Mary Kubota

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Collection40 Families CollectionDate1937-00-00DescriptionImage shows three-quarter view of Mary Kubota, selected the Nisei Week Queen in 1937. Mary is wearing a kimono and holding a flower bouquet. Nisei Week is an annual Japanese festival celebrating Japanese culture and the community. Embossed in reverse at left of image is "Eastman Nitrate."NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of Mutsuo Hirose.Kaname Kubota was born to Yojiro and Neriye Kubota on June 23, 1914 in Vacaville, Solano County, California. Kaname began school in Marysville and then began to use the name "Mary". After relocating with her family to Palos Verdes ca 1920, Mary and her siblings went to Dana Jr. High School and San Pedro High School in San Pedro. When the war broke out, she was sent to the Gila Relocation Center in Arizona. She married first John Furuya with whom she had two children, Janet and John. In 1953, she married James Jarrett. She passed away in 1992 in Los Angeles.LanguageengResource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00044404Restrictions 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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SubjectPortraitsKubota, Mary Kaname (1914- 1992)Time Period1931-1940

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