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Mr. and Mrs. Julian Piazzo, Rt. 2, Box 44, Gilroy, California, owners and operators of a large ranch and prune orchard, have employed the family of Shigeru Imura and would like another evacuee family just as soon as material can be obtained for enlarging the living accommodations. The Imuras, father, mother, Nancy, a daughter, and son, Tom, left Gila River on May 9, and are all on the place occupying comfortable quarters of their own. There are two other sons, one in the army and the other relocated in Nevada. Mr. Imura helps his employer in the prune orchard, while the rest of the family grow strawberries. The Plazzos having given them this concession on a crop sharing basis. The Imuras are very happy in their new environment, and think the declare their intention of employing still more of the returnees. Shown here weeding the strawberries are Mrs. Imura, her daughter, Nancy and her youngest son, Tom. -- Photographer: Mace, Charles E. -- Gilroy, California. 6/19/45

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The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.