211 items
211 items
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Self-organized harikuri band, string quartet, at Jerome incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-18)
Self-organized harikuri band, a string quartet at Jerome incarceration camp. Guitar, Joe Iwasaki; first mandolin, Johnny Yamashita; violin, Seichi Ono; second mandolin, Yutaka Motsuda. March 12, 1943. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_018
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Takeo Isoshima and family making tempura (ddr-densho-477-499)
Photograph of Takeo Isoshima (left) making tempura, while daughter Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono (center) eats a fresh piece, and son-in-law Don Shimono (right) looks on. The caption below the photo reads "Making tempura at camp site" in black ink.
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Interview with Manny Goldberg, part 6 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1567)
Goldberg discusses a souvenir sword from Iwo Jima, not getting a Silver Star, his relationship with the Nisei soldiers he served with, a particular PoW extraction on Iwo Jima, and a letter written by a PoW named Yutaka "Shorty" Hashimoto. Interview starts at 1:58. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: …
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Don and Elaine Shimono, and Mark Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-657)
Photograph of Donald Shimono (left), Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono (middle) and Mark Isoshima (right) at a celebration of Takeo and Mitsuko's 50th anniversary. The caption below the photo reads "Don, Elaine, Mark" in black ink.
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Colorado River (ddr-csujad-38-168)
Photographed are two Nisei men, Fred Yutaka Masukawa and Willie Tateishi, rowing a boat in the Colorado River. Fred Masukawa made the boat. The caption reads: Colorado River. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_02_003
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Colorado River (ddr-csujad-38-167)
Photographed are three Nisei men, including Fred Yutaka Masukawa and Willie Takeishi on a boat in the Colorado River. The boat was made by Fred. The caption reads: Colorado River. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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Group of men at beach (ddr-ajah-6-761)
Caption below photo: Nisei boys from Alameda, CA., go for a swim, location unknown. Taizo Imura was born January 5, 1914, making this photo circa 1930s.
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Monzaburo Nakahara funeral (ddr-densho-477-784)
Photograph of graveside funeral service for Monzaburo Nakahara with friends and family gathered.
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Four young men in swim trunks (ddr-ajah-6-762)
Caption below photo: Young Nisei boys go for a swim, location unknown. They were all from Alameda, CA, circa 1930s.
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Christmas card photo (ddr-densho-477-769)
Photograph of Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima (right) with her daughter, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono (left) and son-in-law Donald Shimono (center) at the Japanese Gardens in Seattle. The caption below the photo reads "Photo for Christmas card" in black ink.
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Fred Oda Interview (ddr-densho-1015-9)
Nisei male. Born September 2, 1923, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville, where parents operated a joint barbershop and bathhouse business. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before returning to Watsonville. Attended barber school in San Francisco, …
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Information concerning citizenship German, Italian and Japanese Farmers of Alameda County and associated documents for Hayashi family (ddr-densho-491-57)
Include Washington County Property survey, property report and family records
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Isoshima family playing tripoley (ddr-densho-477-387)
Photograph of four people playing Tripoley. From left to right: Mark Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Takeo Isoshima, and Don Shimono. The caption below the photo reads "Family playing Tripoli [sic] game" in black ink.
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Isoshima family carving turkey (ddr-densho-477-481)
Photograph of Don Shimono carving a turkey with an electric carver as 4 people look on. Behind Don is wife Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, and to her left is her sister-in-law Linnell (Kanzaki) Isoshima. Standing the back talking to an unidentified woman is Mark Isoshima. The caption above the photo reads "Thanksgiving dinner at Don & Elaine's" …
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Engagement party for Elaine Isoshima and Don Shimono (ddr-densho-477-378)
From left to right: Takeo Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Elaine Isoshima, and Don Shimono. The caption below the photo reads "Tak & Mitzi held a News Year Day open house where Engagement announced Jan. 1968" in black ink.
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Roger Shimomura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-142)
Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. The inspiration for many of his works are the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his graduate degree from Syracuse University, New York. Shimomura has had …
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T.K. Pharmacy Collection (ddr-densho-319)
The T.K. Pharmacy Collection consists of letters, invoices, and other documents related to the daily business of a Japanese American owned and run pharmacy in Denver, Colorado during the 1940s. Many of the letters and orders come from Japanese and Japanese Americans incarcerated in the 10 WRA concentration camps. Requests range from sake to art supplies …
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Six Leading Japanese Golf Pros Arrive Today. Team Finally to Compete in Open. (April 21, 1935) (ddr-densho-56-451)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 21, 1935, p. 19
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Shimonos visiting with aunt Yukiko (ddr-densho-477-539)
Photograph of the Shimono and Isoshima family visiting. Sitting down are sister-in-laws Yukiko (Isoshima) Tobe (left) and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. Standing are Mistuko's daughter and son-in-law, Don Shimono (left) and Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono (right). The caption below the photo reads "Visit Tobe's in No. Hollywood, CA." in black ink.
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Takeo Isoshima supervising construction (ddr-densho-477-707)
Photograph of Takeo Isoshima standing with his back to the camera watching his son-in-laws, son, and daughter building a pump house. Working on the left is Glenn Isoshima (standing), Frank Nishimura (crouching in front), and Michael Gave (couching back). Standing to the right is Donald Shimono (left) and Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono. The caption below the photo …
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Mitzi Isoshima with family on Hawaii vacation (ddr-densho-477-752)
Photograph of the Isoshima and Shimono families in front of a helicopter. From left to right: Donald Shimono, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, and Maryann Shimono. The caption below the photo reads "Kauai, Hawaii vacation with Don, Elaine & Maryann Shimono" in black ink.
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Mitzi Isoshima and family in Vegas (ddr-densho-477-750)
Photograph of the Isoshima family celebrating the New Year in Los Vegas. From left to right: Donald Shimono, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Glenn Isoshima, and Linnell (Kanzaki) Isoshima. The caption below the photo reads "New Year's Eve in Vegas with family 1997" in black ink.
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Elaine and Don Shimono wedding portrait with their parents (ddr-densho-477-383)
From left to right: Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Takeo Isoshima, Elaine Isoshima, Don Shimono, Fujie Shimono, and Kiyoshi Shimono. The caption below the photo reads "Mitsuko & Takeo, Elaine & Don, Fujie & Kiyoshi Shimono" in black ink.
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Isoshima family camping trip (ddr-densho-477-501)
Photograph of three generations of the Isoshima family on a camping trip. From left to right: Don Shimono, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Scott Nishimura, David Nishimura, Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, and Frank Nishimura. The caption below the photo reads "family camping trip to Eastern Washington" in black ink.