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Jack Iwata - Mochi Tsuki

Traditionally, mochi is made right before the New Year celebrations, and is eaten during these celebrations. (Mochi is a pounded Japanese rice cake.) Here, the women at an unspecified concentration camp participate in "Mochi Tsuki," or making mochi.

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Jack Iwata - Mochi Tsuki
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Description 1 b&w; image of mochitsuki taken at an unspecified California concentration camp. Interior of large room, women wearing aprons and with their hair tied back are working along a … More »


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