Yamagami brothers, Narimoto san, Masunobu Kawahira at Kamafuta, Kagoshima Ken

From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.

The image show four unidentified boys sitting outside. Japanese text present on back in both ink and pencil translates as: July 1st, Yamagami, Hatsuo is 17 years old, Narimoto, Tokue is 20 years old, Yamagami, Etsuhichi is 20 years old, Masunobu Kawahira with cap in school uniform is 8 or 9 years old. Place: Kamafuta Shrine in Kagoshima Ken, was taken after 1929 when Masanobu was going to school in Japan 1929-1937.

Masanobu Kawahira was born to Torazo Kawahira and Yukino Naka, immigrants from Iyeimura, Ibusuki gun, Kagoshima ken. Torazo immigrated in 1907 on the vessel Shawmut, at the time his listed occupation was a miner. Torazo worked in a variety of seasonal occupations such as fishing and logging. In 1920, he was living with friend Iyemon Yanomichi at #220- Main Street prior to returning to Japan to marry Yukino. When they returned in August 1921, Yukino was pregnant and Masanobu was born a few months later on December 20, 1921 at 241 Hastings Street.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

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