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the history

(Yasuda Family)

Henry and Helen Yasuda Family

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(Yasuda Family in front of Japanese American National Museum)

Yasuda Family in front of Japanese American National Museum.
Celebrate Henry Yasuda's 80th birthday.
July 2008

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(Henry and Helen Yasuda: Parents of the Year)

Henry and Helen were awarded the "Parents of the Year" Awarded by the Nikkei Parents Day Coalition in 1996. They were the first parents awarded this prestigious award and continue to volunteer for the Coalition to this day.

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(Henry and Helen: Happy marriage)

Henry and Helen were married on May 15, 1954 at Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo.

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(Henry Yasuda in U.S. Army)

In 1954, Henry Yasuda was assigned to the 502 Military Intelligence Battalion in Seoul, Korea to review, process, and translate intelligence data for the U.S. Army.

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(Henry Yasuda: Familiy reunion)

Henry Yasuda, reunited with his siblings, parents, and grandmother in Boyle Heights, California in 1962 after 26 yers of family separation.

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(Henry Yasuda: Family grocery store in Mesa, AZ)

The family grocery story in Mesa, Arizona. From left to right in the back row, grandfather Isokichi and father Siichi. Seated from left, grandmother Sato with baby sister Betty, sister Sayoko, Henry and mother Tsuru with brother Ken.

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(Henry Yasuda: Going to Japan)

Henry Yasuda, living Ameica to go to Japan on the Kamakura Maru, 1938

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(Henry Yasuda with his brother and sister)

In 1941, his sister Sayoko and younger brother Ken came to Japan and stayed with Henry and his grandmother Sato.

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(Henry Yasuda's parents)

Parents (Seiichi & Tsuru) of Henry Yasuda

It was taken before they immigrated to the United States in 1923.

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(Henry Yasuda, the first Birthday)

Henry S. Yasuda was born in 1928 in Pasadena, California. A year later, the family moved to Mesa, Arizona to farm melons and cantaloupes with grandparents, Isokichi and Sato.

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(Henry Yasuda, the first birthday with his family)

Henry Yasuda, center with his family in Mesa, Arizona.

Henry Yasuda was born in 1928 in Pasadena, California. A year later, the family moved to Mesa, Arizona to farm melons and cantaloupes with grandparents, Isokichi and Sato.

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Profile (Weaving the Personal History of Japanese Americans - Henry S. Yasuda)

Born in Los Angeles, California in 1928. In 1938, his parents sent him back to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan for an education. In 1948, he returned to the US. In 1953, he was drafted into the US Army and served in the Korean War from 1953 to 1955. From 1955 to 1964, he worked in Tokyo for the US Department of Defense (in charge of trade and diplomacy). Religion: Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu) -- Henry S. Yasuda Born in Los Angeles, California in 1928. In 1938, his parents sent him back to Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan for an education. In 1948, he returned to the US. In 1953, he was drafted into the US Army and served in the Korean War from 1953 to 1955. From 1955 to 1956, he worked in Tokyo for the US Department of Defense (in charge of trade and diplomacy). Religion: Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu) *Click on the photo to see the summary of the interview conducted at the Japanese American National Museum on August 12, 2006. © Multicultural Society American Education Research Association