Hikotaro Toda and his wife, Fuseo, return to Los Angeles from Gila River, to again operate the Sunrise Hotel on ...

1945-05-22

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

WRA no. H-669

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Full title:Hikotaro Toda and his wife, Fuseo, return to Los Angeles from Gila River, to again operate the Sunrise Hotel on lease. They are shown figuring the OPA rate for rooms as allowed under official ceiling. Both are Issei. The Todas paid $75 a month before evacuation for this 42-room hotel in the wholesale section of Los Angeles, but their new lease is $150 a month, and will be changed in six months to 30% of their gross income. Their daughter Nobuko, age 17, attends Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. As far as incidents are concerned, they report absolutely no trouble at all. Their only problem is getting the hotel in shape as the lessee who operated it during their absence had allowed it to run down. Photographer: Mace, Charles E. Los Angeles, California.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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