Kou Yuki Kitano

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Kou Yuki KITANO

1914 from Oita, Japan

Kou Yuki was twenty-four years old when she arrived on Angel Island as Motoji Kitano’s picture bride. “It was not pleasant….They asked many questions and we had to submit to a physical examination. It was difficult with so many of us stuck here, behind a fence.” She stayed at the Angel Island station for a few days before her husband picked her up.

(Portrait by Sujung Nam, SFSU 2017)