Ginger Ale and Fighting Forces Portrayal

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Item is a newspaper clipping with an advertisement on one side and a depiction of the Fighting Forces on the other side. The side with the advertisement is promoting Canada Dry Water and Ginger Ale through the use of "pin-point carbonation" to achieve a livelier and longer-lasting zest taste. The other side of this clipping depicts four rows of portraits to portray the various arms and services of the Fighting Forces for the attainment of victory and peace.

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.

This record was digitized in full.