Research, census data, and writings on Japanese Americans in Hood River, Portland, and broader Oregon, 1897-2014, bulk: 1973-2014
Scope and Contents
Subseries 3.3 includes Homer Yasui’s assembled information about the history of Japanese immigration to Hood River and Portland, Oregon, and the lives, families, and communities built there, as well as presentations and notes by other family historians on these specific places and on general Japanese American history topics. Highlights include census extracts and other data assembled by Homer Yasui, which tracks data points such as ship arrivals of Issei to Oregon cities, lists of Hood River Issei, heads of household, and Hood River Nisei births as recorded by Masuo Yasui.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-2014
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1973-2014
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: 5.64 Cubic Feet (11 legal document cases; 1 oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Japanese
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org