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Full title:Jin Asakura specializes in making plant miniatures in a Whitestone, Long Island greenhouse. He came to New York from the Gila River Relocation Center in September 1943. His home was in Sierra Media, California before evacuation, where he owned and operated a floral business. He graduated from high school in Sierra Media and later attended Pasadena Junior College. At the center he worked on the camouflage project and was a member of the fire department. Photographer: Parker, Tom Whitestone, New York.
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