Full title:Tozaburo Oka and family, at Route 1, Box 265, Los Gatos, California are not only pioneers of relocation but with the return of their son, Isamu, Purple Heart veteran of the Italian campaign, relocation is complete. The Okas are from Heart Mountain. Almost immediately after the lifting of the ban, Mr. Oka set in motion the wheels of relocation and in January of this year the family headed westward for their orchard home near Los Gatos. Somewhat later the family was joined by Isamu after his discharge from a hospital, and later still, Tomiko joined the family from Detroit, Michigan, and Toyoko followed from Chicago. Mr. Oka brought with him from Heart Mountain his old friend and employee, Takejiro Midoshima. The Okas are prune growers and when the cameraman caught Mr. Oka, the family was getting ready to prepare to harvest a heavy crop of Santa Clara County prunes. The many friends of the family will be glad to learn that Isamu, while a long way from complete health, is constantly improving under the care of a nearby Veterans Hospital which he visits regularly for checkups.<lb /> Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru<lb /> Los Gatos, California. Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement
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