A group of people gathered during the motchitsuki ceremony, in which the traditional Japanese rice paste is pounded into a desired shape for consumption. Though this food is eaten year-round, it is also associated with the Japanese New Year, which also takes place on January 1. The collection documents the personal life and business records of the Ishibashi family; one of the pioneer Japanese American farming families on the Rancho Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles, California from about 1910 until 2012.
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