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Dawn Kurokawa
Dawn Kurokawa, "Maid of Santa Barbara County Fair." Dawn describes her role as a kind of goodwill ambassador. She welcomed visitors to the fair. Dawn was 16 years old here. JACL (Japanese American Citizens League) wanted to include a Japanese theme…
Dawn Kurokawa
Dawn Kurokawa, "Maid of Santa Barbara County Fair." Dawn describes her role as a kind of goodwill ambassador. She welcomed visitors to the fair. Dawn was 16 years old here. JACL (Japanese American Citizens League) wanted to include a Japanese theme…
Eto Family Portrait
Pictured, top row from left to right: Take Eto, holding Grace (born in Los Osos), Alice (born in Oso Flaco), Toshiko (born in Oso Flaco), Kofugi (oldest, born in Arroyo Grande), Tameji Eto. Bottom row, from left to right: Nancy (born in Los Osos),…
Evacuation of the Santa Maria Japanese to Tulare Assembly Center from the Christ United Methodist Church
The Christ United Methodist Church was located at 219 N. Mary Drive in Santa Maria, California. Original photograph belongs to Christ United Methodist Church. Soldiers are standing by with guns.
Fourth of July Float
Paul Kurokawa and unknown person on the Fourth of July Float on Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. Paul was 4 years old at the time.
Friends with Japanese American Display at Santa Maria Historical Society Museum
Pictured from left to right in front of the display of Japanese culture at the Santa Maria Historical Society Museum: Unknown, George Utsunomiya, Dawn Kamiya, Peggy Araki. Dawn set up the display at museum, which was viewed by visiting schools.…
Gila River Internment Camp Panorama
A panoramic photograph of the Gila River Relocation Camp in Arizona.
Guadalupe Buddhist Church Congregation
Dawn Kamiya was the chairperson of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Guadalupe Buddhist Church. Present was the great-great-grandson of the church's first reverend after the church was founded in 1909. The Tanaka family donated obutsudan. The…
Guadalupe Grammar School
Two photographs from the Guadalupe Grammar School. Many of the Japanese American students are from Oceano and San Luis Obispo County and lived at the Children's Home in Guadalupe, California. Paul Kurokawa (born 1915) is pictured in the top…
Harry and Florence Kamiya
Harry and Florence Kamiya were from Watsonville, California. They moved to Guadalupe, California in 1926. This is possibly their wedding photograph.
San Luis Obispo, California 93407