MARRIAGE DYNAMICS!
All families are as branches of a tree. We grow in different directions, but our roots remain the same.
1898: Juichi Fujimori marries Hae Tsuda in Japan. They have two daughters and Juichi leaves for US. Nine years later, he brings Hae and the girls to join him. Four more children were born in the US. Circa 1918 photo is before Jean was born.
Circa 1921: First daughter Rose Shinko Fujimori marries Mister Masakuni Iguichi at the Japanese Christian Church in Stockon
Circa 1926/1927: Wedding of Bessie Kiyome Fujimori, possibly in Stockton or San Francisco. Second top row, first man Masakuni Iguchi and Juichi Fujimori is last man, same row. Third row child is possibly Takako standing next to groom Mister Kenji Sakakura, seated next to bride Bessie Kiyome Fujimori.
Jean Takako Fujimori and Don Hiroshi Yamaoka wartime wedding announcement
1943: Juichi and Hae’s daughter Jean Takako Fujimori marries Hiroshi Don Yamaoka in the relocation camp at Rohwer, Arkansas
1946: Shinko Fujimori Iguchi's daughter (Juichi's granddaughter) Asty marries George Oye, a veteran of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team
1954: Juichi and Hae’s son John marries
Carolyn Takeda at Juichi and Hae's home on Washington and Madison Streets, Stockton, California
1954: Sumi Iguchi (Juichi and Hae's grandaughter and Shinko Rose Fujimori Iguchi's daughter) marries Bob Minoru Yamaoka, brother of Don Yamaoka
Jack Hirokichi Yamaoka's sister, who married Jingoro Sasaki, had a son Moriichi Sasaki in 1896. Moriichi married Natsuyo Kaneshige. Their son Digger Dick Sasaki marries Agnes Yamakoshi in 1963
1969: Juichi and Hae's grandson (Kiyome Fujimori Sakakura's son) Norio Sakakura marries Yukiko Hirasawa
1970: Juichi and Hae’s granddaughter (Jean and Don's daughter) Christina Kimiyo Yamaoka marries Dale Tsuyoshi Kusaba
1996: Juichi and Hae’s grandson (John and Caroline's son) Steve Fujimori marries Tish Oronos
2000: Juichi and Hae’s great-grandson (Don and Jean’s grandson; Dale and Christina’s son) Kresley Takashi Kusaba marries Flarinda Llamas
2002: Juichi and Hae’s great-granddaughter (Don and Jean’s granddaughter; Dale and Christina’s daughter) Daleen Natsuyo Kusaba marries Eric James Knight
2003: Juichi and Hae's great-granddaughter (Norio and Yukiko Sakakura's daughter) Lainie Sakakura marries Alex Sanchez
2016: Juichi and Hae’s granddaughter (Don and Jean Yamaoka’s daughter) Julia Sachiyo Yamaoka marries Michael Thorn.
Their fairy tale miracle journey began in 1967 when they were in high school. They reconnected in 2016 after nearly 50 years apart. See their historical journey on their pages, Julia and Mike.
