DescriptionPictured is Wendell Stamm, supervisor of the Raw Material Grading Department at the Seabrook factory. John Fuyuume describes produce grading and sampling in his memoir, 'I remember summers at...
DescriptionVernon Ichisaka was the head of the Soils Lab at Seabrook Farms during the 1950s. He tested soil to ensure it would compatable with seeds, other soils, and produce. The Soils Lab was housed within...
DescriptionMansuke Yamamoto is cooking rice for dinner. In Salinas, he used to own a Chinese restaurant, and displayed his culinary talents for his bosses.
DescriptionJohn Fuyuume, the man pictured in the straw hat, is inspecting samples of peas as they are gathered from the fields. This process was part of the raw material grading and quality assurance of produce...
DescriptionThe Seabrook Community House was originally a USO center during World War II. After interned Japanese Americans relocated to Seabrook, the Community House was used as a central site for parties,...
DescriptionWat Okamoto is loading cases of frozen foods onto a conveyor belt. The cases are for a shipping order. At the bottom of the belt, the cases were stacked onto pallets, and then delivered to a...
DescriptionPictured is Kazuo 'Kaz' Kobayashi, a Seabrook Farms employee in the Quality Control Department. Kaz worked behind the front platform. He further inspected produce after it passed initial sample...
DescriptionYohei Masatani, the man wearing the baseball cap, is waiting for a tub to fill with harvested peas. Once the tub is filled, it is rolled over to the beginning of the marathon line in the plant.
