287 items
287 items
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1214)
Phil reports back on his first full day in Denver. He found a job, but he isn't sure how much he'll be making or if he'll like it.
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1225)
Phil writes a short message while in the middle of his bus ride to Denver.
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1220)
Phil discusses if Denver would be a good place to try to open his own laundry or cleaning business based on what he's talked about with other people in the business.
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1217)
Phil writes about receiving his first paycheck and learning to use a steam gun for silk pressing.
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1222)
Phil writes about his continued work at the laundry. He warns Alice, his wife, not to write back because he'll be on the move.
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1219)
Phil writes about his work at the laundry and visiting another laundry called Band Bou that could hire him and specialize in different types of fabric cleaning that he is keen to learn. He reminds Alice, his wife, to pay the rent on their house since he isn't sure Denver is a place he would like …
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1215)
Phil writes of his first day at his new job at a laundry in Denver. He says he can only keep the job for a little while so he discusses the pros and cons of staying in Denver to find more work or returning to Caldwell, Idaho.
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1224)
Phil writes a short message to Alice once he arrives in Denver on his way to Amache.
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Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1211)
Phil Okano writes to his wife, Alice Okano, concerning his travel from Caldwell, Idaho to Colorado .
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. V, No. 12, December 1968 (ddr-sjacl-1-102)
Bulletin covering the following topics: Chapter drafts letter for stronger police protection]; Phil Hayasaka Column.
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See-saw (ddr-densho-359-473)
Man and woman playing on a large see-saw. Phil Okano is on the right
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Easter Sunday (ddr-densho-359-1672)
From left to right: Phil and Alice Okano, Jeanette and Eddie Otsuka on Easter Sunday 1948
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Two men in front of house (ddr-densho-359-124)
Masaru Okano is on the left. The Okano family owned and operated a dry cleaning/laundry business in Bellingham and then Shelton
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Two men in front of dry cleaners (ddr-densho-359-127)
Masaru Okano is on the left. The Okano family owned and operated a dry cleaning/laundry business in Bellingham and then Shelton
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Portrait of boy (ddr-densho-359-30)
Masaru Okano poses for portrait in student uniform. He attended school in Japan from 1923-1933.
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Student portrait (ddr-densho-359-51)
Masaru Okano. He lived in Japan from 1923-1933, finishing middle school there.
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Three students (ddr-densho-359-84)
Three boys pose in their school uniforms. Masaru Okano, far left, attended school in Japan from 1923-1933.
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Student portrait (ddr-densho-359-49)
Masaru Okano poses on beach. He lived in Japan from 1923-1933, finishing middle school there.
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Student group portrait (ddr-densho-359-67)
Students pose for a casual group portrait. Masaru Okano, first row, far right, lived in Japan from 1923-1933, finishing middle school.