Naturalization certificate
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-23-16 (Legacy UID: denshopd-p23-00016)
PARENT COLLECTION
DESCRIPTION
Sawano Tazuma and her husband Bunshiro operated the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store at 12th Avenue and Jackson Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi. The Tazumas were not allowed to become naturalized American citizens until 1952, when the Immigration and Nationality Act was passed. Sawano finally became a citizen in 1954 at the age of fifty-eight, thirty-five years after settling in Seattle.
DATE
1954
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Ephemera
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
FACILITY
CREATORS
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Tazuma Family Collection
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted