World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence; Aiso, John [aacr2]
Pvt. John Aiso was recruited as the chief instructor of the 4th Army Intelligence school that opened in a converted hangar at Crissy Field in the Presido of San Francisco. They added Akira oshida, Shig Kihara, Tetsuo Imagawa, among others to the...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna]; Japanese American soldiers [lcsh]; Akiyama, Zentaro George [aacr2];
Zentaro (George) Akiyama, Nisei soldier, was born May 11, 1919, Broderick, California. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company F. He was killed July 3, 1944 at the Battle of Hill No. 140, Castellino, Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; Japanese American veterans [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh];
When Japanese American veterans of WWII were denied membership in the existing local VFW Post, they initiated plans for their own Nisei VFW Post. The ceremony was held at the Buddhist Recreation Hall, Sacramento, California.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; Japanese American veterans [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh];
When Japanese American veterans of WWII were denied membership in the existing local VFW Post, they initiated plans for thier own Nisei VFW Post. The Institution Ceremony and Installation of Officers was at the Buddhist Recreation Hall, Sacramento,...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; Japanese American soldiers [lcsh]; Mothers and sons [lcsh]; United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna]; Military funerals [lcsh]; Inouye, George [aacr2]; Oshita, Frank...
Guards L to R: George Inouye, Frank Oshita. Zentaro (George) Akiyama, Nisei soldier, was born May 11, 1919, Broderick, California. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company F. He was killed July 3, 1944 at the Battle of Hill No....
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Personal narratives [lcsh]; Japanese American veterans [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh];
When Japanese American veterans of WWII were denied membership in the existing local VFW Post, they initiated plans for thier own Nisei VFW Post. The Institution Ceremony and Installation of Officers was at the Buddhist Recreation Hall, Sacramento,...
Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm [aacr2]; Gold Hill (El Dorado County, Calif.) [lcna]; Dedication services -- California -- El Dorado County [lcsh];
Plaque reads: Site of the only tea and silk farm established in California. First agricultural settlement of pioneer Japanese immigrants who arrived at Gold Hill on June 8, 1869. Despite the initial success, it failed to prosper. It marked the...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Calligraphy, Japanese [lcsh]; Poetry [lcsh];
These small cards bearing calligraphy and/or artwork are used to evoke a mood or feeling in keeping with the theme of a tea gathering. Mounted on small hanging scrolls (tanzaku kake), they are displayed in the guests gathering room or near the...
Tango no sekku [aacr2]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh];
Boy's Day set is comprised of display box for armor (JC8:05), helmet (JC8:06), body suit (JC8:07), face apron (JC8:08), back leg armor (JC8:09), display rack for swords (JC8:10), removable sword and scabbard (JC8:11), sword (JC8:12), display rack...
Sepulchral monuments -- California [lcsh]; Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony [lcna]; Masumizu, Kuni -- Tombs [aacr2]; Japanese American men -- History [aacr2];
Gravestone reads: "In memmory [sic] of Kuni Masumizu // Died Sept. 13. 1915 // Aged 66 years." Kuni Masamizu was a Wakamatsu Colony pioneer. The Wakamatsu party was probably the first organized immigrant-colony arriving in El Dorado county, June...
Sepulchral monuments -- California [lcsh]; Japanese American women -- History [lcsh]; Umetaro, Tsugu -- Tomb [aacr2]; Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony [lcna];
Second daughter of Wakamatsu Umetaro, colony pioneer. The Wakamatsu party was probably the first organized immigrant-colony arriving in El Dorado county, June 8, 1869. The site of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony has been designated a...
Sasaki, Kohana [aacr2]; Japanese drama [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Florin [lcsh]; Japanese American children [lcsh]; Florin Japanese Methodist Church [aacr2];
Mrs. Kohana Sasaki (wife of Rev. Y. Sasaki) taught the girls about Japanese culture through dramatic productions of Japanese plays which she wrote, directed, did the make-up, and even made the costumes.
Kokeshi dolls [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Toys [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh];
Traditional Japanese folk dolls made of wheel-turned wood, consisting of a head and body with no limbs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are painted to give them distinguishing features. Originally, Kokeshi dolls were made as...
This informal kekkai, with its inventive use of the tsubo-tsubo motif, is designed to cohere the space around which tea is made when there are no adjacent walls.
Scroll reads "Shoufuu issetsu ni kusu" which translated into English means "With one sip I drink in the pine wind." The source of the quote is from the late Southern Sung priest Kaiseki Chihou's poem titled "Keizan sencha". Keizan refers to a...
Scrolls reads "Myouju, tanagokoro ni ari" which translated into English means "The bright jewel is within the palm of your hand." The source of the quote is Hekiganroku (The Blue Cliff Record). The term Myouju refers to Buddha nature. There is no...
Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2]; Vase-painting [lcsh];
Boys' Day Festival (Tango-no-Sekku) is observed annually on May 5th to celebrate the healthy growth and development of young boys. On this day, the Japanese take iris-scented baths, sip iris wine, and stick iris leaves on the roof. The iris is...
Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2]; Dolls [lcsh]; Armor [lcsh]; Clothing and dress [lcsh];
Boys' Day Festival (Tango-no-Sekku) is observed annually on May 5th to celebrate the healthy growth and development of young boys. On this day, the Japanese take iris-scented baths, sip iris wine, and stick iris leaves on the roof. The iris (is)...
Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2];
Boys' Day Festival (Tango-no-Sekku) is observed annually on May 5th to celebrate the healthy growth and development of young boys. On this day, the Japanese take iris-scented baths, sip iris wine, and stick iris leaves on the roof. The iris (is)...
Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2];
Includes fan rack (JC8:13), gold fan set (JC8:14), and pole with tassel (JC8:15). Boys' Day Festival (Tango-no-Sekku) is observed annually on May 5th to celebrate the healthy growth and development of young boys. On this day, the Japanese take...
