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![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-456)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d2/47/d2477f76aa80d689b203fbed8f091e7d.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-456)
Nisei female. Born January 31, 1939, in Los Angeles County, California. At a young age, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, with family. After leaving camp, returned to family's farm in Lawndale, California. Father passed away early, leaving her mother to run the farm. Hatsuko Mary became a teacher, establishing an education career in Torrance, …
![Letter to Mrs. Jones from Mary H. Yoshioka (ddr-densho-391-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/7c/27/7c2789aa96eec7426e66a14ed2d3e23e.jpg)
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Letter to Mrs. Jones from Mary H. Yoshioka (ddr-densho-391-1)
Letter to Mrs. Jones from Mary H. (Yoshioka) Higuchi. In the letter Mary provides a detailed biography of her life and why that has informed her desire to become a teacher.
![Playing outside (ddr-densho-391-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/0b/07/0b074157f291c9e571e37e6f6716a40a.jpg)
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Playing outside (ddr-densho-391-7)
Photograph of Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka with her daughter Hatsuko Mary (Yoshioka) Higuchi outside. Hatsuko is seated on a scooter and Kiyoko is knelt beside her.
![Kindergarten class at Poston (ddr-densho-391-23)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/df/31/df318fb6a6efb5c96326663632b9b4b8.jpg)
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Kindergarten class at Poston (ddr-densho-391-23)
Photograph of a Kindergarden class at Poston. Hatsuko Mary (Yoshioka) Higuchi is in the middle row on the far right, Etsuko Yoshioka in the front row on the far right.
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-456-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d2/47/d2477f76aa80d689b203fbed8f091e7d.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-456-1)
Parents' family backgrounds: father an Issei, mother a Kibei
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-456-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a2/09/a209928629cf2edf8da23923627b3ecf.jpg)
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-456-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/28/b0/28b027c4dee2873aefbf885d8464048e.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-456-11)
Changes in the Torrance, California, community over the years
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-456-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d1/40/d140dfe6591dfa7eb4d378f672892f60.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-456-9)
Activities and dating in high school and college
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-456-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/10/61/1061a048018d13bfbd9634e68680058d.jpg)
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-456-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/02/ae/02ae0f56778c029f2fa5153300502777.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-456-2)
Incarcerated in Poston as a child, hearing very little about it after the war
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-456-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/da/d6/dad6b07b2ba86e403d84b8800e4bf6dd.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-456-6)
Childhood memories: attending Japanese language schools, social visits with friends and neighbors
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-456-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9c/8a/9c8abf936770656dc5ab42347b83b9e7.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-456-12)
Attending an art workshop taught by noted Japanese American artist Henry Fukuhara
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-456-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a8/ad/a8ade6ef9eb4865d8b117628ce031506.jpg)
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-456-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e5/65/e5658c2228a8674681fa5b72203b70ab.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-456-5)
Helping mother on the family's farm after father's passing
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-456-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/48/41/4841f0049ba2cb4d6c199838e99c20b6.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-456-13)
Connecting with mother in her later life through artwork
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-456-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/71/ab/71ab97e3ad7ccf2aac319f57f0890c2e.jpg)
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-456-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/22/94/22945aa5e582f6998ac0222c2f71aca7.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-456-8)
Coming to terms with ethnic identity after the war
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-456-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ff/7e/ff7e718d5e021d9136034c64188c9090.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-456-10)
Becoming a teacher, finding ways to create a challenging learning experience for students
![Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-456-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9c/57/9c57760cea09f2d7e52b1ae5cebbb3e0.jpg)
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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-456-4)
Recalling difficult times after returning to California
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Narrator Hatsuko Mary Higuchi
Nisei female. Born January 31, 1939, in Los Angeles County, California. At a young age, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, with family. After leaving camp, returned to family's farm in Lawndale, California. Father passed away early, leaving her mother to run the farm. Hatsuko Mary became a teacher, establishing an education career in Torrance, …
![Yoshioka children (ddr-densho-391-73)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/83/7c/837c7de8235d6603fa1e8425081f7668.jpg)
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Yoshioka children (ddr-densho-391-73)
Photograph of the 4 Yoshioka children dressed in kimonos. From left to right: Betty, Tetsuo, Mitzi and Mary. Written on the back "Circa 1953 Yoshioka children Betty, Tetsuo, Mitzi, Mary.
![Family Photo in Poston (ddr-densho-391-22)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a5/38/a5389cabfe5825039c30d9d188a12da4.jpg)
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Family Photo in Poston (ddr-densho-391-22)
Photograph of Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka with her four children, Betty, Mitzi, Mary, and Tetsuo, and one of their friends (on the far right) inside Poston.
![Family portrait (ddr-densho-391-28)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8a/c5/8ac5aa9f21777f00fc7cee3b3fd0b9c4.jpg)
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Family portrait (ddr-densho-391-28)
Professional portrait of the Yoshioka family. Seated is Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka. Children left to right: Mitzi, Betty, Mary and Tetsuo
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