Manuscripts
Early family
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Immediate family
Manuscripts
Portraits of Asakichi and Ura Kawakami, Yuki Sakai and children, Sumi Lillian Sakai Kozawa, Frank Ukio Kozawa, and Susie Kozawa. Includes baby portraits of Sumi Lillian Sakai Kozawa and of her in Japan, 1941 (box 35, folder 1) and numerous Susie Kozawa school portraits. Also present are formal photos of the funerals of Ura Kawakami at Manzanar, 1942 (box 38) and of Dan Sakai (box 42); a group portrait of Yuki Sakai and her children, 1930s (box 42); and portraits of Sumi and Miyoko Sakai in kimonos, 1930s (box 43).
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Early family
Manuscripts
Snapshots of the Sakai family, bulk most likely in the San Diego area in the 1920s, including images of Masao Sakai, Sumi and other Sakai children, beach excursions, polo matches, a car race, and other activities. There are several small loose snapshots in an envelope of Japan that appear to be from a later date.
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Early family
Manuscripts
Includes snapshots of Masao Sakai, Sakai family, and others, and animals; images of Hobart Nursery located at 1624 W. 37th Place, Los Angeles, and floral arrangements; and other activities and unidentified locations.
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Extended family
Manuscripts
Extended Kawakami, Sakai, and Kozawa families; bulk is of Saichi and Chizu Kawakami, their children and grandchildren, especially Kawakami family weddings. Some portraits represent early years in California as well as family in Japan (box 36, 38), and Sakai family funerals, 1920s.
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Sumi Lillian Sakai Kozawa
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Includes snapshots of the Sakai and Kawakami families, including Ura Kawakami, Yuki Sakai and the Sakai and Kawakami children, and pets. Images depict the Roscoe ranch, flower gardens and greenhouses at Roscoe and Los Feliz; excursions to Santa Monica, Long Beach and San Pedro, and Glendale; and brother Akira Dan and his racing car. There are numerous snapshots of Sumi's 1940 to 1941 trip to Japan, traveling with Sunao Imoto onboard the Kamakura Maru with stops in San Francisco and Hawaii, and of her extended stay in Japan visiting multiple locations and Japanese family members. See Sunao Imoto's photo album for other photos of this trip, especially aboard the Kamakura Maru (box 23). Also present are a few earlier photos of Masao Sakai. Several photographs are missing, most are captioned.
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