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George Morikamib. 11/04/1886 (Kyoto, Japan) – 2/29/1976 (Delray Beach, FL) (Japanese Heritage)
“In the early 20th century, the Japanese village of Yamato Colony appeared in southern Florida. Morikami Sukeji
(George Morikami), who immigrated from Miyazu, Kyoto City as a farmer and pioneer, is the man who laid the foundation
for the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, which is now located in Florida. He stayed on after the colony was
dissolved and disappeared before the war, and continued farming alone through the war. He ended up donating a huge
amount of land, leaving his name in the local area. He remained single throughout his life and never returned to Japan,
but he was more homesick than most and continued to write letters to Japan. He corresponded frequently with the
Okamoto family, including the wife and daughters of his late brother. Although he never met them, he treated them
like family and sent them information about the situation and his thoughts in the area. The letters he left behind
trace his life and lonely homesickness as a record of one generation”. (Ryusuke Kawai) |
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George S. Morikami and Al Avery holding prize pineapples. |
George Morikami grading his pineapples at the Delray Beach farm - Delray Beach, Florida. |
George Morikami on his farm - Yamato, Florida. |
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1920 (circa) |
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George Morikami with friends - Yamato, Florida. |
George Morikami with two men in pineapple field - Yamato, FL. |
George Morikami's mule - Yamato, Florida. |
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George Morikami's wooden shack - Yamato, Florida. |
George S. Morikami and his dog - Delray Beach, Florida. |
George S. Morikami in his office - Delray Beach, Florida. |
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1970 (circa) |
1961 |
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George S. Morikami in his pineapple field - Delray Beach, Florida. |
George S. Morikami in his Volkswagen van - Delray Beach, Florida. |
George S. Morikami on his farm - Delray Beach, Florida. |
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George S. Morikami - Delray Beach. |
George S. Morikami showing spray of peaches. |
George S. Morikami - Delray Beach. |
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1920 (circa) |
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"Migration from Asia to the United States has risen sharply since the mid-1960s, following the end of exclusionary immigration laws enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that severely limited arrivals from countries across the Asian continent. With the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, the number of immigrants from Asian countries in the United States grew considerably" (Hanna, Batalova). |
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