Brief History of Japanese Texans

Orange and Jefferson County Families

Kishi Colony
Taro Kishi
Katsunore Wakasa, Orange Petroleum Company
Shinpei Maekawa
Yoshio Mayumi,  Fannett , Texas
Minnie Kondo

Webster Families

Saibara Family
Onishi Family
Mitsutaro and Moto Kobayashi
KIchi Kagawa
Tozoyo Watanabe
The Lone Star Club
Seito Saibara's Welcome Party; Webster, 1932

Early San Benito

Rio Grande Valley families
Uichi Simotsu
Suburo Kitamura
Frank Sentaro Otsuki
Kumazo Tanamachi
Tanamachi Brothers
Herbert Nagatori
Tom Tanamachi
Jerry Tanamachi
Isamu Tanaguchi
Mary Oyama Hada
The Rio Grande Royals

World War II Period

Goro Tanamachi
Hirasaki family
John Hirasaki, Apollo 11
Mas and Lily Yamasaki
Daniel Watanabe
Norman Yoichi Kishi
Jimmy Kishi, Longhorn Football to Test Pilot

Recent Texans

Hiroshi “Hootch” and Cherry Okumura
Mas and Lily Yamasaki
Lillian Bonner

Cemeteries

Fairview Cemetery, League City
Forest Park East, League City
Kishi Cemetery