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| Hiroshi Nishita |
Hiroshi Nishita (17-13-C) was born July 15,1932, in San Juan Bautista to
Shuichi and Kimiko (Sasaki) Nishita. After the signing
of Executive Order 9066 in February 1942, he was forcibly evacuated with his
parents and siblings (Toshie, Satoru, Sadae, and Kikue) to the Salinas
Assembly Center. Later, they were transported to the Poston Arizona
concentration camp I on July 1, 1942
with others of Japanese ancestry living in the western states.
The Nishita family left Poston in July of 1945,
and returned to San Juan Bautista. (Satoru went to Chicago.) Hiroshi graduated from Hollister High School,
and attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Hiroshi was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. Following his
discharge from the military, he attended
Oakland Jr. College, and the College of
Arts and Crafts, majoring in advertising. He was a produce manager for Mayfair Market in Redondo
Beach. He enjoyed drawing and painting watercolors.
Hiroshi
Nishita, 77, of Hollister, died on November 15, 2009. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Shuichi and Kimiko Nishita; and his sister, Toshie Sakai.
He is survived by his brother, Satoru Nishita of Richmond; and sisters, Sally (Albert) Suezaki of Lafayette and Cookie (Henry) Hibino of Salinas.
He is survived by his brother, Satoru Nishita of Richmond; and sisters, Sally (Albert) Suezaki of Lafayette and Cookie (Henry) Hibino of Salinas.
Source: Published in
The Salinas Californian on November 30, 2009
