Yasuda Family

Henry and Helen Yasuda Family Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda.

Yasuda Family in front of Japanese American National Museum

Yasuda Family in front of Japanese American National Museum. Celebrate Henry Yasuda's 80th birthday. July 2008 Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda

Henry and Helen Yasuda: Parents of the Year

Henry and Helen were awarded the "Parents of the Year" Awarded by the Nikkei Parents Day Coalition in 1996. They were the first parents awarded this prestigious award and continue to volunteer for the Coalition to this day. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda.

Henry and Helen: Happy marriage

Henry and Helen were married on May 15, 1954 at Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda.

Henry Yasuda in U.S. Army

In 1954, Henry Yasuda was assigned to the 502 Military Intelligence Battalion in Seoul, Korea to review, process, and translate intelligence data for the U.S. Army. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda.

Henry Yasuda: Familiy reunion

Henry Yasuda, reunited with his siblings, parents, and grandmother in Boyle Heights, California in 1962 after 26 yers of family separation. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda

Henry Yasuda: Family grocery store in Mesa, AZ

The family grocery story in Mesa, Arizona. From left to right in the back row, grandfather Isokichi and father Siichi. Seated from left, grandmother Sato with baby sister Betty, sister Sayoko, Henry and mother Tsuru with brother Ken. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda

Henry Yasuda: Going to Japan

Henry Yasuda, living Ameica to go to Japan on the Kamakura Maru, 1938 Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda.

Henry Yasuda with his brother and sister

In 1941, his sister Sayoko and younger brother Ken came to Japan and stayed with Henry and his grandmother Sato. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda.

Henry Yasuda's parents

Parents (Seiichi & Tsuru) of Henry Yasuda It was taken before they immigrated to the United States in 1923. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda

Henry Yasuda, the first Birthday

Henry S. Yasuda was born in 1928 in Pasadena, California. A year later, the family moved to Mesa, Arizona to farm melons and cantaloupes with grandparents, Isokichi and Sato. Photo Courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda

Henry Yasuda, the first birthday with his family

Henry Yasuda, center with his family in Mesa, Arizona. Henry Yasuda was born in 1928 in Pasadena, California. A year later, the family moved to Mesa, Arizona to farm melons and cantaloupes with grandparents, Isokichi and Sato. Photo courtesy of Henry S. Yasuda

TAIKOPROJECT 5

Children participate in a TAIKOPROJECT performance in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA for the museum's summer festival on August 16, 2008.

TAIKOPROJECT 4

Children participate in a TAIKOPROJECT performance in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA for the museum's summer festival on August 16, 2008.

TAIKOPROJECT 3

TAIKOPROJECT performs in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA for the museum's summer festival on August 16, 2008.