Group portrait of Yutaro Kawashiri, his two grandchildren, Naka Motoike, and Mas Ashitomo's daughters, Seabrook, New Jersey

Image shows group of four children and two adults in an outdoor setting with unidentified wooden structures and landscaping in the background.  Identified from left to right: in the first row Kazue Ashimoto, Shigeru Kawashiri, and Chiyo Kawashiri; in the second row Naka Motoike (standing), Yutaro Kawashiri (seated and holding his grandson Shigeru) and Mutsue Ashimoto., Library has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono., Yutaro Kawashiri was born in Tottori, Japan on October 22, 1871 and attended school there for five years.  He immigrated to the U. S. arriving in Vancouver, Canada on Nov. 30, 1905. Yutaro married Fumeno Kadonaga (b. Feb. 28, 1872) in 1891.  She joined Yutaro in 1914.  Yutaro and Fumeno had three children: Yasukichi, their first child was born in Japan (Oct. 17, 1899), and Yoshito (b. Feb. 10, 1914) and Mitsuko (b. June 11, 1920 ) were both born in Los Angeles County.  Yutaro and his two sons were truck farmers and laborers.  Yutaro was interned in the Poston Relocation Center with Yoshito and Yasukichi's family.  Fumeno died just before the War on Oct. 22, 1941.
Abstract/Description: Image shows group of four children and two adults in an outdoor setting with unidentified wooden structures and landscaping in the background. Identified from left to right: in the first row Kazue Ashimoto, Shigeru Kawashiri, and Chiyo Kawashiri; in the second row Naka Motoike (standing), Yutaro Kawashiri (seated and holding his grandson Shigeru) and Mutsue Ashimoto.
Subject(s): Ashimoto, Mutsue
Kawashiri, Yutaro (1871-1950)
Motoike, Naka
Kawashiri, Chiyo (1940-)
Ashimoto, Kazue
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Seabrook (NJ.)
1941-1950
Portraits, Group