Mary Michiko Terada collection

Mary Michiko Terada was born on August 12, 1929 in Hanford, California. Mary's father was a minister and farmer and her mother died when she was quite young, leaving behind five children. Her father hired nurses to care for the children and life continued peacefully until the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Shortly after the start of WWII, her father was incarcerated for a time due to his association with Japanese clubs. The rest of the family escaped internment as they were residents of Salt Lake, Utah.

Mary attended Westminster College on a four year scholarship studying sociology. She met her husband, Nobukasu "Terry", during her college years and they married in 1949. The couple relocated to Chicago and had two children. Mary went on to get an elementary education degree from Roosevelt University and worked at Chicago Public Schools for over 20 years. She was an active member of the Christ Church of Chicago. Mary passed on July 18, 2014.

Source: Terada, Mary Michiko