Hideko Kawashiri

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Collection40 Families CollectionDateca 1935DescriptionImages shows framed photo depicting Hideko Kawashiri in an outdoor setting wearing a dress and looking at a group of chickens. She is leaning against a mortar used to make mochi.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono.Additional information on Hideko Kawashiri available in "Hideko Kawashiri Shono: an oral history," included in the oral history collection of the Local History Center at the Palos Verdes Library District.Hideko Shono was born to Yasukichi and Toshiko Kawashiri on January 28, 1927 in San Pedro. She had seven brothers and sisters born in San Pedro, and one born in camp. Her family had a farm with chickens, horses, and grew vegetables they sold on a street side stand. The Kawashiri family farm grew peas, beans, corn, tomatoes, eggplants, chard, onions, and green onions. Hideko went to Richard Henry Junior High School. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hideko's father was sent to the Tuna Canyon Detention Center. He was later sent to Poston where his family had already been sent. At Poston Camp 2, the Kawashiri family were housed in two units. Hideko graduated from high school at Poston in 1944. She worked in the transportation department, getting paid $16 a month. The Kawashiri family relocated to New Jersey where they worked for Seabrook Farms. Hideko worked in a plant, her sister in an office, and her father was employed as a carpenter. Hideko returned to Los Angeles in 1951 where she worked in a sewing factory. Hideko married Tom Tomiji Shono in 1952 in Las Vegas.Resource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00045104Restrictions 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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Geographic LocationPalos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)SubjectShono, Hideko Kawashiri (1927- )ChickensJapanese American womenTime Period1931-1940

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