Mrs. Kobayashi (76) is the daughter of Yoshigo Manji, Issei farmer known for his pioneering efforts in growing ìmochi gomeî or sweet rice in the Northern California area. Born in Marysville, she went to Japan at age 16 and stayed twenty-one years. She married Iwao Kobayashi, a naval officer in Japan in April, 1940 and spent the war years in Japan while her parents were confined in Tule Lake Relocation Center. They have four children and seven grandchildren and are retired in Sacramento.

MOTOKO KOBAYASHI

Perhaps kodomo no tame ni (for the sake of the children) best characterizes the life of Mrs. Kobayashi (84). She was sent to Japan at a very early age to live with relatives, and at age 19 she returned to America. One of seven children, the family lived and worked long hours on farms in the Seattle and Portland areas barely meeting expenses. She married Kotaro Kobayashi and raised four children. World War II was spent in the Tule Lake Relocation Center which she calls a ìbad placeî because of many fights between pro-Japanese and pro-American groups. The family moved to Placer County and later to Sacramento to retire. Her four children have college degrees and pursued professional careers. The oldest son, Charles, was recently honored by the Sacramento community after his selection as "Judge of the Year" by the Sacramento Bar Association.

DOROTHY LOVE MACK

Mrs. Mack (1902-1996) was interviewed at age 90 by (Non-Nikkei) James Carlson, Director of Library Services, American River College, and Lynn Kataoka. There are two pages of photos and fifty-five pages of text. Mrs. Mack grew up and went to schools in the Sacramento area. A Non-Nikkei public school teacher and real friend to Japanese Americans, she considers being a teacher to them as "a most satisfactory experience" With great empathy to their plight, she helped them to prepare for the forced relocation

and resettlement after the camps were closed. Frequent reference is made to another Non-Nikkei Robert Fletcher and his friendly and helpful relationship to Al and Mary Tsukamoto.

HARRY MAKINO

Harry (83) was a resident of many places--Japan, Alaska, Seattle, Tule Lake, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Clarksburg, California. He was born in Eastern Washington in 1914 and his family moved to Alaska when he was six months old. After the death of his father, his mother returned to Japan with the children. Three months later, he returned alone at 16 years of age to Seattle where he started at Garfield High School. Then, he stayed at Higashi Hongwanji in Los Angeles and did odd jobs for three years during the Great Depression of the Thirties. He rejoined his sister in Clarksburg and went to Clarksburg High School. He was sent to Tule Lake where he married Frances Kawasaki and went to Chicago and worked in the poultry business. They returned to Clarksburg in 1949. After his poultry business was wiped out due to disease, he went to work for the post office until his retirement. 

MASAKI PERCY TAKESHI

Interviewed at age 85 with his wife, Gladys, (Imahara) present, Mr. Masaki is enjoying retirement with his three children (Setsuo, Colleen and Harry) and seven grandchildren. He has a Sacramento High School education, but he and his wife encouraged their children, as they attended Universities of Michigan and Berkeley. Currently all are practicing in the medical professions. During prewar, Percy Masaki operated a supermarket in North Sacramento. They spent six months at Tule Lake, moved to Ogden, Utah, returned to Sacramento in 1945 and engaged in insurance and real estate work. A life member of JACL, he was president of the Sacramento Chapter in 1956 and also is active in the Buddhist Church.