208 items
208 items

doc
Ryo Morikawa Recollections (ddr-densho-446-349)
Autobiography: Ryo's parents, Life in San Diego, 11 months in Japan, Evacuation, Married Life


img
Photo of Ayano Morikawa (ddr-densho-446-417)
Daughter of Buddhist priest and mother of Ryo Morikawa

img
Portrait of Bishop Chitoku Morikawa (ddr-njpa-4-779)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Bishop Chitoku Morikawa, 10-3-58."

doc
The Open Door: Wedding announcement (ddr-densho-446-390)
Wedding announcement for Ai Chih Tsai and Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai


img
Photo of Morikawa children (ddr-densho-446-419)
Ryo with her siblings Anna, George, and Kenji (circa 1931 or 1932)

doc
Letter from Wilton L. Halverson, M.D., Registrar of Vital Statistics, and James S. Fuller, Chief Deputy Registrar, State of California Department of Health, to Ayano Morikawa (ddr-densho-446-290)
We have accepted the affidavits to correct the records for Ryo Morikawa.

doc
San Diego Sun: "She'll Help Greet" (ddr-densho-446-424)
Photo of Ryo Morikawa and commentary re: Point Loma High School's Senior A Prom

img
Group Photo with Ai Chih Tsai after Service of Ordination (ddr-densho-446-383)
People in photo identified by Ryo Morikawa (later Ryo Tsai) on back of photo.

img
Wedding ceremony (ddr-densho-128-131)
Wedding of Masato Morikawa and Hisaye Kubo, which took place at the Seattle Buddhist Church.

img
Chitoku Morikawa and another bishop (ddr-njpa-4-781)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Hongwanji new and former bishops."

vh
Patricia Mariko Morikawa Sakamoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-167)
Sansei female. Born April 20, 1944, in Manzanar, California. Parents married in camp, but separated soon after when father returned with his family to Japan. Left Manzanar for the Burbank trailer camp, then moved with mother and stepfather to Los Angeles, California. Active with the Manzanar Committee.

img
Photo of Kennosuke & Ayano Morikawa (ddr-densho-446-421)
Morikawa Nurseries with Ryo's notes about the property on the back: "Bought under the name of a nisei friend because aliens could not buy land. Later his children were land owners." (circa 1935)

img
Photo of Kennosuke & Ayano Morikawa (ddr-densho-446-418)
Taken shortly after Ayano's entry to the US in Feb 1916

img
Photo of Kennosuke Morikawa funeral (ddr-densho-446-423)
Ryo's father was killed by a drunken driver near the Nursery on Nov 12, 1937 (photo taken in 1937)

doc
Advance Congregational Christian Journal: As American as Hot Dogs and Coca-Cola (ddr-densho-446-393)
Article by Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai on what it means to be a "minority" American and influence of faith

doc
Letter from Seido Ogawa to Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-292)
Ogawa will travel to San Diego on July 18 to meet with Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai and with Haruo Ishimaru.

img
Photo of Ryo Morikawa in kimono (ddr-densho-446-429)
Ryo traveled to Japan with her mother in July 1940 and then stayed to attend Keisen Jogaku-En (two-year program). (circa 1940 or 1941)

img
Group Photo with Kennosuke "Frank" Morikawa (ddr-densho-446-416)
Father of Ryo (in middle) shortly after his US entry via Puebla, Canada in Dec 1906 (photo circa 1907). He worked in the orange groves and as a chauffeur before opening his nursery in San Diego.

img
Group Photo of Bridal Party (ddr-densho-446-389)
Photo of bridal party with attendants identified on the back by Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai and in the Open Door church bulletin.

img
Group Photo of wedding reception (ddr-densho-446-391)
People in photo identified by Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai on back and included Harry Shigeta who exchanged letters with Ai Chih Tsai.

doc
Report from Tokyo (ddr-densho-385-5)
A transcription of an article from Life from December 7, 1942. Fujio Morikawa also translated the article into Japanese.
Fujio Morikawa kept a journal while incarcerated at Lordsburg U.S. Army internment camp. In his journal included translations of letters, news articles, and announcements; notes on English grammar and mathematics; essays on different topics; and calligraphy.

doc
Letter from Ryo Tsai to Seido Ogawa, Congregational Committee for Christian Democracy (ddr-densho-446-280)
Ai Chih Tsai wants to stay in US for maybe 5 years after his reentry instead of 6 months. Ryo Morikawa Tsai asks Ogawa if there is employment for Ai Chih Tsai. Ryo Morikawa Tsai also looking for a job but unemployment is high. Kenji has a job at the County Fair in Del Mar.