George Kiriyama

George Kiriyama was a longtime LAUSD educator. He served on the LA School Board in 1995. He founded the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California; he also served on many boards. George passed away in August 2005.

Updated April 2015

Stories from This Author

Nanka Nikkei Voices

Coming Back Full Circle

April 10, 2015 • George Kiriyama

When the war came to a close, many of our friends started to leave camp. My brother Yukio just seemed to disappear at the first call—he went to Chicago to make his fortune. He found a job in one of the finer hotels as a busboy and was making a very good salary since that hotel catered to the very wealthy. My brother Taketo left for Los Angeles to make up for lost time and wanted to make as much …

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