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img People at the ceremony for the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-185)

Caption on reverse: "Rayburn Bldg. hallway waiting for Mineta luncheon. L-R: Meriko Mori, Ruth Hashimoto, Gene Takamine, Homer Yasui, Mae Takahashi, ?, Tom Shimasaki, Charles Nagao, Mollie Fujioka."

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img Issei and Nisei on Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-216)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Hood River Japanese friends in front of the old Cloud Cap Inn at Mt. Hood, at the foot of Cooper Spur."

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img Issei and Nisei on Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-220)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Hood River Japanese friends in front of the old Cloud Cap Inn at Mt. Hood, at the foot of Cooper Spur."

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img Issei members of Portland Methodist church (ddr-densho-259-306)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Posed group of Issei members of the Epworth Methodist Church in Portland. The ministers at the time were Rev. Osuga and Rev. Frank Iritani."

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img The summit of Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-36)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is the picture of the cabin on the summit of Mt. Hood, with a group of 8 mountain climbers off to one side."

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img Portrait of two young men in Japan (ddr-densho-259-61)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This Japanese picture of [Masuo Yasui] and a friend shows both of them in Western gear. My guess is that both of these young boys were getting ready to emigrate to the U.S., but I don't know who his buddy was."

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img Portrait of an Issei minister (ddr-densho-259-143)

Portrait of the Revered Isaac Inouye. Caption by Homer Yasui: "Some vandal (and as I remember it, that vandal was Shu [Yasui]) had drawn two ink lines along the mouth creases of the good Reverend. Shu and the Rev. didn't get along too well."

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img Issei men and women beside a passenger train (ddr-densho-259-271)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Two Issei men standing besides [sic] a passenger train; three women in the background. One of the 3 Issei women is [Shidzuyo Yasui], who is wearing a very long coat and a very large black hat with a long ostrich plume."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-271/

img Officers of Portland Japanese Association (ddr-densho-259-331)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Formal group photograph of 14 Issei men, all very well dressed in western suits. These may have been the officers of the Portland Japanese Association."

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img Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-259-288)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Posed group photo of many young Nisei This surely must have been another YPCC gathering this conference likely took place at a church in Portland."

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img White brother and sister picking strawberries (ddr-densho-259-249)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This was 'Peggy' Smith on the left, and her brother Chandler Smith on the right, and they were picking strawberries on our Willow Flat farm."

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img Celebration of Tenchosetsu (ddr-densho-259-142)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Picture of the celebration of Tenchosetsu at the [Hood River] Japanese Community Hall Tenchosetsu was the formal celebration of the birthday of the Japanese emperor."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-142/

img "Family portrait of a young Japanese family" (ddr-densho-259-181)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Family portrait of a young Japanese family." Fumi and Saburo Miyake, the brother and sister-in-law of Shidzuyo Miyake, and their daughter, Midori Miyake.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-181/

img Nisei bride in kimono (ddr-densho-259-367)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding photograph, in a Japanese kimono, of Jane Kyono Jane was born in 1915 in Hood River [Oregon] and married Tokutaro Ted Mori before WWII."

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img Summit of Mount Hood, Oregon (ddr-densho-259-457)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another view of the two story cabin at the top of Mt. Hood. It was used as a lookout station in the forest fire season."

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img Japanese woman in kapogi (ddr-densho-259-167)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Solo portrait of [Shidzuyo Yasui] in kimono, holding a budding twig in her right hand, and wearing what looks like a fancy kapogi (sort of a Japanese apron, but much nicer). This surely was taken in Japan before she emigrated to America."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-167/

img "Kuga family from Kumamoto ken" (ddr-densho-259-490)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait in Japan, which Yuka has captioned as the 'Kuga family from Kumamoto ken.' Shown here is a stair-stepping size gradation of their 5 boys."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-490/

img Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-259-304)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Another posed group of YPCC [Young People's Christian Conference] attendees this time in Hood River, and taken in front of the Hood River High School auditorium."

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img Issei laborers eating apples on a farm (ddr-densho-259-353)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Japanese laborers having at least a refreshment break in front of a couple of wooden sheds The men appear to be eating apples."

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img Young People's Christian Conference (photocopy) (ddr-densho-259-286)

Photocopy. Caption by Homer Yasui: "Posed group photo of many young Nisei This surely must have been another YPCC gathering this conference likely took place at a church in Portland."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-286/

img "Panoramic view of the Hood River Valley" (ddr-densho-259-315)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Panoramic view of the Hood River Valley, looking south from Panorama Point. This is a beautiful picture of what the valley looked like in the old days."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-315/

img Two Issei men sitting near Oak trees (ddr-densho-259-38)

Two Issei men sitting on a lawn. Caption by Homer Yasui: "I would like to guess that it was taken somewhere near Oak Grove [Oregon] because of the characteristic oak trees."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-38/

img "Panoramic view of the Hood River Valley" (ddr-densho-259-339)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Panoramic view of the Hood River Valley, looking south from Panorama Point. This is a beautiful picture of what the valley looked like in the old days."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-339/

img Nipponjin Kai members (ddr-densho-259-333)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of 39-40 well dressed Issei men standing on a lawn from the appearance of the men, I will guess that these were Nipponjin Kai members."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-333/

img Issei mother and baby (ddr-densho-259-209)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Mrs. Tatsu Emi holding a newborn infant wrapped in a Japanese quilt. Her husband, Dr. Shiro Emi, had a dental practice for a very short time in a side room of the first Yasui Brothers store on Third Street The baby is Seiji Emi."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-209/

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