Atsushi Matsuzawa

MATSUZAWA A

 

Atsushi MATSUZAWA

1911 from Akita-ken, Japan

Arriving in California in 1911, Atsushi became a farmer and with his wife Kazue had two daughters born in the United States before moving to Japan. With the onset of war, Atsushi returned with his daughters and was detained on Angel Island for one week. He would later be a Japanese teacher to naval officers during World War II while interned in a camp.

(Portrait by Justin Jones, SFSU 2016)