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Mrs. Okamoto with two children (ddr-densho-518-67)
img Mrs. Okamoto with two children (ddr-densho-518-67)
Mrs. Okamoto holding a baby, seated next to Eddie. Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Okamoto.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-518-67/
Kinichiro Okamoto, a writer (ddr-njpa-4-2006)
img Kinichiro Okamoto, a writer (ddr-njpa-4-2006)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kinichiro Okamoto (2883). He was chosen to receive a special prize for 'Before the Fighting,' which is his work."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-2006/
Ippei and Kanoko Okamoto (ddr-njpa-4-2008)
img Ippei and Kanoko Okamoto (ddr-njpa-4-2008)
Cartoonist Okamoto and Mrs. Kanoko, a poet, on the Takita Maru.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-2008/
Mary Okamoto (ddr-densho-357-346)
img Mary Okamoto (ddr-densho-357-346)
Hiroko Terakawa and two older girls stand on a street corner. Caption: "Mary Okamoto."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-357-346/
Portrait of Aisuke Okamoto, a secretary to the Empress of Japan (ddr-njpa-4-2009)
img Portrait of Aisuke Okamoto, a secretary to the Empress of Japan (ddr-njpa-4-2009)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Aisuke Okamoto (4147). A secretary in the palace of the Empress."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-2009/
Mrs. Okamoto with three children (ddr-densho-518-66)
img Mrs. Okamoto with three children (ddr-densho-518-66)
Mrs. Okamoto holding a baby, seated next to Eddie [middle] and Ronold [right]. Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Okamotos.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-518-66/
Storage list for Okamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-274)
doc Storage list for Okamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-274)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Okamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 796.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-274/
Storage list for W. Okamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-62)
doc Storage list for W. Okamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-62)
A check-in list for goods belonging to W. Okamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 535.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-62/
Cherry tree planting ceremony (ddr-densho-140-15)
img Cherry tree planting ceremony (ddr-densho-140-15)
A delegation from Japan plants cherry trees in Seattle's Seward Park. Front row (L to R): unidentified, unidentified, Genji Mihara, Consul Suemasa Okamoto, Premier R. Wakazuki, Mr. Tokusaburo Sowa.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-140-15/
The Newell Star, Supplement (May 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-19)
doc The Newell Star, Supplement (May 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-19)
Includes articles regarding the shooting of Shoichi James Okamoto, a 30-year-old construction worker. He was shot and killed by a military police sentry while returning to the center from delivering lumber to a job site.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-19/
Postcard from unknown to Mrs. Yone Okamoto, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2016)
doc Postcard from unknown to Mrs. Yone Okamoto, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2016)
Postcard from unknown to Mrs. Yone Okamoto describing the journey to Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2119
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2016/

Narrator Sumi Okamoto

Nisei female. Born January 7, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Spokane, Washington, where father worked for the Alaska Junk Company. Attended Irving Grade School and Lewis & Clark High School. Wedding took place on December 7, 1941, the day of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Husband passed away in 1946, and Ms. Okamoto worked …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/217/
Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1925)
doc Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1925)
Sociology essay by George Okamoto for a class assignment at Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Covers democracy and racial prejudice. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1928
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1925/
Funeral (ddr-csujad-25-344)
img Funeral (ddr-csujad-25-344)
A photograph of a funeral taken by the "Takano Studio," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington probably in the early 1900s. Funeral flowers offered by: Japanese Methodist Church, Japan Tennis Club, Issaku Okamoto, Seattle Japanese Language School, and others. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_006
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-344/
Frank Emi Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-122-5-7)
vh Frank Emi Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-122-5-7)
Description of Kiyoshi Okamoto, the founder of the Fair Play Committee

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-5-7/
King of Hunt High School (ddr-densho-37-3)
img King of Hunt High School (ddr-densho-37-3)
Original WRA caption: King of Hunt High School May Day festival being crowned by Richard A. Pomeroy, Supt. of Education, is shown with his attendants. The court was chosen by popular vote in a contest sponsored by the student body. Left to right: Prince Victor Fujioka, princess Dorothy Sugawara, Mr. Pomeroy, King Johnny Okamoto, Princess Sue …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-3/
Woman filling food bags (ddr-densho-512-104)
img Woman filling food bags (ddr-densho-512-104)
Caption below photo: Dorothy Okamoto drops cookies into paper bags that hold the dessert for the Alameda Buddhist Temple's chicken teriyaki bento (ben-toh" - a meal meant to be portable) fundraiser. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the temple to rethink the event as a drive-thru, versus having it on site. the dessert bag holds an orange, Chex …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-512-104/
no. 41 (May 25, 1944) (ddr-csujad-34-4)
doc no. 41 (May 25, 1944) (ddr-csujad-34-4)
An extra of "Newell star" a camp newspaper published weekly in the Tule Lake camp. It features the death of Shoichi Okamoto who was shot by the WRA sentry in the Tule Lake camp on May 24, 1944. In Japanese. English section is found in item: csudh_hrs_0003. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-34-4/
Newell star, extra, supplement (May 25, 1944) (ddr-csujad-34-3)
doc Newell star, extra, supplement (May 25, 1944) (ddr-csujad-34-3)
An extra of "Newell star" a camp newspaper published weekly in the Tule Lake camp. It features the death of Shoichi Okamoto who was shot by the WRA sentry in the Tule Lake camp on May 24, 1944. Japanese section is found in item: hrs_0004. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-34-3/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-15)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-15)
Tad says that he received a letter from his grandfather. Also mentions that he got a haircut that looks just like when Okamoto-san would cut his hair. Tad and "the gang" are planning to go to Jacksonville if they get the weekend off, and Tad is a bit worried about running out of money; he says …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-15/
Civic Leaders Greet Okamoto (November 7, 1935) (ddr-densho-56-456)
doc Civic Leaders Greet Okamoto (November 7, 1935) (ddr-densho-56-456)
The Seattle Daily Times, November 7, 1935, p. 9
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-456/
Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 8 (ddr-csujad-26-49)
doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 8 (ddr-csujad-26-49)
Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Nisei America" by Riley O'Suga; "What makes Peter run?" by Frances Okamoto; "Haiku and painting" by Ken Yasuda; "Tule in rhyme" by Iku Wada; "Ramblings" by Eugene Okada; "It's the little things" by Sachiko Higashi; "Looking back" by George …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-49/
Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-54)
img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-54)
Color slide of procession past US Custom House in Northwest Portland of women in kimonos or yukatas and men in dark suits. They are followed by Gene Sugimura carrying a purple banner with gold trim and the white emblem of the Wheel of Dharma in the center. From left to right: Janice (Matsunaga) Okamoto, Patricia “Pat” …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-54/
Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 4 (ddr-csujad-26-52)
doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 4 (ddr-csujad-26-52)
Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Autumn" a poem by Ken Yasuda; "On a night Like this" by Frances Okamoto; "Sloop Nakano: fat guy" by Riley O'Suga; "Flower arrangement" by Grace Hosokawa; "Why co-op" by Tsuyoshi Nakamura; "Twilight emissary" by Tommy Sakiyama; "Hi school in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-52/
Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-52)
img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-52)
Color slide of procession in front of US Customs House in Northwest Portland. Procession led by a color guard of Boy Scouts, carrying the United States flag and the Buddhist flag. Women in kimonos or yukatas follow, then black vehicles with flowers on top, then the Chigo "children's" procession. From left to right: Kenneth "Kenny" Yasutome, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-52/
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