Yuriko "Yuri" Miki

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Collection40 Families CollectionDateca 1937DescriptionImage shows half-length portrait view of Yuriko "Yuri" Miki, youngest daughter of Palos Verdes Peninsula farmers, Nakajiro and Asa Miki. Image is a partial page of photo album.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of Michiko Tanaka.Yuriko Miki lived with her family who farmed 200 acres of vegetables and flowers which she and her sisters sold along Palos Verdes Drive West. When Yuriko's father passed away from influenza on January 28, 1939, Yuriko and her family continued to farm the ranch until the break out of WWII. Like many other Peninsula families, her family moved to Strathmore, CA. However, she was later interned at the Poston Japanese Relocation Camp with her family. She met her husband Kay Kunso Yamasaki at the camp and had four children, Kenneth, Larry, Christine and Joanne. She passed away on September 9, 2010, at La Canada Care Center, at the age of 87.LanguageengResource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00044289Restrictions 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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SubjectPortraitsMiki, Yuriko (1923-2010)Japanese American womenTime Period1931-1940

PersonYuriko Miki

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