Caption below photo: Friends gather in Alameda, CA, circa late 1940s to early 1950s. Akino and Masano were great friends, and enjoyed playing Hanafuda, a Japanese card game.

Caption below photo: A group enjoys watermelon, probably at the home of the Miyawakis. Before WWII, the Miyawakis lived at 1616 Oak and later at 2320 Buena Vista Ave in Alameda, CA. By the 1950s they lived at 1850 Elm. Photo circa early 1950s.