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Nitta Grocery on 7th and Dearborn, Seattle, c 1920.

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The pink dress and photos of 3 generations of children wearing the dress, J-Sei community center, Emeryville, CA, September, 2018. Photo by Nancy Ukai, image editing by David Izu.

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“Abandoning ship aboard the USS California after the ship had caught fire from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec.7, 1941. Photo: Department of the Navy, courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, collage by David Izu

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left: Marjorie Nitta, 1943
right: detail pink dress 2018, photo: Nancy Ukai