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Kitako Izumizaki

Nisei female. Born November 21, 1921, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville, where family operated a truck farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Lived for a time in Texas while husband served in the military before eventually returning to Watsonville.

Interviews

Kitako Izumizaki Interview — ddr-densho-1015-3
July 28, 2008. Watsonville, California.
01:18:50 — 26 segments.
Kitako Izumizaki
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