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Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
Collection
Created by: Oregon Nikkei
The Nikkei community of Hood River was one of the largest and earliest established Japanese communities in the state of Oregon. Agriculture has been a significant part of the culture ...
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Gardena Valley Baptist Church
Collection
Created by: genieinjapan
Gardena Valley Baptist Church (currently located at 1630 W. 158th St. in Gardena, California) was founded in 1914 by the Los Angeles Baptist Mission Society, targeting the recent immigrant population ...
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Buddhist Churches of America
Collection
Created by: eishida
The Buddhist Churches of America, or the BCA, is a religious organization that attributes its roots to the arrival of Shin Buddhism Reverend Soryu Kagai, who came from Kyoto's Hompa ...
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メキシコ: 『海外事情写真帳』（1931）より
Collection
Created by: yn
『御即位御大典記念－海外事情写真帳』（関門高等洋裁女学校、1931）から抜粋したメキシコへの移民の写真コレクションです。
これらの写真から当時のメキシコへの移民について、その一部を見ることができると思う。
原本に掲載されていた写真は、どれも興味深い写真ではあったが、特に個人的に興味を持ったものを抜粋し、スキャンして紹介することにした。
写真をクリックすることで、オリジナルの写真のページにジャンプするが、そこでは各写真に添付されていた説明文のトランスクリプトを見ることができる。
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Naturalization Ceremony, June 3, 1960
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Hood River Issei becoming U.S. Citizens. Naturalization Ceremony, June 3, 1960. The McCarran-Walter Immigration and Naturalization Act passed in 1952, allowing Issei to apply for and receive American citizenship after ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 15 of 16, “Naturalization Ceremony, June 3, 1960”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
The McCarran-Walter Immigration and Naturalization Act passed in 1952, allowing Issei to apply for and receive American citizenship after so many years.
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 provided for an ...
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Kanshichi Itano
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Kanshichi Itano and his Japanese crew built the Mt. Hood Railroad from the town of Hood River to Dee, and later extended it to Parkdale.
Courtesy of Cliff Nakamura.
For more information, ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 4 of 16, “Kanshichi Itano”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
The first Issei to arrive in the Hood River Valley were hired on contract as railroad laborers. Kanshichi Itano and his Japanese crew built the Mt. Hood Railroad from the ...
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Hamada farm workers
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Loading hay on the Hamada farm.
Courtesy of Chiz Tamura.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be reproduced without written permission.
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 3 of 16, “Loading Hay on the Hamada Farm”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
Some came from traditional farming backgrounds in Japan, but not everyone had experience. They took what work they could get. Mostly young, single men, the first Issei were employed at ...
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Strawberry Packing, Hood River, Oregon
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Strawberry packing shed, Hood River, Oregon.
ONLC 792, Gift of Carolyn Brady, Takagi Family Collection.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org.
No photographs may be ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 8 of 16, “Strawberry packing shed, Hood River, OR, ca. 1916”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
Agriculture is a complex business. Growers must contend with the vagaries of constantly changing climate and markets. Issei joined the local apple growers associations to facilitate getting their crops to ...
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The Yasui Farm in Dee, Oregon
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Tokujiro Yasui (right) and his wife Masashi on their farm in Dee, Oregon, ca. early 1920s.
ONLC 317, Gift of Frank Yasui.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center ...
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Part of these collections:
Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area
(Item 7 of 16, “Dee, OR, ca. early 1920s”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
As livelihoods became more certain, men sent for their wives. The Issei women were often surprised by their circumstances but persevered, working alongside their husbands, often in very rustic conditions. ...
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Frank Kikuchi's Parents
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This is a picture of Frank Kikuchi's mother and father. It was taken in Seattle, Washington. Frank's mother was from Fukuoka, Japan, and his father was from Iwate, Japan. Both ...
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Part of these collections:
Frank Kikuchi
(Item 1 of 30, “Frank Kikuchi's Parents”)
Collected by: eishida
Frank Kikuchi's parents were Issei, his mother from Fukuoka and his father from Iwate. They came to the United States before the 1920's and were married after they arrived. Frank's ...
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Henry Sugimoto, "Washing Dishes"
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Three Japanese men work in a kitchen. Man in foreground stands with his back to the viewer as he washes white dishes at large grey sink. He is dressed in ...
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Part of these collections:
Henry Sugimoto Collection
(Item 34 of 39, “Henry Sugimoto, "Washing Dishes"”)
Collected by: eishida
This painting was done many years after the war was over, and depicts the lives and activities of the Issei before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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Henry Sugimoto, "Untitled (News of Pearl Harbor)"
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
A Japanese family of three in Hanford, California listen to the radio about the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. A bearded man sits with his back to the ...
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Part of these collections:
Henry Sugimoto Collection
(Item 5 of 39, “Henry Sugimoto, "Untitled (News of Pearl Harbor)"”)
Collected by: eishida
December 7, 1941 changed the lives of thousands of Japanese Americans. It is a day that will always be remembered. This piece represents the feelings, emotions and reactions of Japanese ...
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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: rmiletich
'Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans' was written by Ronald Takaki. I read this work my freshman year at Occidental College for the course Mutual Images ...
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Part of these collections:
Japanophilia
(Item 8 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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Contrato de trabajo
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: APJ
Documento suscrito el 30 de enero de 1899 entre el inmigrante Sr. Kennoshin Harada y la Compañía Morioka por un período de cuatro años y un jornal de dos libras ...
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Pasaporte de uno de los primeros inmigrantes
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: APJ
Pasaporte Nº 26704 emitido el 23 de enero de 1899 por el Ministerio de Asuntos Extranjeros del Japón a nombre del Sr. Kenazo Sugei, uno de los 790 inmigrantes que ...
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En las haciendas algodoneras
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: APJ
Trabajadores en la Hacienda Vilcahuara, junto a fardos de algodón.
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Trabajadores en haciendas azucareras
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: APJ
Inmigrantes japoneses en la planta de procesamiento de azúcar de la Hacienda Casa Grande, al norte del Perú.
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Labores agrícolas
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: APJ
Trabajadoras japonesas en una hacienda de Cañete, al sur deLima.
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Llegada al puerto de Cerro Azul
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: APJ
Barco Sakura Maru en el puerto de Cerro Azul en Cañete, el 4 abril de 1899, donde desembarcó el último contingente del primer histórico viaje de los inmigrantes japoneses al ...
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Daiichi Takeoka in his office ca. 1910-1915, Portland, Oregon
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei
Daiichi Takeoka in his office at 208 NW 3rd Avenue, Nihonmachi, Portland, Oregon, ca. 1910-1915. ONLC Collection, gift of the Takeoka Family.
Mr. Takeoka was a graduate of the University of ...
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Part of these collections:
Nihonmachi: Portland's Japantown
(Item 4 of 9, “Daiichi Takeoka, Portland, OR, ca. 1910-1915”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei
During the early days, over 100 Japanese managed businesses in the neighborhood, including hotels, laundries, medical offices, restaurants, and other professional services. Daiichi Takeoka had his office at 208 NW ...
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