Oct. 13, 2024: Lost and Found

One of Ella’s sketches was of the Topaz shoe factory. Asaye Ashizawa Takagi, Cynthia Wright, and Kay Yatabe pore over a group photo of Topaz shoe shop employees. Asaye’s mother, Naka Ashizawa (third from left), and Kay’s grandfather, Kozo Yatabe (front row, standing, second from right), were shoemakers.

1) Two senior Japanese American women and a Caucasian woman pore over a photo attached to a paper with names written in Japanese. 2) A group of 14 Japanese Americans (including two women) pose behind a large table strewn with shoes and shoemaking equipment.
1) Asaye Ashizawa Takagi, Cynthia Wright, and Kay Yatabe pore over a photo of the Topaz shoemakers. Courtesy of Ruth Sasaki. 2) The Topaz shoemakers. Courtesy of Kay Yatabe.

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