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Testimony of Kinuko Higo (ddr-densho-67-312)
doc Testimony of Kinuko Higo (ddr-densho-67-312)
Written testimony of Kinuko Higo, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.
Exterior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-1)
img Exterior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-1)
Sanzo and Matsuyo Murakami owned and operated the Higo Ten-Cent Store which was located on Weller Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. The Higo Ten-Cent Store is currently called the Higo Variety Store and continues to be a landmark business in Seattle's International District which was known as Nihonmachi before World War II. The store is …
Woman on a ferry dock (ddr-densho-16-22)
img Woman on a ferry dock (ddr-densho-16-22)
Chiyo Murakami's family owned Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's Nihonmachi or Japantown.
Nisei woman at dinner party (ddr-densho-16-11)
img Nisei woman at dinner party (ddr-densho-16-11)
Masako Murakami and her family owned Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's Nihonmachi.
Higo Ten-Cent Store business card (ddr-densho-16-24)
doc Higo Ten-Cent Store business card (ddr-densho-16-24)
This card shows the store's original address. Higo later moved from Weller to Jackson Street.
Nihonmachi (Japantown) after mass removal (ddr-densho-36-10)
img Nihonmachi (Japantown) after mass removal (ddr-densho-36-10)
The Higo Ten-Cent Store, located on Jackson Street. The Murakamis were able to reopen their store after the war because they were able to pay property taxes while interned. Higo Variety Store was run by Aya and Masako Murakami after the war.
Storage list for Y. Higo (ddr-sbbt-2-247)
doc Storage list for Y. Higo (ddr-sbbt-2-247)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Higo, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 769.
Sisters on an outing (ddr-densho-16-19)
img Sisters on an outing (ddr-densho-16-19)
These sisters' family owned Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's Nihonmachi or Japantown. (L to R): Chiyo Murakami (?), Masako Murakami.
Family outing (ddr-densho-16-29)
img Family outing (ddr-densho-16-29)
This family owned Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's Nihonmachi. (left to right): Takeo Nishimoto, Kazuichi Kay Murakami, Matsuyo Murakami.
Farewell party (ddr-densho-298-241)
img Farewell party (ddr-densho-298-241)
Caption in album: "Farewell at 'Belvidere Manor,' Feb. 18, 1948 - Itor, Mark, Jimmy, Moat, Higo Harada, Haj Murai, Lilyan Hijikata, & Frances Yamaji."
Farewell party (ddr-densho-298-242)
doc Farewell party (ddr-densho-298-242)
Caption in album: "Farewell at 'Belvidere Manor,' Feb. 18, 1948 - Itor, Mark, Jimmy, Moat, Higo Harada, Haj Murai, Lilyan Hijikata, & Frances Yamaji."
Interior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-2)
img Interior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-2)
The Higo Ten-Cent Store, located in Seattle's Nihonmachi (Japantown), was owned and operated by Sanzo and Matsuyo Murakami. Established in the early 1900s, the store sold a wide variety of American- and Japanese-made goods to serve the surrounding Issei and Nisei community.
Owner of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-6)
img Owner of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-6)
Kazuichi Kay Murakami stands inside his family's store.
Interior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-3)
img Interior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-3)
The Higo Ten-Cent Store, established in the early 1900s by Sanzo Murakami and his wife Matsuyo, is one of the last prewar Japanese American businesses in Seattle's International District, formerly known as Nihonmachi. The store sold a wide variety of American- and Japanese-made goods to the surrounding Issei and Nisei community.
Family at a park (ddr-densho-16-4)
img Family at a park (ddr-densho-16-4)
The Murakami family on an outing at Volunteer Park. The Murakamis owned Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. Left to right: Ayako, Sanzo (holding Masako), Kay, Matsuyo, and Chiyoko.
Dinner party (ddr-densho-16-32)
img Dinner party (ddr-densho-16-32)
The Murakami family and friends are enjoying dinner in their apartment, located above the Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's Nihonmachi or Japantown. (left to right): Mrs. Zimmerman (mother of Carl), Carl Zimmerman, unknown, Ayako Murakami, Masako Murakami, Johnny Funai, Matsuyo Murakami, Kazuichi Kay Murakami.
Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-63)
vh Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-63)
This interview was conducted with sisters Masako and Ayako Murakami, who were coproprietors of the Higo Variety Store in Seattle's International District. Both sisters were incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Both resettled in Seattle, Washington, after the war

Narrator Ayako Murakami

Nisei female. Born August 23, 1913, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle, Washington. Coproprietor of Higo Variety Store in Seattle's International District with sister, Masako; the family-owned Japanese American business has been in operation since 1923.

Narrator Masako Murakami

Nisei female. Born October 22, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle, Washington. Coproprietor of Higo Variety Store in Seattle's International District with sister Ayako; the family-owned Japanese American business has been in operation since 1923.
Murakami Collection (ddr-densho-16)
Collection Murakami Collection (ddr-densho-16)
The Murakami family operated the Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's International District (formerly Nihonmachi). Photographs in this collection, early 1900s-1950s, include interior and exterior views of the business and one family portrait. Densho interviewed collection donors, sisters Ayako and Masako Murakami, in 1997.
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. II, No. 6, June 1965 (ddr-sjacl-1-73)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. II, No. 6, June 1965 (ddr-sjacl-1-73)
Bulletin covering the following topics: Membership, Dance Club, Golf Tournament; Youth Meeting; Jr JACL Workshop, Lewis and Clark; -Human Relations Meeting, June 14; office relocates to 526 S Jackson, Murakami?s thanked for stay at Higo Building; search for Wing Luke continues; Phil Hayasaka Column outlines Mayor?s Fair Housing Executive Order; Midori Thiel gves good summary of …
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