Yutaro Kawashiri and his granddaughter Chiyo

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Collection40 Families CollectionDateca 1945DescriptionImages shows view of an older man wearing a cap and sweater carrying a young child on his back. Identified are Yutaro Kawashiri and his granddaughter Chiyo. Yutaro Kawashiri was taking Chio to nursery school.NotesLibrary has digital image only, courtesy of Hideko Shono.Yutaro Kawashiri was born in Tottori, Japan on October 22, 1871 and attended school there for five years. He immigrated to the U. S. arriving in Vancouver, Canada on Nov. 30, 1905. Yutaro married Fumeno Kadonaga (b. Feb. 28, 1872) in 1891. She joined Yutaro in 1914. Yutaro and Fumeno had three children: Yasukichi, their first child was born in Japan (Oct. 17, 1899), and Yoshito (b. Feb. 10, 1914) and Mitsuko (b. June 11, 1920 ) were both born in Los Angeles County. Yutaro and his two sons were truck farmers and laborers. Yutaro was interned in the Poston Relocation Center with Yoshito and Yasukichi's family. Fumeno died just before the War on Oct. 22, 1941.Resource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code00045542Restrictions 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 LocationSeabrook (NJ.)SubjectPortraits, GroupKawashiri, Yutaro (1871-1950)Kawashiri, Chiyo (1940-)Time Period1941-1950

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