My Grandparents
Oji-san and Oba-san
Turn of the century brought many challenges for people. One was the immigration of people to new lands. Some came from Europe to the East coast; others came from Eastern and Western Europe and headed west. My grandfather was in a group from Japan who took the long boat ride to Hawaii in hopes of a new life in a new land of opportunities. Not only was it opportunity but also a way of a young man's adventure.
The travel from Japan to Hawaii was long and tedious. My grandfather, "Oji-san", was incorrigible so his parents sent him to Hawaii hoping this would be beneficial to him as well as help his parents financially.
A young son, Santaro was sent to Hawaii when he was 19 years old to work the sugar fields. His parents were a poor family so the money Oji-san earned would be sent back to Japan and used to help support his family. His older brother had arrived in Hawaii with the first recruitment so Oji-san had a place to stay when he arrived. Eleven......
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