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Formal portrait of a Japanese man (ddr-densho-259-239)
img Formal portrait of a Japanese man (ddr-densho-259-239)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Formal portrait of our oldest uncle on [Masuo Yasui's] side, Taiitsuro Yasui. Taiitsuro is wearing the formal haori (formal Japanese outer jacket), but the Yasui family crest, which is a tachibana (stylized tangerine blossom), can't be seen."
img "Nikkei farm family scene" (ddr-densho-259-358)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "A Nikkei farm family scene, taken at one of the early Yasui farms in Summit, which is slightly north and a little west of Odell, Oregon. The farm 'family' was mostly the young Masuo and Shidzuyo Yasuis Sitting back left is, I believe, Yoshizaemon Mori...I think that standing in the center is …
img "Nikkei farm family scene" (ddr-densho-259-133)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "A Nikkei farm family scene, taken at one of the early Yasui farms in Summit, which is slightly north and a little west of Odell, Oregon. The farm 'family' was mostly the young Masuo and Shidzuyo Yasuis Sitting back left is, I believe, Yoshizaemon Mori...I think that standing in the center is …
Two Nisei brothers in front of a fence (ddr-densho-259-180)
img Two Nisei brothers in front of a fence (ddr-densho-259-180)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a very cute picture of Kay and Ches [Yasui] when they were little boys. I will guess that Kay was 4 and Ches was 3 when it was taken."
Two Nisei brothers in front of a fence (ddr-densho-259-82)
img Two Nisei brothers in front of a fence (ddr-densho-259-82)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a very cute picture of Kay and Ches [Yasui] when they were little boys. I will guess that Kay was 4 and Ches was 3 when it was taken."
Nisei boy outside garage (ddr-densho-259-515)
img Nisei boy outside garage (ddr-densho-259-515)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Me, at around age 10-11, standing on the east side of our old garage In the background is a huge pule of cut up apple wood, which we three young boys--Roku, Shu & me--had to load onto wheelbarrows, and trundle down a steep concrete steps to the basement, to be later burned …
doc "The Soliloquy of an African Ant-Eater" (ddr-densho-419-2)
A poem Min Yasui wrote under the pseudonym, "The Mad Mongolian" while he was in Multnomah County Jail. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
doc "Japanese Nisei" (ddr-densho-419-1)
A poem written by Min Yasui. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
doc "Why Are We Here?" (ddr-densho-419-4)
A poem written by Min Yasui. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
doc "That Damned Fence" (ddr-densho-419-3)
A poem written by Min Yasui while he was incarcerated in Minidoka concentration camp. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
Nisei children gathered in a living room (ddr-densho-259-193)
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."
Family portrait of Issei and Nisei (ddr-densho-259-378)
img Family portrait of Issei and Nisei (ddr-densho-259-378)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of the Yasui family of Mosier, showing father, mother, two young girls and a young boy. The bigger girl is Kazuko and the other one is Shizue. The boy is Takaaki 'Frank.' Our families are not related, although Tokujiro and his wife Masashi--and in fact, all of the Yasuis that I've …
Issei men in Rose Festival attire (ddr-densho-259-411)
img Issei men in Rose Festival attire (ddr-densho-259-411)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Masuo Yasui and Katsusaburo Tamura, in their Rose Festival clothing, standing in front of the Japanese Methodist Mission in Portland."
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