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Wada and Homma Family Collection (ddr-densho-157)
Collection Wada and Homma Family Collection (ddr-densho-157)
This collection consists of photographs and documents from the Wada and Homma families. Reverend Masahiko Wada was a Baptist minister in Japan and in the Gardena area of California before World War II. The collection includes photographs from the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado.
Heart Mountain Mess crew 21-27 (ddr-densho-363-52)
img Heart Mountain Mess crew 21-27 (ddr-densho-363-52)
Mes Crew 21-27 pose outside the building. Back row: Mrs. Imori, Nishimoto, Kondo, Mr. Okamoto; Front row: Mrs. Wada, Nabata, Ushijima, Ruth Murakami, Nagazawa, Kimi Kuwahara
Ten girls in swim suits sitting in a row (ddr-ajah-3-335)
img Ten girls in swim suits sitting in a row (ddr-ajah-3-335)
Caption below photo: Camping with the Komiyo Club, 1933 Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA
Yae Wada Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-476-16)
vh Yae Wada Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-476-16)
Trying to reclaim prewar beauty shop business after the war
Yae Wada Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-476-1)
vh Yae Wada Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-476-1)
Father's family background: establishing a laundry business
Yae Wada Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-476-18)
vh Yae Wada Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-476-18)
Feeling grateful for support from others during the war
Yae Wada Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-476-2)
vh Yae Wada Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-476-2)
Losing mother at an early age and opening a beauty shop
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 21 (May 29, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-21)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 21 (May 29, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-21)
Selected article titles: "University of California Does Not Discriminate, Says Wada" (pp. 1, 3), "Nakasone Meets with Black American Leaders to Improve Relations in Wake of Racial Remark" (p. 1), "New Book Examines Japanese Texan History" (p. 2), and "Our Living, Breathing U.S. Constitution" (pp. 4-5).

Narrator Yae Wada

Nisei female. Born November 3, 1919, in Berkeley, California. Grew up in Berkeley, where father ran a laundry business. Graduated from school and opened a beauty shop in 1940. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Had two children in camp and suffered numerous medical complications. …
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