Stuff contributed by Shox
Tokita Tales
Only in America
Shokichi “Shox” Tokita
Mom became quite a businesswoman after Papa passed away in October 1948 after a ten-month illness caused by a severe case of diabetes. It took her a while to adjust and come to the realization that at age 41, she was more than just the mother of eight children, ages …
Tokita Tales
Parental Responsibilities
Shokichi “Shox” Tokita
The phrase “parental responsibilities,” as stated, is quite obvious and doesn’t need much of an explanation. It simply states that Mom and Dad are responsible for the well-being of their children, right?
Tokita Tales
Haruko (Mom), A Football Fan
Shokichi “Shox” Tokita
Haruko (Mom), a football fan? Yes, a football fan.
Tokita Tales
A Lifetime Christmas Gift
Shokichi “Shox” Tokita
As I mentioned before, my mother was widowed at age 41 with eight children, ages two to 14. We lived in Chinatown, or the International District as it is now called, in a run-down old hotel named the New Lucky Hotel, on the southwest corner of Maynard and Weller (present …
Tokita Tales
The Seattle Uwajimaya Parking Lot
Shokichi “Shox” Tokita
So, what about the Uwajimaya parking lot? It seems to me that it’s an ordinary store parking lot. It has a paved parking area with normal parking places marked like thousands of other parking lots. What’s so special about that?
Tokita Tales
A Former Paperboy’s Memories of The North American Post
Shokichi “Shox” Tokita
Delivering the North American Post (NAP, or “Hokubei Hochi”) newspaper around the Chinatown area was an unexpected boon for me and my family during the 1949 to approximately 1957 period. My father passed away in October 1948 leaving my mother, Haruko Tokita, age 41, with eight children, ages two to …