921 items
921 items
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Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-245)
Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera holding small Japanese and American flags. From left to right: Eddie Tamiyasu, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now …
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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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Gyokudo Kawai with some of his paintings (ddr-njpa-4-553)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Painter Gyokudo's pupils dedicating 144 pieces January 27, 1940. Kodama, Nagano, Sasaki, Matsumoto, Imanaka, Ishiwatari, Isobe, and 113 other pupils of Gyokudo Kawai, the painting circle's elder, were working on consolation for the Army and Navy forces. However, Mr. Kawai has completed 144 great pieces. From 1 p.m. on the 27th, he …
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Inscription on a Hill (ddr-csujad-13-8)
An inscription was placed on a mountain side that reads, "1943 Aug. 31 Katsumi Sato, Tsutomu Matsumoto, Masato Nakashima, Kiyoshi Fukumitsu Paint Crew." Caption on back of photograph reads, "inscription at top of highest peak by Japs during Christian gathering in Aug 43. Japs inscription is only date of gathering." See this object in the California …
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Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-215)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers performing before a crowd. Obon dancers from left to right: Susanne Mineko (Sasaki) Myer, Susan Shizuko (Yoshida) Kurimoto, Mrs. Okayama, unidentified, Mary Yamaguchi, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, Noburo Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, remaining dancer unidentified. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist …
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Choko Mabuchi receiving flowers before a flight (ddr-njpa-4-685)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "The winds of ?u, blow mindfully! Miss Choko Mabuchi's flight to visit her hometown. The second mate pilot Choko Mabuchi left Fukagawa Suzaki Airport on the 10th for Lake Towada. Her sky mate, Ms. Kikuko Matsumoto, accompanied her to Mito, then left for Sendai. At her arrival she was able to meet …
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An oral history with Wayne Omura (ddr-csujad-29-49)
An oral interview with Wayne Omura, the youngest son of the late James Matsumoto Omura. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The oral history was conducted in connection with the interviewer's editing of the senior Mr. Omura's autobiographical memoir. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0154. See …
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 12 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-12)
The Seattle community's influence on the chapter's progressive ideals
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-7)
Description of Tatsuo's personality, skills
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-4)
Self-introduction: Emily Momohara
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-8)
Tatsuo's involvement in the Japanese American community
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 13 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-13)
Tatsuo's skills as a politician
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 9 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-9)
Tatsuo's role as the Seattle chapter JACL president
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 11 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-11)
Serving with Tatsuo on the JACL's Civil Rights Committee
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 14 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-14)
Memories of a Seattle community restaurant
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 10 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-10)
Tatsuo's experiences as a mixed-race person
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Jap's Tenant Plans to Fight Owner's Return (January 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1093)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 10, 1945, p. 5
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In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-32)
In this interview, Brent Seto led a panel of Tatsuo Nakata's friends (Akemi Matsumoto, Emily Momohara, Joy Shigaki, Arlene Oki, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tatsuo Nakata. The charismatic Nakata was a leader for Japanese American and mixed-race youth as well as the Seattle JACL's youngest Chapter President. Nakata pushed the envelope for the …