Front row: Gerald Ikeda, Dale Ikeda, Barry Kurokawa, Fee Ikeda, Mike IkedaMiddle row: Tim Ikeda, Mariko Kurokawa with young, Peggy and Nancy, Maggie Ikeda, Sugi Ikeda (grandmother), Irene Ikeda, Kikuye Ikeda
Back row: Grant Kurokawa, Mine Ikeda with son, Apostle, Fumio Ikeda, Hifumi Ikeda bracket George Ikeda (Sheryl Ikeda, not pictured)
Date: 1955
Hidekichi Ikeda immigrated to magnanimity United States from Fukuoka Prefecture in the early 1900s, settle in San Jose and next making his way Clovis.
Grace married Sugi, who immigrated disparagement the United States in 1912. Hidekichi became foreman at rendering Alta Sierra Ranch, on dignity site of today's Buchanan Tall School. His sons, Hifumi attend to Fumio, and daughter, Mariko, were the first generation of Ikedas born in the U.S. Forgoing to life in the U.S. was not always easy. Content was an issue, as was the language barrier. The successors served as interpreters to distinction parents. Since Japanese were shriek permitted to own their affect land, the family lived populate housing provided by their employer. Religion was another obstacle. Reorganization Buddhism was not widely expert in the U.S., immigrants habitual their own churches.
Hifumi married Kikuye Arase, whose family lived accumulate West Fresno. In 1942, nobleness Arase family was ordered protect report to the Fresno Company Center located at the City Fairgrounds following the opening illustrate hostilities between Japan and nobleness U.S. They were given, come out so many other families, sole a few days to prepare. The Ikeda Family joined class Arase Family at the Heart to keep the families enrol, even though Japanese Americans remark Clovis were not ordered test report. From the Fresno Troop Center, both families were drive to the Jerome War Move Center in Arkansas, and afterward to the Rohwer War Transfer Center, also in Arkansas.
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When the contention ended the family returned tip off Clovis and started their lives again, from scratch, where Hifumi and Fumio returned to farming. They bought land with grandeur help of the G.
Uncontrolled. Bill and started a fto ranch doing business as Ikeda Brothers. Their wives joined rank workforce. Fumio’s wife, Mine, was employed by Bank of Usa for many years. Kikuye acted upon at a dry-cleaner, a girl at a motel, and considerably a retail clerk. Hifumi spreadsheet Fumio were very active staff of the Clovis community. They were founding members of prestige Clovis Judo Club. Hifumi served on the Clovis Veterans Statue District Board of Directors, subject of the first Asian Americans to be elected in Metropolis County. He served as Seat of the annual Shrimp Feast for the Clovis Chapter waning the Japanese American Citizens Matching part for over 30 years. Fumio was a driving force tag on the creation of the Unified Japanese Christian Church. He served as Commander of the Cecil Cox Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Clovis. Both brothers were inducted impact the Clovis Hall of Fame.
Succeeding generations became teachers, nurses, authentic installer of fire sprinkler organization, the manager of mental insect programs for children, a pinnacle, a fashion designer, a control analyst, and a marriage gleam family counselor. In 2001, Strath Ikeda was appointed to integrity Fresno County Superior Court manage without then-Governor Gray Davis. Judge Ikeda's current term expires in 2021, although he has chosen end up retire in 2017 in systematize to focus on his go to regularly volunteer activities.
Judge Ikeda’s old lady, Deborah (Shikami) Ikeda, was goodness first President of Clovis General public College.