Kaneko, Dorothy Morita, 1920-
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Kaneko, Dorothy Morita, 1920-
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Kaneko, Dorothy Morita, 1920-
Morita, Dorothy, 1920-
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Born Dorothy Morita in Hood River, Or.; married Hiroshi Kaneko in 1942; the U.S. government placed the Kanekos in Tule Lake Relocation Center near Tulelake, Calif.; in 1943, the Kanekos secured jobs and were allowed out of internment camp to work as domestics in Barrington, Ill.; they moved to Chicago, Ill., after Dorothy Kaneko became pregnant; in 1944, the Kanekos and Hiroshi's father, Yagoro Kaneko, bought LaSalle Mansion, a large apartment building in Chicago which soon became a vital community apartment house where many Japanese Americans coming out of internment camp were able to secure housing; from 1972 to 1985, Dorothy Kaneko worked at the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) where she started a program for elders in the Japanese American community which included cultural outings and home delivered meals; Dorothy Kaneko remains an active volunteer at the JASC.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/70753133
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2002082042
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n2002082042
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Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Illinois--Chicago
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United States
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Japan
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Salem (Or.)
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Hood River (Or.)
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Chicago (Ill.)
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