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Description
A photo of Frances Kaji holding her son Troy Kaji in front of their Toyota Toyopet. In the car is Frances' daughter, Miki Kaji. The back of the photo has a handwritten note that reads "Mom, Troy and Miki in Mom's Toyopet (1962). 15431 Harvard Blc. Gardena, CA. Bruce purchase one of the first Toyota's in the U.S." The Kaji Family Collection (1890-2017) contains materials related to the life and family of Bruce Teruo Kaji (1926-2017) as well as his wife, Frances Midori Kaji (1928-2016). Materials include correspondence, photographs, programs, pamphlets, official government documents, and ephemera. Materials relate to Bruce's incarceration at Manzanar including records of camp and Manzanar High School reunions, his time in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during WWII, his time as Gardena City Treasurer, his involvement in the establishment of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), his involvement in Little Tokyo Redevelopment, and other general materials about his life in Los Angeles and involvement in the Japanese American community in California. Other materials related to Frances Midori Kaji concern her incarceration at Poston during WWII, as well as materials related to her family including her father Kikuwo Tashiro, one of the founders of the Japanese Hospital of Los Angeles.
Identity and values--Women Identity and values--Nisei Identity and values--Children Identity and values--Family Geographic communities--California--Los Angeles
Place
Los Angeles, California
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
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