Tomio Moriguchi

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born April 16, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated with his family at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the war, resettled in Seattle's Nihonmachi, where his father reestablished the family business, Uwajimaya, selling Japanese foodstuff and other items. Worked at Uwajimaya throughout his childhood -- along with his seven brothers and sisters -- prior to and while attending Bailey Gatzert Elementary, Garfield High School, and the University of Washington. Worked at the Boeing Company before leaving to help run Uwajimaya, becoming CEO and President of Uwajimaya in 1965. In addition, actively serves and holds leadership positions in more than 40 civic, social, and professional organizations, and has received numerous honors and awards from both the Nikkei community, and the non-Nikkei mainstream. Uwajimaya is presently the largest food-related Japanese American owned business in the Pacific Northwest, generating over $60 million in annual gross income. It is also remains largely a "family business," employing six out of the seven siblings in key roles.

Interviews

Tomio Moriguchi Interview I — ddr-densho-1000-59

October 20, 1999. Seattle, Washington.
02:50:50 — 29 segments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-59/

Tomio Moriguchi Interview III — ddr-densho-1000-61

February 14, 2000. Seattle, Washington.
00:12:37 — 6 segments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-61/

Tomio Moriguchi Interview II — ddr-densho-1000-60

December 9, 1999. Seattle, Washington.
02:55:28 — 25 segments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-60/

Tomio Moriguchi Interview IV — ddr-densho-1000-62

February 24, 2000. Seattle, Washington.
00:50:58 — 12 segments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-62/

Tomio Moriguchi Interview — ddr-sjacl-2-23

2-Nov-20.
0:50:32 — 10 segments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-23/