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Mayor Fletcher E. Bowron welcomes Japanese back to Los Angeles. Seen here on January 15, 1945, are left to right (seated): Mrs. Melba Matsuuro, Mary Yoshimizu; (standing): Jack Yoshimizu, Henry Yoshimizu, Meriko Hoshigama, Mayor Bowron, and Harley M. Oka. Speaking on December 18, 1944, Mayor Bowron was fearful that the return of the Japanese might lead to a serious outbreak of race riots and impose a heavy burden on law officers.
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  1. Bowron, Fletcher
  2. California
  3. Evacuation And Relocation, 1942 1945
  4. Herald Examiner Collection Photographs
  5. Japanese Americans
  6. Los Angeles
  7. Los Angeles Evening Herald And Express Photographs
  8. Mayors
  9. World War, 1939 1945

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