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To create the farming oasis called the Imperial Valley, in 1901 water from the Colorado River was diverted to the middle of the desert that …
“What? I have to travel 400 km to work all summer? I will call family services!” No, no, that didn’t come out of the mouth …
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I live on a farm in the Imperial Valley, which is located in the southeastern corner of California. My Issei grandparents established our farm before …
The 46th elementary school opening early next year in Chula Vista with a 47.5 million dollar budget will bear Saburo Muraoka’s name. I thought the …
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You’d think after a lifetime of growing and harvesting peaches, you’d get sick of eating them. But the Masumoto family still loves peaches and serves …
My godmother, aka my Auntie Kiyo, was originally from Fresno. But after the war, she ended up in New York, and I remember her always …
When my high school orchestra teacher found out my family owned a Japanese flower garden in Phoenix, Arizona, he made a confession: He had once …
Good evening, I was asked by Stan to speak on behalf of the berry pickers. However, I had to think it over for awhile because …
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*This article originally appeared on Modern Farmer on October 13, 2015. The summer of 1942 was hot, like most summers in central California. But that …
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In this life we are the protagonists of a number of stories, but in many instances the actors remain unknown because their recollections have not …
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