Who is Dwight Uchida from Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family and what is their importance? Desert_Exile:_The_Uprooting_of_a_Japanese_American_Family English & Literature Dwight Uchida | Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family

Dwight Takashi Uchida moves to California in 1906 at twenty-two, having taught Japanese in Hawaii previously. He initially hopes to become a doctor, but goes to live in Seattle with his mother and along the way finds work at a merchandise store owned by a successful Japanese entrepreneur. As time goes on, Dwight moves up the ladder and eventually has enough money to bring the rest of his family over from Japan.