Mr. and Mrs. Harry Asaka weighing potatoes in their grocery store. Harry Asaka, Issei, first relocated to Washington, D.C., in ...

1945-04

War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945 circa 1941-1947

WRA no. G-852

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Full title:Mr. and Mrs. Harry Asaka weighing potatoes in their grocery store. Harry Asaka, Issei, first relocated to Washington, D.C., in August, 1943, from Gila River Relocation Center. He worked as a farm hand on one of the farms near Washington. In November, 1944, he opened his grocery store in Washington, being the fourth person of Japanese descent to open a store here and the second relocatee to do so. With Harry is his wife, Irene, a Nisei, born and reared near Ogden, Utah, and their three children Ronald, 10, Dennis, 8, and John, 4 years old. The grocery business is not new to Harry as he used to operate one in California. He thinks that there are excellent opportunities for other stores in Washington. Photographer: Van Tassel, Gretchen "Washington, D.C.", .
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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