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Fourth of July, Parkdale, Oregon, ca. 1935.

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Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei

Fourth of July, Parkdale, Oregon, ca. 1935. 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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Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area (Item 11 of 16, “Fourth of July, Parkdale, OR, ca. 1935”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei

The Issei felt their roots sinking into the American soil. Their children were American citizens. Integrating into the mainstream of American life was not always easy despite the hard work ...


 

Kanshichi Itano

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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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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 ...


 

Hamada Family orchard, Parkdale, Oregon, ca. 1920

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Uploaded by: Oregon Nikkei

The Hamada Family orchard, Parkdale, Oregon, ca. 1920. Courtesy of Hamada Family. For more information, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458. www.oregonnikkei.org. No photographs may be reproduced without written ...

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Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area (Item 1 of 16, “Hamada Family Orchard, Parkdale, OR, ca. 1920.”)
Collected by: Oregon Nikkei

Japanese began to arrive in the Hood River area by 1900. Hopes and dreams brought them to this verdant valley along the Columbia River. The promise of a better life ...


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