She found friendships with other Japanese American students and was preparing to graduate when Pearl Harbor was bombed, changing her life. Even while attending the University of California at Berkley, Yoshiko often faced the same dilemma of being ostracized. Many white students at University High School in Oakland didn't invite her to their parties and wouldn't socialize with her, deeming her a foreigner. She also kept a journal to record her thoughts and events.Įnveloped in love and tradition at home, Yoshiko weathered the prejudice she sometimes faced. Yoshiko loved to write, and her stories played out on pieces of brown wrapping paper.

Though the Great Depression raged, the Uchida family enjoyed comforts because of Takashi's well-paying job and their own frugality. Her father worked as a businessman for Mitsui and Company in San Francisco, and Iku wrote poetry, passing along her love of literature to her girls. Many white students at University High School in Oakland didn't invite her to their parties and wouldn't socialize with her, Yoshiko, born on November 24, 1921, was the second daughter of Japanese immigrant parents Takashi and Iku.

Enveloped in love and tradition at home, Yoshiko weathered the prejudice she sometimes faced. She also kept a journal to record her thoughts and events. Yoshiko, born on November 24, 1921, was the second daughter of Japanese immigrant parents Takashi and Iku.

The bracelet by yoshiko uchida