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Description
Yosh Kuromiya (1923-2018) was born in Sierra Madre and raised in Monrovia. His parents, Hisamitsu James (18871969) and Hana Tada rented 609 S. California St, but were forced to move south of the racial line after complaints. They lived almost two blocks north of Olive. They moved to Huntington Drive and Primrose. Yosh Kuromiya graduated from MAD High in 1941. While interned at Heart Mountain camp, Yosh is a famous consicentious draft resister with the Fair Play Committee. He protested the unconstitutionality of the concentration camps.
Type
image
Identifier
C0518F05-95DF-4D96-8B89-612556744750 SL 09
Subject
People Japanese American Yosh Kuromiya Kuromiya Family
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