Tomiyo Hashimoto Yoshiwara grew up in Alameda, California, where her father had a shoe repair shop and her mother did domestic work. During World War II, was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Returned to Alameda after the war.

Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of alameda, CA., picnic circa 1950s

Request from Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi to join his family incarcerated at Topaz Camp