Torakichi Sam Migita and other men making mochitsuki

Torakichi Sam Migita and other men making mochitsuki

Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.

2x3 negative. Photograph of Torakichi Sam Migita and other men making mochitsuki inside of Mess Hall 15-30, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Migita is swinging a wooden mallet as another man in an apron turns and stretches the mochi. Mochitsuki is a traditional food for New Years. In 1945, the lunar new year (Chinese New Year) fell on February 13.

George Hirahara

George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection, sc 14

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc

1945-02-04

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Original photographs were scanned as 2400 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner, 72 dpi JPEG 2000 files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.

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