Keywords: Japanesedecendedussoldier-1942.gif Florin California This American soldier of Japanese ancestry is shown at the railroad station of a small town in an agricultural community He and nine other service men of Japanese ancestry received furloughs to enable them to come home to assist their families get ready for evacuation from their west coast homes He is an older son which in the traditional Japanese family structure means that much responsibility for their welfare depends upon him He is the only American citizen in their family NARA http //arcweb archives gov 05/10/1942 U S Government Public Domain PD-USGov Japanese Americans |