Sadako Moriguchi

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Sadako Moriguchi
森口 貞子
Born
Sadako Tsutakawa

(1907-10-16)October 16, 1907
Seattle, Washington, US
DiedJuly 25, 2002(2002-07-25) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinesswoman
Years active1932 – 1992
EmployerUwajimaya
Known forCo-founding Uwajimaya
Spouses
(m. 1932; died 1962)
ChildrenKenzo Moriguchi
Suwako Maeda
Tomio Moriguchi
Akira Moriguchi
Hisako Nakaya
Toshi Moriguchi
Tomoko Matsuno

Sadako Moriguchi (森口 貞子, Moriguchi Sadako, née Tsutakawa, October 16, 1907 – July 25, 2002) was an American businesswoman who helped establish Uwajimaya with her husband, Fujimatsu Moriguchi.[1]

Biography

Sadako was born as the second daughter of Shozo Tsutakawa in Seattle in 1907. Her younger brother was George Tsutakawa.[2] Although she spent her childhood in Seattle, she went to Japan for formal education.

On October 20, 1932, Sadako married

Tule Lake, where she gave birth to two children. After the war, the family moved to Seattle's Japantown, where they set up Uwajimaya again at a small building on South Main Street.[3][4]

In 1962, Uwajimaya made exhibitions at the

Burke Museum.[7] Moriguchi spent her last days at Seattle's Keiro Nursing Home. She died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on July 25, 2002.[8][9][10][11]

A café at Uwajimaya's store in Bellevue, Sadako's Café, was named for Moriguchi.[12]

References

  1. ^ Kawai, Ryosuke (2019-04-27). "第10回 ルーツと同郷の成功者" Dai 10-kai rūtsu to dōkyō no seikō-sha [10th: Roots and successful people of the same town]. Discover Nikkei (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ Itō, Kazuo (1973). Issei: A History of Japanese immigrants in North America. Japanese Community Service. p. 821.
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  4. ^ Sato, Ryoko (2017-05-13). "Life of Fujimatsu Moriguchi – Founder of Uwajimaya". The North American Post. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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  7. ^ Ament, Deloris Tarzan (1994-09-29). "Generations Of Talent -- Two Exhibits Document, Celebrate And Place In Context The Contributions Of Asian Immigrants To Our Cultural Treasure Chest". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  8. ^ Fryer, Alex (2002-07-27). "Sadako Moriguchi, 1907 - 2002: The guiding force at Uwajimaya, a landmark store". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  9. ^ "Sadako Tsutakawa Moriguchi". Legacy.com. Seattle: The Seattle Times. 2002-07-28. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  10. ^ 'Founder of Seattle Landmark Grocery Dies at 94', Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  11. ^ 'Sadako Tsutakawa Moriguchi', Baltimore Sun (30 July 2002).
  12. ^ "Uwajimaya Bellevue". Seattle Dining!. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

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