[Kathie Miyake, Carver award plaque recipient, at Carver Junior High School, Los Angeles, California, June 21, 1963]

Miyatake, Toyo
Rafu Shimpo [ bio ]
Toyo Miyatake Studio [ bio ]

Description

1 negative : b&w; ; 4 x 5 in.

Published in Rafu Shimpo, June 24, 1963.

Kathie Miyake of Carver Junior High School holds the Carver Award plaque as she stands next to her mother in front of concrete steps in Los Angeles, California, June 21, 1963. Dressed in a white blouse with lace neckline and light colored skirt, Miyake smiles as she holds rectangular metal mounted on wood plaque at right. Mrs. Miyake wears a suit.

Inscription
Typed on original envelope: Carver Junior High Award Plaque to Kathy Miyake.

History
Kathie Miyake was awarded the Carver Plaque, which is given to only one graduate each semester for scholarship, leadership, service to the school, and strength of character. Miyake was the only graduate of Japanese ancestry at Carver Junior High School.

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