Herb Tanimoto

Herb Tanimoto is a third generation (Sansei) Japanese American. After 36 years in the medical field, he retreated to a forested area of Northern California to spend time with his cats. His love of history and writing coalesced when the organization he volunteered for acquired the historic Veerkamp farm and the site of the first Japanese colony in North America. The story of "Keiko's Kimono" came to him as a revelation, imploring to be written. He often wondered if Keiko herself had been...See more

Herb Tanimoto is a third generation (Sansei) Japanese American. After 36 years in the medical field, he retreated to a forested area of Northern California to spend time with his cats. His love of history and writing coalesced when the organization he volunteered for acquired the historic Veerkamp farm and the site of the first Japanese colony in North America. The story of "Keiko's Kimono" came to him as a revelation, imploring to be written. He often wondered if Keiko herself had been speaking to him. See less