warabu, or Fiddlehead ferns, a plant that was widely found growing wild in the San Francisco Bay area. There are accounts of Isseis and Niseis gathering Warabi to eat. It appears they are drinking Eikun label sake, a famous …

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vh Frank H. Hirata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-271)

Kibei-Nisei male. Born November 19, 1925, in Spokane, Washington. At the age of ten, went to Japan with grandfather. During World War II, was conscripted into the Japanese army, and was still in training when the war ended. After the war, continued education, graduating from Kyoto University with a law degree. Got married in 1957 and …

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Collection Terakawa Collection (ddr-densho-357)

The Terakawa Collection consists of four photograph albums created by Hanako Terakawa. Hanako's parents, Tadaichi and Yoni Yoshioka, immigrated from Japan and settled in Hayward, California in the early 1900's. In Hayward, they started a family and had five children. They owned a nursery and maintained several greenhouses built around 1913. The earliest photograph album primarily …

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img Bokoku homon kinen [Memory of visiting home country] (ddr-csujad-25-128)

An album titled as Bokoku homon kinen [Memory of visiting home country] containing mainly photographs taken during Kamie Taenaka's trip to Japan. Kamie Taenaka participates in the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party tour in 1955, which is arranged by Koyasan Los Angeles Branch and conducted by Nihon Kotsu Kosha, a Japanese tourist agency. She also …

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img Hiroko Terakawa (ddr-densho-357-451)

Hiroko Terakawa wears a heavy winter coat. Hanako Terakawa's caption: "Brrr - it's cold."

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img Terakawa home (ddr-densho-357-591)

Hanako Terakawa's caption: "Mrs. Y. Terakawa, May 1934."

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img Kyoto Botanical Gardens (ddr-densho-357-528)

Hanako Terakawa's caption: "Very picturesque."

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img Kiyomizu Temple Park (ddr-densho-357-419)

An overhead view of Kiyomizu Temple Park shows the layout of structures in the park.

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img Terakawa family (ddr-densho-357-556)

Left to right, Back row: Tansai Terakawa, Y. Terakawa, Meniko Terakawa, unknown, Chonen Terakawa. Left to right, front row: Hiroko Terakawa, Hanako Terakawa, Mrs. Terakawa, Mr. Terakawa, unknown, Mrs. C. Terakawa, unknown.

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