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Was Rosauers Built On A Chinese Cemetery?

August 11, 2026

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1. To Send the Bones to China. (October 22, 1898). Spokesman-Review, p. 6.
1. Spokane The Beautiful. (March 7, 1924). Spokesman-Review, p. 8.
2. Hoy Chong Gar Rites Impress. (March 9, 1926). Spokane Chronicle, p. 1.
3. Spokane Valley Voices Recall Early Memories. (March 9, 1924). Spokesman-Review, p. 30.
4. Buyers Continue To Seek Homes. (February 13, 1945). Spokane Chronicle, p. 3; 6.
5. White, A. L. (December 5, 1943.) Chinese Burials of Early Days Recalled by White. The Spokesman-Review, p. 44.
6. Thief Makes Haul At Used Car Lot. (October 2, 1947). Spokesman-Review, p. 10.
7. Teather, E.K. (2002). The Road Home: Repatriating Chinese Emigrants After Death. New Zealand Geographer, 58(1), p. 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1745-7939.2002.tb01618.
8. Pasacreta, L.J. (2005). White Tigers and Azure Dragons: Overseas Chinese Burial Practices in the Canadian and American West. [Master's thesis, Simon Fraser University.] Summit Research Repository, retrieved August 6, 2026 from https://summit.sfu.ca/item/10335; 12.
9. Bronson, B. & Ho, C. (2015). Coming Home in Gold Brocade: Chinese in Early Northwest America. Chinese in Northwest American Research Committee: Bainbridge Island, WA;
10. Borth, H., & Bradley, B. H. (2019). Browne's Addition [Spokane Register of Historic Places Nomination]. Spokane City/County Historic Preservation Office, retrieved August 8, 2026 from http://www.historicspokane.org/wp-content/uploads/Brownes-Addition-Historic-District-Spokane-Register-Nomination.pdf.
11. Wood, Elizabeth G. (2025). Asian Residents of Spokane, Washington in 1900. Available online here: https://spokanehistory.omeka.net/items/show/438
12. History. (2026). Rosauer's website, retrieved August 8, 2026 from https://www.rosauers.com/why-rosauers/history.

IMAGE SOURCES

An 1897 newspaper illustration of a Chinese cemetery (presumably near Chico, California).

To Send the Bones to China [Newspaper clipping]

Coffin boxes in Tung Wah Coffin Home (Hong Kong)

Spokane Show and Tell: Columbia Pharmacy and the Kiyohiros

August 3, 2026

A ~4.40 minute video on Instagram and Facebook sharing 4 scrolls from Liz’s collection of Spokane ephemera and objects. These scrolls are from the Columbia Pharmacy, which was operated by Leo and Yuriko Kiyohiro from 1952-1988. Liz did the research and script for this video; Devon did the editing (any attribution errors in the video are Devon’s).

On the Lives of the Kiyohiros:
1. Dental College Sets Graduation. (May 30, 1937). The Sunday Oregonian, p. 7.
2. New Members of Sigma Chi Announced. (May 1, 1938). The Oregon Daily Journal, p. 12.
3. Hundreds of Students Finish Study at State Schools This Week. (May 29, 1938). The Oregon Daily Journal, p. 9.
4. Masaake Kiyohiro [Obituary]. (February 27, 1939). The Oregonian, p. 9.
5. Druggists Accused. (April 21, 1939). The Columbian (Vancouver, WA), p. 2.
6. Chybke Cleared In Liquor Case. (June 20, 1939). The Oregon Daily Journal, p. 15.
7. Marriage Licenses. (October 3, 1945). The Spokesman-Review, p. 10.
8. Bill Shindig To Help ‘Dimes.’ (January 24, 1947). The Northwest Times (Seattle, WA), p. 1.
9. Business Men Form Club. (February 11, 1947). The Northwest Times (Seattle, WA), p. 2.
10. Leukemia Victim Reported Better. (April 23, 1949). The Spokesman-Review, p. 1.
11. BPOK Bowlers Grab Lead In City A Bowling Meet. (January 13, 1951). The Spokesman-Review, p. 22.
12. Genuine Oriental Gifts For All The Family. [Ad]. (December 6, 1951). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 22.
13. Final Rites Planned For Hiroshio Kiyohiro. (May 24, 1952). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 3.
14. Hiroshi Kiyohiro [Obituary]. (May 26, 1952). The Spokesman-Review, p. 6.
15. Newest and Best Oriental Gifts [Ad]. (December 16, 1955). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 11.
16. Couple Wed. (November 8, 1958). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 8.
17. “Lightning over Spokane turned the night sky vivid blue…” (August 18, 1962). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 1.
18. 50th Celebrated. (August 23, 1962). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 3.
19. Snapshot Contest Ends This Week. (August 28, 1962). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 5.
20. 8 Area Folk Place In Photo Contest. (November 6, 1962). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 15.
21. Store’s Owner Faces Charges In Drug Sale. (December 26, 1962.) The Spokane Chronicle, p. 1.
22. Terms Suspended. (January 23, 1963). The Spokesman-Review, p. 6.
23. A Winner At Expo. (August 30, 1974). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 3.
24. Tomo Kiyohiro [Obituary]. (July 19, 1977). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 19.
25. Junichi Kiyohiro [Obituary]. (November 16, 1987), The Spokane Chronicle, p. 25.
26. Salquist, Bill. (December 31, 1988). Druggist caps bottle on 50-year career. The Spokesman-Review, p.6.
27. Lee Yukio Kiyohiro [Obituary]. (August 15, 2010). The Spokesman-Review, p. B5.
28. Yuriko Kiyohiro [Obituary]. (March 23, 2014). The Spokesman-Review, p. B5.
29. Kimura, Yuriko [Internment Record]. From Densho Digital Repository, “Names.” Retrieved July 24, 2026 from https://ddr.densho.org/names/far-ancestry:4-amache_kimura_1922_yuriko
On Executive Order 9066, Japanese internment, and Spokane’s role:
1. Takami, David. (November 8, 1998). “World War II Japanese American Incarceration — Seattle/King County.” HistoryLink: The Free Encyclopedia of Washington State History. Retrieved July 22, 2026 from https://www.historylink.org/File/240.
2. Sliger Krause, Rose. “Beyond the Evacuation Zone: Japanese Evacuation and Resettlement in Spokane, Washington.” (2006). EWU Masters Thesis Collection. 408. Retrieved July 27, 2026 from http://dc.ewu.edu/theses/408
3. Densho Encyclopedia Contributors. (Revised September 13, 2024). “Tule Lake.” Densho Encyclopedia, retrieved July 22, 2026 from https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Tule_Lake/.
On the Spokane Buddhist Church and the Kiyohiro’s Participation:
1. Buddhist Church Slates Bazaar. (October 14, 1961). The Spokesman-Review, p. 7.
2. Buddhist Schedule Obon Rite. (August 18, 1962). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 5.
3. Buddhists Plan for Dedication. (October 15, 1966). The Spokane Chronicle, p. 5.
4. Bazaar Set By Buddhists. (November 5, 1966). The Spokesman-Review, p. 7.
5. Buddhists Plan Fete. (April 4, 1969). The Spokesman-Review, p. 6.
6. Buddhists Set Benefit Dinner. (March 14, 1970). The Spokesman-Review, p. 7.
7. Sands, Ken. (April 6, 1983). Buddhist dinner not exactly church supper fare. The Spokesman-Review, p. 21, 24.
8. Tinsley, Jesse. (July 9, 2018). Then and Now: Spokane Buddhist Temple. The Spokesman-Review online. Retrieved July 22, 2026 from https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jul/09/then-and-now-spokane-buddhist-temple/.
9. Temple History. (n.d.) Spokane Buddhist Temple. Retrieved July 27, 2026 from https://spokanebuddhisttemple.org/history/.

Image Sources (link)

For more information:

Liz’s article on the Columbia Pharmacy and the Kiyohiros (https://spokanehistorical.org/items/show/968)
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project (https://densho.org/)
Hifumi En’s Omoide Project (https://www.hifumien.org/omoide.html)
The Japanese Americans of Spokane Tour on Spokane Historical (https://spokanehistorical.org/items/show/566)
National Archives resources on Japanese-American incarceration during WW2 (https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/japanese-relocation)