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Kizo Kobayashi (R) with his brother Denbei and their families.

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The Kobayashi brothers and their families
1918
Okanagan Centre, BC
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Ikue and Kizo had six children, two sons and four daughters: son Kiechi (1919), son Matthew Masao (1920), daughter Mieko (1922), daughter Florence Naoko (1923), daughter Margaret Chiyoko (1926), and daughter Jane Sumiko (1928).

The Kobayashi's planted cash crops and an orchard, and the children helped with the work. The fields were planted with berries, cantelope, and a large vegetable garden, with much of each year's crop sold for income.

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The Kizo Kobayashi family
1935
Okanagan Centre, BC
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Once his orchard was established, Kizo sold the apples to the Land Company at Okanagan Centre.

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Mr. Kizo Kobayashi in his orchard
1923-1924
Okanagan Centre, BC
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Four of Kizo and Ikue's children at the farm: Mieko, Matt, Margaret, and Flo.

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Mieko, Matt, Margaret, and Flo Kobayashi
1930s
Okanagan Centre, BC
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Kizo and Ikue were active in the community, and members of the Aobakai Club.

Kizo Kobayashi passed away on May 28th, 1950. Ikue passed away in 1987, at the age of eighty-eight.

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Kizo and Ikue Kobayashi
1940s
Okanagan Centre, BC
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