KAGIWADA, George (1931-2000)

      George Kagiwada, was born on July 4, 1931 in Los Angeles to Eiho Frank and Sachiko Kagiwada. George with his parents and brother, David, were evacuated from their home in Los Angeles, and arrived at the Poston internment camp, block  325-2-D on August 8, 1942.  The family left Poston on June 20, 1944 and  relocated to the Ann Arbor, Michigan area.

Prof. George Kagiwada

     George served in the U.S. Army in Tokyo during the Korean War. In the late 1950's  he married Nina.  George received his bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. in sociology at UCLA. He taught at California State University, Northridge in Southern California and the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.  He directed the Asian American Studies program for 23 years at the University of California, Davis until his retirement in l993. He was a pioneer in the field of ethnic studies and Asian-American studies, and a tireless promoter for social justice and community activism.

    George Kagiwada passed away on October 15, 2000 at the age of  69. He was preceded in death by his brother, Reverend David Tamotsu Kagiwada (1985), and his father, Eiho Frank Kagiwada (1995).

      He is survived by wife, Nina; mother, Sachiko; daughters, Cindy and Jennifer; son,

Paul.

  

Source: The Davis Enterprise, October 19, 2000