Graduation photo of Yukio Motoike

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1941-00-00DescriptionImage shows half-length graduation photo of Yukio Motoike, wearing a suit and tie. Handwritten note on image inscribed at top "TO: ATSUSHI-KUN" and "SINCERELY: Yukio Motoike" in the lower right bottom.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of Mutsuo Hirose.Additional information on Yukio Motoike available in "Yukio Motoike: an oral history," at the Local History Center at Palos Verdes Library District.Yukio Motoike, son of Genichi and Naka Motoike, was born on December 25, 1923 in San Pedro, California. He was married to Hiroko and had two daughters, Kathleen and Janice, and one son, Howard Ko Motoike. Genichi (Yukio's father) was born in 1899 in Agarimichi Town, Tottori Prefecture, Japan and emigrated to U.S. in 1915 to join Fusaichi (Yukio's grandfather). In 1924 Fusaichi and his family moved to a location near the present-day Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall. They farmed the slopes above Point Vicente until a neighboring farmer Yonezo Uchikoshi passed away from tuberculosis. They expanded their farm to the lower terrace surrounding the Point Vicente lighthouse. Yukio recalled that they used the old house for storage only, fearing that they could contract tuberculosis by living in the structure. On February 7, 1942 Fusaichi and his Genichi were arrested by FBI agents who had searched their house for contraband articles. The FBI report cited the discovery of a radio capable of receiving broadcasts. In an oral history interview, Yukio stated that he had always felt guilt about the arrests since he had built the radio in question several years before from a mail order crystal set. Fusaichi and Genichi were detained at the Terminal Island Immigration Center, Fort Lincoln Bismarck, North Dakota and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Genichi was reunited with his family in Poston, Arizona in 1944. Fusaichi stayed in Santa Fe until 1945. Some adult family members went to work for PictSweet Co. in Seabrook, New Jersey prior to the end of the war. Fusaichi and Yukio went to Seabrook upon their release from Santa Fe. After the war the Motoike families returned to the Los Angeles area. Fusaichi and Naka died on the same day in 1960. Genichi died in 1977. Yukio passed away on February 15, 2014 at the age of 90.LanguageengResource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00044156Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District as part of the 40 Families Project. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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SubjectPortraitsGraduationsMotoike, Yukio (1923-2014)Japanese AmericansTime Period1941-1950

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