Photo of Kumezo Hatchimonji in front of Valley Seed Store

Photo of Kumezo Hatchimonji in front of Valley Seed Store

Japanese Americans in El Monte
El Monte (Calif.)
Hatchimonji, Kumezo
Valley Seed Company

Kumezo Hatchimonji in front of his seed store in El Monte (1934-1942), courtesy of his son Ike Hatchimonji.

Photograph, 1 digital file: East of East - Mapping Community Narratives in South El Monte and El Monte.

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Guzmán, Romeo; Fragoza, Carribean; Cummings, Alex Sayf; and Reft, Ryan, eds. East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte. New Brunswick, Camden; Newark, New Jersey; London: Rutgers University Press, 2020. 179.

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