Two children of the Mochida family who, with their parents, are awaiting evacuation bus
Centerville, CA, May 8, 1942
Dorothea Lange
Gelatin silver print
Gift of Paul S. Taylor
14 in x 11 in
A82.83.6
The youngster on the right holds a sandwich given her by one of a group of women who were present from a local church. Mochida operated a nursery and five greenhouses on a two-acre site in Eden Township.
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During her lifetime Lange’s photographs appeared in a variety of exhibitions and publications, sometimes years after they were taken. This often resulted in multiple titles for the same image.
During her lifetime Lange’s photographs appeared in a variety of exhibitions and publications, sometimes years after they were taken. This often resulted in multiple titles for the same image.
Japanese Children with Tags, Hayward, CA
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"Moriki Mochida . . . and his wife, Masayo . . . had just started a nursery with five greenhouses in San Leandro when they were ordered to report. 'Dad was never the same,' said daughter Kayoko (now Kayoko Ikum
"Moriki Mochida . . . and his wife, Masayo . . . had just started a nursery with five greenhouses in San Leandro when they were ordered to report. 'Dad was never the same,' said daughter Kayoko (now Kayoko Ikuma). 'His confidence was really shaken. He could not provide for his family.' Tooru (now Mo) remembered that on the morning the family left home, a neighbor boy watched them gather on the street but was yanked away by his parents. The incarceration 'destroyed our family,' he said. 'We used to eat every meal together. Once we were [at the center], I would eat in a different mess hall every single day with the other kids.' From a caption for the uncropped image, showing the entire family, in Richard Cahan and Michael Williams, Un-American: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Cityfiles Press, 2016, p. 100. The two children pictured are identified as Hiroko Mochida (age 3) and Miyuki Mochida (age 6).