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| Yoshiye Sasaki |
Yoshiye Yamada (Poston 19-8-D) was born January 6, 1916 in Los Angeles, the 4th child of eight born to Japanese immigrants, Fukumatsu and Tatsu (Sunakoda) Yamada.
When Yoshiye was four years old, she was sent to Japan to visit with her grandparents. She ended up staying in Japan, attended schools, and was raised by her relatives. Yoshiye returned to the U.S. in 1940.
Yoshiye met her future husband, Hideo Sasaki when he was in hospital recovering from tuberculosis. She married Hideo in April 1942 in Los Angeles. They had only been married a month when they were forcibly evacuated with her husband from Los Angeles and arrived on May 27, 1942 to their new desert living quarters at the Poston, Arizona internment camp block 19-8-D. Hideo was a member of the Red Cross, the only successful organization in camp. He found employment at the Sculpturing Department and engraved items. Hideo was elected a Representative to the Cooperative Congress in the fall of 1943.
Yoshiye's family was also evacuated to the Poston, Arizona internment camp, and her mother, Tatsu filed a request for repatriation. On August 24, 1943, the Yamada family (Tatsu, Akira Tom and Fusako) got their request and departed from Poston, Arizona and were repatriated to Japan.
Yoshiye and Hideo Sasaki stayed in Poston and finally departed on October 9, 1945 and returned to the Los Angeles area.
Yoshiye was a member of Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Fujinkai in Los Angeles, and died on February 6, 2011 at the age of 95 years. She was preceded in death by her father, Fukumatsu (1924); mother, Tatsu (1981); husband, Hideo Sasaki (1961); brothers, Akira (1943), Yoshiharu (1920), and Katsuto (1932); and sisters, Takaku (1920) and Fusako (2007).
She is survived by her son, Joe (Julie) Sasaki; sister of Yaeko Yamada of Japan and Toshiko Kosako.
Source: http://rafu.com/news/yoshiye-sasaki/
