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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-331)

Black and white photographic negative of members of the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple) at a Buddhist convention at Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington. Back row left to right: Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, unidentified, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, remaining unidentified. Front row left to right: Sumi …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-242)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera with one arm touching their straw hats. From left to right: Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, and Eddie Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-239)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera with arms outstretched wearing straw hats. From left to right: Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, and Eddie Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-246)

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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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-244)

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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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-241)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera with one arm touching straw hats. From left to right: Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, and Eddie Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-240)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera with arms held up wearing straw hats. From left to right: Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, and Eddie Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-436)

Black and white photographic print 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 Okasaki, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-209)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in front of a large crowd. Obon dancers from left to right: unidentified, Hisako (Onishi) Saito, unidentified, Loretta (Fujii) Kaneko, Mr. Yoshihara, unidentified, Beti ann (Minamoto) Wantroba, Nami (Miura) Koida, Mabel (Maekawa) Ota. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 162 (December 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-247)

Selected article titles: "Fumiko Tamura Case Postponed in Los Angeles"; "Careful Driving Urged Upon Holiday Travelers"; "Ota-Reynolds Wedding Disclosed in Hartford"; "Opportunities Still Open in New Jersey"; "Federal Judge's Action May Nullify All Hearings in Detention Centers"; "Bussei Choir to Hold Practice"; "Finding House was Not Hard for Her"; "College Teachers are Taught Cooking"; "Fete Veterans"; …

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img Barber shop staff, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1563)

Black and white photograph of the barber shop staff at Amache Consumer Enterprises, Amache incarceration camp. Pictured from left to right Yamaoka, S. Omori, T. Tokunaga, M. Nonaka, I. Ota, and T. Miyahara. From the Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 28. See also sac_jaac_1530 through sac_jaac_1589. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img 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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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” …

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img Diagram of Bank Alley in Alameda, identifying Japanese owned businesses and property owners (ddr-ajah-6-126)

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img Tsuruko Kawai, a sword dancing instructor (ddr-njpa-4-669)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Nineteen year old sword dancing instructor criticizes dance and revue. Mr. Oumei [sp?] Kawai's only daughter, Tsuruko (19), practices the sword dance every day as her father's substitute. She says, "In such a time of emergency, we should not practice frivolous dances or revues. The daughters of the leisure class should practice …

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img Tule Lake musicians (ddr-csujad-55-2211)

Black and white photograph of musicians at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Pictured from left to right (standing): C. Nagao, K. Yamamoto (singer), unidentified (singer), J. Ota, S. Arima, J. Hatanaka (singer), F. Kunisawa (singer), unidentified (singer), [Frank Yoshimi]. Sitting - K. Arima, T. Matsuoka, B. Yokotaki, H. Nakata, J. Mitsukiro, and N. Yamaguchi. See this object …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-191)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers waving small Japanese flags. Left line from left to right: Hisano Sakamoto, Kaoru Funatake and unidentified women. Right line from left to right: Grace Mieko (Muramatsu) Ouchida, Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Betty Nakashimada, Shiz (Fujita) Inaba and an unidentified woman. Obon is an annual event hosted by …

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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, …

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img Duplicate of ddr-ajah-4-2 with individuals identified (ddr-ajah-4-3)

Additional caption below photo: Circa 1909, based on Dick Towata's birthdate of February 8, 1903

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 7 No. 18 (October 23, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-418)

Selected article titles: "Watch Out Flies!!" (p. 1), "Over 1600 Students Sign for Grammar, Hi Schools" (p. 1), "Compensation for Injured. Heirs of Deceased to Receive Gov't Benefits" (p. 1), "Semi-Trailer Accident Injures Four in Jerome" (p. 2), "10,000 Canadian Japanese in Gov't Camp" (p. 2).

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img Ko Tanaka Makoto tsuitokai kinen [Memorial service for the late Mr. Makoto Tanaka] (ddr-csujad-25-331)

A group photograph of the attendees of a memorial service for Makoto Tanaka held at a Buddhist temple on October 22, 1940. The photograph is taken by "Aiko," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. The funeral followers are offered by "Fukuoka-ken Kaigai Kyokai" [=Fukuoka Prefecture Oversee Association]. The photograph is given from Shonosuke and Nobuko Tanaka …

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img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-49)

Color slide of procession in front of the US Customs House in Northwest Portland. Women in brightly colored kimonos or yukatas form two lines. Followed by four more women in somber colored kimonos or yukatas. Procession from left to right: Betty Nakashimada, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, Jean Matsumoto, Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-198)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in front of a crowd with arms raised. Obon dancers: second from the left is Yori Tomita, third from the left is Tomi Tsujimura, fourth from the left is Noboru Takashima, fifth from the left is Shizuko "Shiz" (Ninomiya) Onishi, eighth from the left is Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-207)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in a partial circle in front of a crowd that encloses the dancers. Obon dancers: left corner of image in front of dancer wearing a headscarf is Phyllis Midori (Ando) Muramatsu, behind woman in headscarf is Mabel (Maekawa) Ota followed by Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato, ninth from …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 7 No. 17 (October 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-417)

Selected article titles: "Blanket of Snow Covers Center!!" (p. 1), "Loss of Farm Crops Anticipated if Negotiations Fail Today, Says Best. Army Will be Asked to Harvest Vegetables by the WRA, in Case the Disagreement is Not Settled" (p. 1), "Attempts to Evict Nisei Living in Kansas City Fail" (p. 2), "American Repatriates Aboard Liner Teia …

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