Yasui Bros. Co. U.S. government and legal document files on behalf of Hood River Japanese American community, including Department of Labor and Department of Justice identification, residence, and work history statements, applications to enter or re-enter the U.S., and for citizenship and "alien registration" (in English), 1925-1941
Scope and Contents
Also consisting of materials from the first generation of the Yasui family, Subseries 2.3 focuses on the Yasui Bros. stores and the additional services they offered in support of the Japanese American community in the area of Hood River, Oregon. These materials are in English and Japanese, and span the dates of the stores’ existence from 1908-1942. The materials in this series complement a much larger collection of Yasui Brothers business records, designated Mss 2949, while offering a snapshot of the family's business activities in the store and the services they sold or performed on behalf of fellow immigrants in Hood River.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1941
Creator
- From the Collection: Yasui, Homer, 1924-2023 (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui, Miki, 1926-2018 (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui family (Family)
- From the Collection: Yasui, Masuo (Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui Bros. Co. (Hood River, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research, with the exception of one folder of materials that is restricted until 2047.
Extent
From the Series: 7.22 Cubic Feet (11 legal document cases, 2 flat boxes, 2 card file boxes, and 1 oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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