Toshiyuki Nakasone
1399th Engineer Construction Battalion
1399th Engineer Construction Battalion
Community
Nakasone Barbershop is on Front Street. Nearby businesses include: a tailor, a photo studio, a poi factory, a bakery, and a drugstore.
Despite Japanese prejudice against Okinawans, Kokyu, active in the Methodist church and language school, is a leader in the Japanese community. He heads efforts to eliminate dual citizenship among AJAs.
His son, Toshiyuki, and others relinquish their Japanese citizenship, retaining only American citizenship.
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