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| Haruye Ohama |
Haruye Adachi Ohama (Poston
222-11-C) was born on February 23, 1918, in Los Angeles, California to Asao and Fuji
Adachi (Poston 222-4-A), who were Japanese immigrant gardeners and farmers. The Adachi family
moved to Long Beach, California in 1936 where Haruye graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic
High School in 1935 and went on to complete a year of sewing school.
After the passage of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, the
Adachi family moved to Clovis, California and stayed with the Takahashi family.
In July 1942, the Adachi family was incarcerated at the Poston concentration
camp 2 in Arizona. Haruye was a candidate for the "Queen of Greater Poston Fair". She met Mr. George T. Ohama
(222-9-C) and they were married at Poston camp 2 in 1944. The young couple left
the Arizona camp on May 2, 1944 and went to work in Pennsylvania.
After the end of World War II, they returned to the
Fresno area to farm peaches, grapes, and raisins, and 5
children in Sanger.
For the last few years of their lives, Haruye and George Ohama
were residents of Vintage Gardens, and
were happily married for over 66 years. Haruye,
a long-time Sanger area and Japanese- American farmer, died on January 15, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband,
George T. Ohama (2010); sister, Kiku Imai; and brother, Harry T. Adachi (2010).
She is survived by her children, Abe (Darlene) Ohama; Dan (Kathleen) Ohama; Irene (Steve) Domoto,
all of Fresno; Ruth (Don) Fujinaga of Cutler, and Marilyn (Ted) Hasegawa of
Santa Clara; grandchildren Joe, Jason, Jamie, Jacey, Sarah, Lance, Rebecca,
Derek and Michael; and five great-grandchildren.
Source: Fresno Bee, February 10, 2013
