I was born on February 14, 1922 in Newman, California to Mary and Severo Soares, who were Portuguese immigrants. When I was about a year old, my family moved to San Jose, where I grew up on a dairy farm. I had three brothers and two sisters. Carl was first, then Frank, Silverio, Mabel, myself,
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By Deanna Maurer and Suzy Hopkins A few months ago Joe and Amy Haratani, seated next to 26 empty chairs, were stunned to find themselves receiving a standing ovation from a Modesto Junior College graduation crowd. The thunderous applause was part appreciation, part apology. It came 68 years after Joe and Amy’s late sister, Nobu,
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