Pictured (l-r): Miya (Dana's daughter), Min, Nina
I have had the pleasure of working with the Motsumoto family on the Burnham Street project. It is fun to stop by and see the patriarch, William, playing with Miya, while Ginger, the dog follows in her pink sweater.
Nina met William in South Vietnam in 1968 while he was there working for an American company. They married in 1970 and he got out of the country 3 days before the communists took over. Working with the Red Cross he finally got his wife and two children, Min and Dana, out of South Vietnam in 1977. They moved to Iran, where he worked for another American company. War broke out there and they eventually came to the United States in 1979.
Their embroidery business was started in 1980. They have also added silk screening to their services to clients such as Nike, Adidas and local schools. Nina says she can embroider anything that doesn't move.
Kim McMillan
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