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In Colorado's Japanese Americans, renowned journalist and author Bill Hosokawa pens the first history of this significant minority in the Centennial State. From 1886, when the young aristocrat Matsudaira Tadaatsu settled in Denver, to today, when Colorado boasts a population of more than 11,000 people of Japanese ancestry, Japanese Americans have worked to build homes, businesses, families, and friendships in the state.Hosokawa traces personal histories, such as Bob Sakata's journey from internment in a relocation camp to his founding of a prosperous truck farm; the conviction of three sisters for assisting the escape of German POWs; and the years of initiative and determination behind Toshihiro Kizaki's ownership of Sushi Den, a beloved Denver eatery. In addition to personal stories, the author also relates the larger history of the interweave of cultures in Colorado, from the founding of the Navy's Japanese language school at the University of Colorado to the merging of predominantly white and Japanese American congregations at Arvada's Simpson United Methodist Church.
With the author's long view and sharp eye, Colorado's Japanese Americans creates a storied document of lasting legacy about the Issei and Nisei in Colorado.
Contents
Contents; Introduction 1 Four Eras 7 2 Today, an Overview 16 3 The First Visitors 27 4 Workin' on the Railroad 37 5 Coal and Steel 44 6 One Man's Story 49 7 Adopting Christianity 65 8 The Buddhists 73 9 The Associations 84 10 December 7th 94 11 Granada 105 12 The Alien Land Law 121 13 The Press 131 14 The Special Patriots 146 15 After the War 157 16 War's End and the Vets 162 17 Sakura Square 176 18 Sister Cities 183 19 The Search for Business 201; 20 Consular Connection 208 21 Sushi, Everyone? 216 22 The Imperials 224 23 Storied Quilts 232 24 Four Farmers 237 25 The Newcomers 252; 25; A Day to Remember 259 27 Why? 261; About the Author 270
