Group portrait of Kawashiri and Hatashita sisters, Poston, Arizona

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Collection40 Families CollectionDateca 1944DescriptionImage shows framed photo depicting a group of women in an outdoor setting, standing in front of a large bush. A partial view of a wooden structure is visible in the background. The photo was taken prior to the departure of Hideko and Chiyo Kawashiri to Seabrook, New Jersey and the Hatashita sisters departure to Denver, Colorado. Identified from left to right: Setsuko Kawashiri, 2-4 [unidentified], Hideko Kawashiri, two [unidentifed] Hatashita sisters.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono.Additional family information on Setsuko Kawashiri Speck available in student publication, "The Complex Japanese American Experience During World War II: The Internment Camps, the Exceptional Case of Hawaii, and the Japanese American Segregated Military Units," written by Malia Ogawa, granddaughter of Setsuko Kawashiri Speck (https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/48614303.pdf).Resource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00045351Restrictions 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 LocationPoston (Ariz.)Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)SubjectJapanese American womenJapanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Arizona--PostonShono, Hideko Kawashiri (1927 - )Speck, Setsuko Kawashiri (1929-2013)Time Period1941-1950

PersonRyoichi Hatashita

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