Issei female. Born March 27, 1912, in Binmanji, Japan. Grew up and married in Japan, before immigrating with husband to Canada in 1931, eventually settling in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Raised family in Saskatoon, working in fabric store established by husband. City street named in honor of the Wakabayashi family's contributions to the city over the years.
Selected article titles: "Restrictions Made on Gatherings -- Pedicord" (p. 1), "Workers Must be Assigned Before Reporting to Jobs" (p. 1), "Last Rites for Tule-Bound" (p. 1), "Begins First Sale of Evacuee Goods by Auction in Canada" (p. 2), "Storage of Evacuees in Govt Whse Still Held" (p. 2).
Selected article titles: "Amache MP's Transferred to Wyoming" (p. 1), "5 Internees Here from New Mexico" (p. 1), "35 Topaz Workers First Group to Arrive at Tule Lake Center" (p. 1), "Negro Authority on Race Issues to Speak Tonight" (p. 1), "RE: Canada: Japanese Can Sue Gov't" (p. 2).
Article titles: "Letters to Editors"; "Navy Opens Jap Language School"; "Senate Debate Near on Bill to Restrain All Japs in U.S."; "Trial Opens to Outlaw Japs"; "Canada Jails Japs for Striking in Work Camp"; "Suit to Disenfranchise Japanese Citizens"; "Restricted Axis Aliens Allowed to Work Crops"; "Herb Caen Items."
Selected article titles: "General Mark Clark Honors Nisei Battalion" (p. 1), "Canada Plans Segregation Of Evacuees" (p. 1), "District Court Jury Convicts Three Sisters on Charge of Conspiracy to Commit Treason" (p. 2), "Successful Relocation in East Reported by Dr. Carpenter" (p. 7), "Student Paper Raps Beating of Evacuees" (p. 7).
Selected article titles: "Nisei Wins Right to Farm In California Escheat Case. Stipulation Settlement Hailed As Victory By Wirin; $75,000 Paid to Clear Title to Land" (p. 1), "Canada Refusal To Admit Nisei GI's Protested" (p. 1), "Northern California JACL Delegates Pledge Support to Campaign Against Land Law" (p. 2).
Selected article titles: "Stigma of proscribed Japanese organizations seed for suspicion" (p. 1), "Sociological study of Santa Clara Valley Japanese to be made" (p. 1), "Canada may relax strict immigration policy against Japanese Canadians" (p. 2), "Hawaii Nisei 'imported' to meet labor shortage on no. Calif. berry farms" (p. 3).
Selected article titles: "'Pointless' Tactics of Concern to Civil Rights Proponents" (p.1-2), "Buddhists Rights Not Affected by Atheist Amendment" (p.1), "Canada to Revise Immigration Policy" (p.1), "Notice to Claimants of Yen Certificates" (p.2), "Carnegie Grant to Japanese History Project Draws Mexican American Comment" (p.3).
Selected article titles: "Washington Democrats Urge Claims Bill. Party's Convention Approves Move for Removal of Racial Restrictions on Naturalization" (p. 1), "Reinstatement of Nisei Civil Service Workers Indicated as State Fails to Press Charges" (p. 1), "Japanese American Soldiers Refused Entry Into Canada" (p. 1), "Survey Finds Hostile Feelings To U.S. Japanese Decreasing. 25 Per Cent …
Selected article titles: "Optometry: Resignation Closes Service" (p. 1), "Director Bennett Inducts Councilmen for New Term" (p. 1), "Sushi Sale Successful" (p. 1), "Editorial: Councils Sworn In" (p. 2), "Nisei, Chinese Work in N.Y." (p. 2), "Nisei in Canada Pioneer for Place Under the Sun" (p. 4), "Expatriation of Disloyal Urged" (p. 4).
