Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Nishimura, Katsumi [aacr2]; Nakano, Misao Gyotoku [aacr2];
Two women identified: second row, fifth from left, Mrs. Katsumi Nishimura and last in second row (wearing polka dot dress) Misao Gyotoku Nakano. Photograph from the Nakano family album. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan...
Japanese Americans -- California -- Florin [lcsh]; Japanese American families [lcsh]; Tsukamoto, Mary [aacr2]; Dakuzaku, Haruko Ruth [aacr2];
Two young children are Mary Tsukamoto (age two) and sister Ruth Haruko (age four). Also in picture are Chosei and Kame Dakuzaku, Choshin and Nobuko, and other young friends from Okinawa. Photograph from Mary Tsuruko Dakusaku Tsukamoto's photograph...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; Japanese American men [lcsh]; Japanese American soldiers [lcsh]; United States -- Armed Forces -- Japanese Americans [lcsh];
Unidentified man, possibly a member of Akihoshi family. Photograph from the Nakano family album. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm....
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
Unkin literally means "clouds and brocade." This phrase likens cherry blossoms to clouds and colored maples leaves to brocade. Elements of another much loved motif, hana ikada or flowers drifting downstream on a raft, also appear. Both these motifs...
Used for serving a single fresh moist sweet (namagashi) to a guest, this plate employs a colorful blue motif depicting flower-viewing dumplings (hanami-dango). These skewered, steamed rice dumplings are common during Kyoto's Miyako-odori, a dance...
Used for serving a single fresh moist sweet (namagashi) to a guest, this plate employs a colorful green motif depicting flower-viewing dumplings (hanami-dango). These skewered, steamed rice dumplings are common during Kyoto's Miyako-odori, a dance...
Japanese American children [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Japanese American families [lcsh]; Gardens, Japanese [lcsh]; Nakano,...
Viola Sadako Nakano is second cousin to the children. Photograph from the Nakano family album. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm....
Tsukamoto, Walter [aacr2]; Lawyers -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Japanese American business enterprises -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; University of California, Berkeley. School of...
Walter Tsukamoto pictured at his law office at 4th and M Streets, 1930 (Japan Town?). In 1931, Walter Tsukamoto organized the Sacramento Chapter, JACL (Japanese American Citizens League) and served as its president until 1936. He was elected JACL...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
When a cold water jar (mizusashi) sits on a utensil stand, it is left in the tearoom at the end of the temae. A water replacement pitcher is used to replenish the cold water jar at that time. The Katakuchi shape of this piece is more commonly...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Implements, utensils, etc. [lcsh]
When transporting utensils to the site of an outdoor tea gathering, the tea whisk (chasen) is stored in a lacquered wooden sheath (chasenzutsu) inside of the tea utensil box (chabako). It is removed from the sheath during the tea procedure and used...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
Winter hearth (okiro) designed to be used in circumstances when the ro cannot be set flush in the tatami floor. It is placed in the same position within the tearoom as the sunken hearth but stands on top of the tatami.
Wooden abacus (soroban) used by the Nakano family prior to World War II. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm. Their three children...
