131 items
131 items
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The Open Door: Wedding announcement (ddr-densho-446-390)
Wedding announcement for Ai Chih Tsai and Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ai Chih and Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai Family Collection (ddr-densho-446)
The Ai Chih and Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai Collection consists of materials compiled by Rev. Ai Chih Tsai and his wife, Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai, along with other documents pertaining to the Tsai and Morikawa families. Contained are correspondence, photographs, narratives, and other documents depicting the Tsai family’s experiences prior to, during, and immediately following World War II. …
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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
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Letter from Henry P. Chandler to Dr. Harrison Ray Anderson (ddr-densho-446-126)
Have Mr. Tsai meet with me and I will help if possible. Includes second letter from Dr. Anderson to Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai below the fold.
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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.
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Letter from Tei Utsunomiya, Secretary to Seido Ogawa, to Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-298)
Arrangements for Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai to travel to Los Angeles to meet with Miss Leung on July 25. Seido Ogawa will meet Ryo at the train station.
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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.
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Letter from Ryo Tsai to Chicago Marriage License Bureau (ddr-densho-446-274)
Request for a copy of Ai Chih and Ryo Tsai's original marriage certificate
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Radiogram from Ryo Tsai to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-257)
Happy you are on way meet you in LosAngeles October 11 Love Ryo
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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
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Photo of Ryo Tsai in Kimono (ddr-densho-446-438)
Ryo Tsai in the kimono she wore to the banquet honoring the Crown Prince and Princess in October 1960. This photo was taken at an Ikebana exhibit which Ryo contributed to. (October 1960)
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Letter from Seido Ogawa to Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-297)
International Institute contacted Ogawa with 3 questions about Ai Chih Tsai situation. Invitation for Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai to visit Los Angeles to discuss the matter with Miss Leung and Miss Durward of International Institute
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Letter from Ryo Tsai to Singer Manufacturing Company (ddr-densho-446-324)
Inquiry if your company is interested in investing in a low-cost sewing machine for export to Formosa
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Golden Anniversary Invitation (ddr-densho-446-450)
Invitation to Ai Chih Tsai and Ryo Tsai's 50th Anniversary Celebration at Salty's. About 100 family and extended family members attended.
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Letter from Ryo Tsai to Seido Ogawa (ddr-densho-446-294)
Ryo will meet Ogawa at the train. Invitation to join Ryo for Saturday movie "Henry the V" and Sunday church picnic.
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Wedding of Ai Chih Tsai and Ryo Morikawa (ddr-densho-446-37)
Invitation to Ai Chih Tsai and Ryo Morikawa's wedding; The Marriage Service (booklet); pages from The Marriage Service with signatures, date, location, etc.
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Letter from Ryo Tsai to Elder Brother-in-Law (ddr-densho-446-321)
Warm greetings until we meet. Ai Chih Tsai and Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai met with Commander Dowie, Lt. Kerr, and J. Dickson of Canadian Mission Board in D.C.. Dickson is very enthusiastic about Ai Chih Tsai's plans. Ryo asked that printed literature with details of the plan (buildings, cost, location, mission, current board members, etc. ) would …
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Letter from Ryo Tsai to Robert Cashman (ddr-densho-446-284)
Situation is more complicated. Mixed information about next steps. Ai Chih Tsai will work with Shanghai Consulate and Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai will work with Immigration and Naturalization Service in Philadelphia. Ryo is trying to find Ai Chih a job through working with the Reverends Kikuchi, Ogawa, and Chapman (Presbyterian office in San Francisco)
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Woodlawn House, Chicago Theological Seminary Postcard (ddr-densho-446-392)
Notes by Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai on back indicate that this was "our first home", a "Frank Lloyd Wright building" (now called the Robie House and still on the University of Chicago campus).
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Letter from Ryo Morikawa to Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-74)
Query regarding citizenship status in the event of marrying a non-citizen