Takuma Kajihara. who had a reputation as one of the seven best photographers in the United States. came from Seattle to open his studio in During the war. there were as many as 400 Japanese families who settled temporarily in Missouri. but the number dwindled to about 180 families in 1960. In recent years. a branch of Ikebana International has been established in St. Louis by Mmes. Toki Ema and Sachiko Eto. Paul Mauryama. who opened an art goods store in 1954. also conducted naturalization classes for Issei and war brides and had an abacus course added to the elementary school curriculum. During the war. several Japanese families relocated in a group to two plantations in the southeast area of the state where they were treated well. They grew cantaloupes successfully. but did not do so well with the onions and celery.
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