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img Portrait of an Issei man in Western clothing (ddr-densho-259-57)

Portrait of Masuo Yasui as a young man wearing Western clothing. Caption by Homer Yasui: "Masuo Yasui came to the United States alone, departing from Yokohama, Japan on the Ryojun Maru, at the age of 16-1/2 years. He arrived in Seattle on June 4, 1903."

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img Acreage of strawberry plants (ddr-densho-259-268)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A large acreage of strawberry plants I will guess that it was taken at either Summit or in Dee."

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img Nisei children gathered in a living room (ddr-densho-259-193)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of the Yasui children, from Michi on down, together with the Shimbo children, in the living room of the latter. The Shimbos were family friends living in Walla Walla, WA, and we went to visit them one summer."

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img Portrait of Issei man and white man (ddr-densho-259-139)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a formal portrait of [Masuo Yasui] and a Caucasian man, but it's undated. It was taken by the S. Ninomiya photographic studio in Portland, so this had to be rather early."

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img Japanese American family at home (ddr-densho-259-102)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Portland Maeda family, showing Mrs. Yoshiko Maeda, France, Milton & Roy in their home, when the children were very young."

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img Family portrait in Japanese garden (ddr-densho-259-240)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Japanese print showing more of the Miyake's in Japan. I recognize Aunt Fumi, Cousin Midori Miyake and Grandma Hisa Miyake."

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img Issei men around a table (ddr-densho-259-341)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group of 33 Issei men in business suits in a small room gathered around a white cloth-covered long table."

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img Student orchestra (ddr-densho-259-549)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Some sort of an orchestra Maybe it was a grade school, or even a Hood River Junior High School orchestra."

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img Japanese women and girls in kimono (ddr-densho-259-119)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is one representative view [of Shidzuyo Yasui], although I have no idea who the people are that she's pictured with. Two young girls in kimono flank her, and a couple of older women stand behind her." Shidzuyo Yasui is pictured in the center.

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img Issei men outside a store (ddr-densho-259-265)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is the Oak Street view of the back half of the second Yasui Brothers store in Hood River. The man at the left was Kamematsu Norimatsu, but I don't know the other man."

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img Japanese visitors at a fruit packing house (ddr-densho-259-255)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Masuo Yasui] and a group of 3 Japanese visitors and a young Japanese girl [Masuo] was showing the visitors what our fruit sorting conveyor belt looked like in the packing house at Willow Flat."

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img Japanese American extended family (ddr-densho-259-105)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group picture of the Hood River Yasui family and relatives In the first row, George Katayama is seated on a tricycle Kay [Yasui] is seated on the toy dog, also in the first row. In the second row, left to right, is Shizuyo Katayama; Ches [Yasui] on the lap of Shintaro Yasui …

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img Four Nikkei children (ddr-densho-259-97)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Ches [Yasui] at around the age of 4. He is wearing a white hachimaki (headband) and has his right eye squinted in a very typical pose. Kay and two other little Nikkei kids are shown."

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-525)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Probable wedding portrait of Kamematsu Norimatsu and his bride, Shizuko. Kamematsu came to America in 1905, and his wife in 1916."

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img Japanese family in formal attire (ddr-densho-259-152)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Unknown Japanese family in Japan in formal wear. This is pictured only to show a very nice looking family, classily dressed."

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-519)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding portrait of the Reverend Isaac Inouye and his bride, Matsue I believe that they got married in Japan around 1935."

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img Nikkei family with deer at Miyajima, Japan (ddr-densho-259-390)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Yasuta and Ichino Kageyama family at Miyajima, Japan. [Left to right]: Eiichi (Bob), Ichino, Mikie, Mariko (Molly), Yasuta, Lina (Lena, Charlee)."

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img Picnic at Columbia River Beach (ddr-densho-259-128)

Caption by Masuo Yasui: "There gathered together some over 200 men, women and children at Columbia River Beach for Picnic on July 20th, 1924." Caption by Homer Yasui: "This was undoubtedly taken at one of the Hood River Undokai ['Sports Day']."

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img Issei men preparing for Portland's Rose Festival (ddr-densho-259-138)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Masuo Yasui] and Katsusaburo Tamura, dressed in all-white clothing They must have been so dressed because they were going to take part in Portland's first Rose Festival parade." Photograph taken outside the Portland Japanese Methodist Mission.

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img Men and children with hiking sticks (ddr-densho-259-41)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Toyoji Abe, Daiichi Takeoka, [Masuo Yasui], Kay, Ches and Min holding hiking sticks and posing on a very rocky field, Mt. Hood in the background it looks like the area around the old Cloud Cap Inn."

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img Four Issei men (ddr-densho-259-30)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "4 Issei men, the left one of whom is Senichi Tomihiro of Portland. The third man from the left, is Toyoji Abe."

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vh Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-one-7-26-21)

Description of the Hood River honor roll board controversy

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vh Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-26-10)

Father's arrest by the FBI

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vh Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-26-9)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "My heart sank down to my toes"

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vh Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-26-2)

Mother's family background

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