Sadako Moriguchi
| Sadako Moriguchi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 森口 貞子 |
| Born | Sadako Tsutakawa October 16, 1907 Seattle, Washington |
| July 25, 2002 (aged 94)July 25, 2002 (aged 94) | |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Businesswoman |
| 📆 Years active | 1932 – 1992 |
| 👔 Employer | Uwajimaya |
| Known for | Co-founding Uwajimaya |
Fujimatsu Moriguchi (m. 1932; died 1962) | |
| 👶 Children | 7 |
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 there, she went to Japan for formal education.
On October 20, 1932, Sadako married Fujimatsu Moriguchi in Tacoma, Washington. According to family tradition, Sadako's father arranged a marriage with Fujimatsu. Sadako helped open the first Uwajimaya store in Tacoma. During World War II, the Moriguchis were interned at Pinedale, California, where Sadako gave birth to a daughter, and then at 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 Century 21 Exposition by opening a gift shop.[5] After Fujimatsu died that same year in August, he left his business to his sons. The brothers eventually shared their ownership with their sisters and their mother, who continued working at Uwajimaya with her children until the age of 85. However, for the next 40 years after her husband's death, Moriguchi still attended to the customers of Uwajimaya, mostly in the company's gift operations, even though she did not serve in an official position.[6] She was honored by Seattle's local committee in 1994.[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]
A café at Uwajimaya's store in Bellevue, Sadako's Café, was named for Moriguchi.[10]
References
- ↑ 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.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Itō, Kazuo (1973). Issei: A History of Japanese immigrants in North America. Japanese Community Service. p. 821. Search this book on
- ↑ Zurlo, Tony (2003). The Japanese Americans. Lucent Books/Thomson Gale. p. 82. ISBN 9781590180013. Search this book on
- ↑ Sato, Ryoko (2017-05-13). "Life of Fujimatsu Moriguchi – Founder of Uwajimaya". The North American Post. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ Dern, Judith (2018-08-10). The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 105. ISBN 9781442259775. Search this book on
- ↑ Grant, Tina (2004). International Directory of Company Histories. 60. St. James Press. p. 312. ISBN 9781558625051. Search this book on
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ Fryer, Alex (2002-07-27). "Sadako Moriguchi, 1907 - 2002: The guiding force at Uwajimaya, a landmark store". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-21.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Sadako Tsutakawa Moriguchi". Legacy.com. Seattle: The Seattle Times. 2002-07-28. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ↑ "Uwajimaya Bellevue". Seattle Dining!. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
External links
- Priscilla Long (2002-07-29), Moriguchi, Sadako Tsutakawa (1907-2002), Co-founder of Uwajimaya, HistoryLink
Category:1907 births Category:2002 deaths Category:20th-century American businesspeople Category:American businesspeople of Japanese descent Category:Businesspeople from Seattle Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Category:Japanese-American internees
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