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"Three Generations of the Miyoshi Family" presentation with notes (ddr-densho-480-177)
Presented at the Santa Maria Historical Society.
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Transcript of Toru Miyoshi Oral History (ddr-densho-480-173)
Toru Miyoshi details his family's immigration to the United States, growing up in California, his experience at the Gila River Concentration Camp, and his public service as an elected official.
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Miyoshi family store (ddr-densho-480-146)
Caption: "Japan Town W. Main St. Santa Maria" in black ink.
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Miyoshi Family History part 1 (ddr-densho-480-174)
Details Miyoshi family history, including Japanese ancestry, immigration to the United States, individual family member's life stories, and life at the Gila River Concentration Camp.
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Block of Japanese businesses (ddr-densho-353-102)
Identified businesses are the dentists Dr. H Kato and Dr. S. Higashida upstairs, with the Welcome Hotel, Sanyo 10 cent store, Gosho Drugs, and the Jackson Street Sanitary barber shop on the street level.
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Northeast corner of 6th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-117)
Japanese businesses included the Dreamland Hotel, Komatsu-Zashi, Abe's dry goods store, Tokyo-Wan, Fujii Hotel, Inouye clothing store, New Golden Shoe repair, the Ogata's dry cleaning shop and the Salvation Army mission.
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Northeast corner of 6th and Weller Street (ddr-densho-353-123)
Japanese businesses included the Midway hotel, a barber, tailor, dry goods store, and retaurants.
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Ten cent store (ddr-densho-353-80)
Heitaro Matsumoto's ten cent store, located at 902 Yesler Way. Note on back: "Meiji 38 Apr, went to Fife, then hotel in Seattle, Taisho 7 Feb."