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vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 3 (ddr-ajah-1-2-3)

Father's prewar florist business

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-3/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol 68, No. 10 (March 7, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-10)

Select article titles: "AJAs as racial intermediary urged" (p. 1); "S.F. students strike for identity" (p. 1); "Pranksters Fly 'Hinomaru' Up School Flagpole" (p. 2) "JACL Campaign Against Concentration Camps" (p. 2); "Gas disperses floral union workers" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-41-10/

img Yuriko Date in front of florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-382)

Caption below photo: Yuriko "Lily" Date standing in front of the family business, the Date Florist at 2304-2306 Encinal in Alameda, CA. Photo circa early to mid 1930's.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-382/

img Men inside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-716)

Caption below photo: An unknown florist, possibly located in Alameda or Oakland, CA, circa 1910s-1920s. It is not Hayashi Flowers.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-716/

img Portion of photo album page with photo of Yemiko "Emi/Amy" Kono sitting on bench outside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-258)

Caption: "Amelia" "where are you heading for?"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-258/

img Sign for John Towata's florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-250)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-250/

img Close-up of store sign and John S. Towata's name (ddr-ajah-6-252)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-252/

img Door handle of Towata Florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-247)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-247/

img Close-up of store sign (ddr-ajah-6-253)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-253/

img Empty room with window (ddr-ajah-6-246)

Likely inside of Towata Florist shop

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-246/

img Hikotaro "Harry" Kono with fish (ddr-ajah-6-272)

Caption below photo: Issei Hikotaro Harry Kono fished for enjoyment. Besides having a floral shop in Alameda, he was a trophy winning salt/freshwater sport fisherman and community leader. He loved baseball and sponsored baseball teams. Seen here is Hikotaro in 1936 and his big catch of striped bass.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-272/

doc Ryo Morikawa Recollections (ddr-densho-446-349)

Autobiography: Ryo's parents, Life in San Diego, 11 months in Japan, Evacuation, Married Life

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-349/

img Sign for John Towata's florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-249)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-249/

img Close-up of store sign (ddr-ajah-6-254)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-254/

img Man and woman with young girl outside Nursery building (ddr-ajah-6-407)

Caption below photo: Photo late 1920s, at the Alameda Nursery, run by the Ikeda family at 2530 Blanding Ave.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-407/

img Hajime and Chiyoko Date on sidewalk outside florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-374)

Caption below photo: Hajime Date poses with his youngest daughter, Chiyoko "Mary" in front of his business, Date Florist, at 2304-2306 Encinal in Alameda, CA. circa mid 1930's

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-374/

img Front of florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-248)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-248/

img Chiyoko Kono sitting on bench in front of florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-269)

Caption below photo: Chiyoko Kono sits in front of the family's floral shop, Hayashi Floral in Alameda, CA. Hikotaro "Harry" Kono bought it from the Hayashi family, but retained the Hayashi name. Pictured in the 2305 Santa Clara location. Circa 1930's

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-269/

img Empty room, inside of Towata Florist shop (ddr-ajah-6-251)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-251/

doc Commemorative Issue 2600th Anniversary Yearbook and Directory 1940-1941 (ddr-densho-480-2)

The yearbook includes pictures and information about Japanese American businesses, schools, organizations, individuals, and families. The directory includes city indexes for California, as well as a few city indexes for Arizona and Japan, with advertisements for businesses and organizations throughout the city indexes.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-2/

doc Letter from George P. Miller to Kimiko Fujii (ddr-densho-433-829)

George P. Miller writes to Kimiko Fujii that he will not be able to accept an invitation to the Governor's Dinner before the 1965 California Spring Garden Show.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-829/

doc Letter from Channing Jones Jr. to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-450)

Channing Jones Jr. of the California Chemical Company writes to Kimi Fujii about fertilizer.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-450/

img Photographs from Jim Zeno to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-250)

An envelope from Jim Zeno to Kimi Fujii with a PALS Club Luncheon photograph and a newspaper clipping about the Alameda County Fair with an original photograph included.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-250/

doc Thank you note from Eileen Smith to Kimiko Fujii (ddr-densho-433-97)

Eileen Smith writes to Kimiko Fujii thanking her for tickets and with other updates.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-97/

img Sets for the 1965 California Spring Garden Show (ddr-densho-433-828)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-828/