Turlock, Calif.--Members of the Esaki family arrive at Turlock assembly center. The parents, who came to this country 38 years ...

1942-05-02

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

WRA no. C-288

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Full title:Turlock, Calif.--Members of the Esaki family arrive at Turlock assembly center. The parents, who came to this country 38 years ago, owned a fruit ranch near Winters on which all but two of this group lived. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration. Photographer: Lange, Dorothea Turlock, California.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement
Members of the Kato, Kozen, and Esaki families were sent to the Turklock Assembly Center in 1942, awaiting placement in an internment camp at Gila River, Arizona. They are, from left to right, (first row) Jim and Bobby Kozen; (second row) Bud Kato, Tony Kozen, holding son Roy; Henry Kato, Masako (Kato) Kozen, Mike Kato, George Esaki; and his mother Fusano, (third row) Yoneko Kato, Harry Kato, and Utae Kato. Both Bud and Mike Kato later joined the Army; Mike served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. The Kato and Kozen families were from Winters. The Esaki family was from Monterey. The ages of the kids in the photo: Jim Kozen was 6 years old; Bobby Kozen was 4 years old; Roy Kozen was 1.5 years old; Henry Kato was 11 years old. Harry and Utae Kato were first generation or Issei as was Fusano Esaki. All the other Kato's (Bud, Henry, Mike, and Yoneko) along with Tony and Masako Kozen were second generation or Nisei as was George Esaki. The three Kozen boys (Jim, Bobby, and Roy) were third generation or Sansei. (Identified by a family member, May 2020.)

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