MASAKO ENDO TVContents 1 Biography 2 Suicide 3 Tributes 4 Roles 4.1 TV 4. 2 She is not to be confused with narrator Yasuko End () or later actress Yasuko End (). She is best known for crocheting blankets for family and friends. Yasuko End (, End Yasuko, Octo March 30, 1986) 1 was a Japanese model and actress who, set to debut as an idol singer, committed suicide at age 17. Kotsubo enjoys learning new things and loves to write letters, talk on the phone and via Facetime, and send greeting cards. Her experiences at Heart Mountain have been recorded by Tadaima, which collects and preserves histories of Japanese Americans in the 1940s. Kotsubo with daughter, Hiroko Endo.Īctive in many community organizations, Kotsubo won a tsukemono contest and has been recognized by Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center and Long Beach Buddhist Church. Daughter Hiroko was born in the Santa Anita Assembly Center and son Shoji was born in Heart Mountain (Wyoming), where the family was interned for more than three years.Īfter the war, they returned to Southern California and lived in Long Beach, where Noboru worked as a gardener and Masako did domestic work while babysitting the children. Their son Sohei was born prior to the outbreak of World War II. At age five, her family moved to Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, to live with relatives and learn Japanese language and culture.Īt 19, she married Noboru Kotsubo and the couple returned to California in 1941. She has been reading The Rafu Shimpo for over 50 years and placed fourth in the annual New Year’s poetry contest in the Japanese section in 2017 when she was 98 years old. 15.Īccording to her daughter Hiroko Endo, she is healthy and alert and has an amazing memory. She is best known for her beautiful crocheted blankets.Ī special happy birthday to Masako Kotsubo, who turned 103 on Jan.
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