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DESCRIPTION:Tour the exhibit about the local Japanese American family\, the
  Kawai's\, followed by lunch at Japon Bistro.\n\n<strong>About the Kawai F
 amily</strong> \n The Kawai Family's Pasadena story began in 1902 with the
  arrival of master carpenter Toichiro Kawai.&nbsp\; He had first arrived i
 n the San Francisco area in 1898. Within a few years\, Toichiro was workin
 g on the moving and reconstruction of the Japanese house from George Marsh
 's early Pasadena Japanese Garden to the estate of Henry Huntington\, wher
 e he also built the moon bridge and temple bell tower.&nbsp\; Toichiro was
  able to purchase property near PCC and build a home before the Alien Land
  Laws took effect. The onset of World War II interrupted the lives of all 
 the Kawai family\, with most of them interned at Gila River Relocation Cam
 p in Arizona.&nbsp\; Toichiro's eight children and many grandchildren have
  pursued a variety of interests and careers throughout Pasadena and beyond
 .&nbsp\; Leslie Kawai became the first minority member to fill the role of
  Queen of the Tournament of Roses in 1981.&nbsp\; Kimi Kawai's daughter-in
 -law\, Sharon Sugiyama\, founded the charity A3M\, Asians for Miracle Marr
 ow Matches\, which matches Asian bone marrow donors with patients who need
  that life-giving service.\n\nPlease visit the Pasadena Museum of History 
 site for more info:\n <a href="http://www.pasadenahistory.org/programs_eve
 nts/">http://www.pasadenahistory.org/programs_events/</a>
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SUMMARY:Family Stories: The Kawai's
URL:/en/events/2009/10/16/family-stories-the-kawais/
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