Digital Collections

- Lid rest in three-lobed leaf shape
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Raku pottery [lcsh]
- Lid rest, in the three-lobed leaf shape (mitsuba futaoki) that is part of the Rikyu Seven futaoki set and crafted in a crackled white raku glaze known as koro kusuri (incense burner glaze).
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Over 100 congressmen join in support of commission plan for evacuation redress
- Bills, Legislative -- United States; Legislators -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; United States. Congress. Commission on...
- Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives that would establish a commission on war relocation and internment of civilians. Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif.) was part of sponsors. The bill was identical to S1647, which was introduced in...
- Robert Matsui Legacy
- Dedication Program for Tule Lake Camp Monument
- Matsui, Robert T., 1941-; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Tule Lake Relocation Center; War memorials
- A dedication program will be held for a California state historical landmark monument and plaque for the site of the Tule Lake Relocation Center. As part of the program Rep. Robert T. Matsui and others will unveil the monument.
- Robert Matsui Legacy
- Japanese Americans pounding rice to make mochi.
- Rice -- Social aspects [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh];
- Mochi is a round rice cake and is served as part of the Japanese New Year celebration.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored sleeve (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored sleeve (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored shoulder guard (kote).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored shoulder guard (sode).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai lower body armor (kusazuri).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai right armored shin guard (suneate).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored shin guard (suneate).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of sumarai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai haidate (thigh armor).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of sumari armor set. Haidate (thigh-plates) was additional thigh protection for foot combat by samurai. It was not always worn as many samurai preferred to keep greater mobility. Haidate give no protection against attacks from behind. They...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai battle helmet (kabuto).
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of sumari armor set. The basic composition of the kabuto includes two parts: the hachi (bowl) and the shikoro (nape-guard).
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Portrait of John Aiso in military uniform.
- 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...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Yoshito Okamoto family at Tule Lake Relocation Center.
- Okamoto, Yoshito [aacr2]; Okana, Kiyoshi [aacr2]; Okamoto, Hatsu [aacr2]; Okamoto, Kazuyoshi [aacr2]; Okamoto, Aatsuko [aacr2]; Okamoto, Takehiko [aacr2]; Okamoto, Masao [aacr2]; Okamoto, Shuji [aacr2]; Japanese American families [lcsh]; Japanese...
- Relative, Kiyoshi Okano, visiting on leave from military. Kiyoshi Okano was part of the 522nd Field Artillery unit. Family standing outside the barracks at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Identified: Yoshito Okamoto (age 46), Hatsu (age 38), Kazuyoshi...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- The Wrong Response: Recalling the U.S. Internment of the Japanese
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Speeches, addresses, etc; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Shattuck, John; Terrorism -- Congresses
- Robert Matsui Legacy
- Tea scoop named Zuiun (Auspicious Clouds)
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Scoops [lcsh]
- This chashaku, crafted in dark bamboo, was fashioned by Goto Zuigan Roshi, 503rd abbot of Daitokuji ZenTemple in Kyoto, Japan, and first Zen master to Hounsai Daisosho, the 15th generation Urasenke Grand Master. The work exhibits a strong and...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea scoop with cover
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Scoops [lcsh]
- This chashaku, with its central node, is a classic example of the informal (so) style. It is accompanied by a silk brocade cover (fukuro) - part of a set of fabric covers (shifuku) designed for chabako. The brocade pattern is known as setsugekka...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea caddy for thin tea with wild orchid design
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]
- This small-sized (ko-hira) natsume was often used by its owner for chabako temae and is decorated with a wild orchid motif. It is very skillfully made, representing many hours of work on the part of the craftsperson. The natsume is accompanied here...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Grace Sugiyama as a male character in a Kabuki play.
- Sugiyama, Grace [aacr2]; Kabuki [lcsh]; Kodomo Shibai [aacr2]; Japanese American children [lcsh];
- Unidentified Japanese writing on photograph. Grace was part of the children's drama group, Kodomo Shibai that performed Kabuki plays.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase