Family life in Chicago is pleasant and happy for the American Japanese. The Tanaka family from Seattle, Washington, lives in ...

1944-01-06

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

WRA no. G-268

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Full title:Family life in Chicago is pleasant and happy for the American Japanese. The Tanaka family from Seattle, Washington, lives in the Cabrini Homes, a war housing project, and two of the daughters work in defense plants in Chicago. Seated on the davenport are Mr. Gohei Tanaka and his wife, Yasuno. Both are issei who have been in this country more than 25 years. They were married at Seattle, Washington, where Mr. Tanaka was in the lumber business. Leaning against the book rack is one of their daughters, Yuri, who is a private secretary in a Chicago defense plant. She resettled from Tule Lake in April, 1943. Tuning in to Frank Sinatra on the radio is Dolly, a recorder clerk at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, who came to Chicago from Minneapolis in July. On the rug with her two children is the Tanaka's eldest daughter, Mrs. Hisako Nishimoto, whose husband, Tateo, is a Staff Sergeant at Camp Savage. Her children are: Jerry, age 5, who goes to kindergarten at St. Philip's private school in Chicago, and Kay, age 3, who is playing with her soldier doll. The miniature jeep in front of Jerry is a Christmas gift from his soldier father. Chicago, Illinois.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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