It’s about that time of year.
When I take some vacation time from work and start to mess with the website. I know Ryan and other have been having some issues with the updated Gallery code, so I may try something different.
As usual, I’m open to ideas, so feel free to send anything in.
We wish all of our family and friends the best for 2008!!!
Gallery Updates - Making Tokubo history.
A couple of things have happened over the past couple of months. My aunty Michi had given me some vintage photos of my father. Now, my scanner’s not great, but you get the point. If anyone else has vintage pictures from camp or anything else, please email me scans or do what Aunty Michi did, take a digital photo of your original picture.
Also, some pictures from Uncle Ki, Uncle Akira and Aunty Kimi’s trip to Hiroshima have started to come in. I’ve posted them here.
I’d love to start putting more family photos here. You can use the contact page to get in touch with me. I usually answer within 24 hours.
Okay… that sounds like the title of a book…
Anyway, Mitsuko just sent me a couple of pictures of all the people who went over to visit.
Click on this link to see them.
This morning, I met Akira-Betty, Kiyoshi-Sachiko, Kimiye-Shoso and Amy-Takashi at Hiroshima Station. After that Goro’s family had a welcome party at a Japanese restaurant with a Japanese garden. Goro’s oldest brother’s (head) family and two of Akira’s friends joined the lunch party, too.
Mitsuko
Hi everyone! I think I figured out why the image gallery was so slow. Things seems to be displaying much better now. Please browse the gallery and tell me what you think.
I’ve added some pics that Mitsuko has sent.
A bunch of the family will be visiting Mitsuko in October of this year!!
I’m a little sad that all of my Japan travels really only take me to Tokyo and Osaka for work. 
Mas Tokubo gave me a call and an email a while back. He was looking for a digital version of the Tokubo Brother’s Market picture that we used in the header of the webpage. I have a (very large) version of the scan I made from Uncle Kiyoshi and seemed to be enough.
Apparently, it’s going to be used in a book in both English and Japanese regarding Japanese / American immigrants. Ask Uncle Mas about the book next time you see him!
Also, if you’re looking for the picture, I’ve got a version buried in the gallery. Click on this link.
Happy 2007 everyone!
Mitsuko sends along this greeting:
AKEMASHITE OMEDETOH !
I must thank Ryan. He has single-handedly added so much content to this site in the form of Mia’s pictures. He has also completely put me to shame by actually figuring out how to organize his pictures better than I have.
I’ve gone through some of the galleries and picked some of my personal favorites.
Ryan, I’ll teach you how to login and post stuff… All you need to do is email me. 
Anyway, on with the show!
From the Suzuki family (who somehow has better pictures of my kid smiling..)
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