Grandma was a picture bride; both were from impoverished Hiroshima.
Wrote a short story on my Grandfather who immigrated to Seattle in 1898: p47koji.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/a-draft-card-and-immigra...
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From left: Uncle Suetaro, Dad and Aunt Shiz in front of Grandfather's barbershop in Hotel Fujii, King and Maynard Streets, Seattle, WA. Circa 1924. Uncle Suetaro was killed as a Japanese soldier in 1944. For the story on his death, please feel free to read the story: p47koji.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/a-soul-lost-in-a-faraway...
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My cousins pictured above are survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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My Uncle Suetaro, an American, was killed as a Japanese soldier on Leyte during WWII. His story begins here: p47koji.wordpress.com/2015/02/07/a-soul-lost-in-a-faraway...
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