A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses – Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 2

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A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses – Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 2

By Raymond Chong with George Wakiji

(continued from Part 1)

Together, Hanhichi and Taeno raised six children, the Nisei generation (second generation). They were: Masa (born October 26, 1912), James Hajime (born July 11, 1914), Kaoru (born July 31, 1916), Takeko (born July 20, 1919), Mari (born March 22, 1922), and George Minoru (born January 26, 1929). The Wakiji Family lived at 1485 East Orange Grove Avenue near Nippon Nursery. They were one of the three Japanese families living east of Lake Avenue.

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A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses – Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 2

A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses – Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 2