Ito is the Japanese sharecropper whom Francisco and his family work for at Sheehey Strawberry Farm in Santa Maria, California. Ito seems to be one of the better employers they have since he is the person who helps Papá apply for his green card which lets him live and work in the United States legally.
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Ito Character Timeline in The Circuit
The timeline below shows where the character Ito appears in The Circuit. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The Circuit
...strawberry crop diminishes further, and the braceros slowly disappear. On the last day of work, Ito, the Japanese strawberry sharecropper, yells in his broken Spanish for the workers to go home....
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Learning the Game
Ito, the sharecropper, introduces Gabriel, the bracero, to the other workers. Gabriel seems to be barely...
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...day. He doesn’t enjoy the work, but he does like chatting with Gabriel. One day, Ito sends Francisco and Gabriel to work for another sharecropper who needs extra help. Diaz is...
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The next morning, Ito tells Francisco that Diaz fired Gabriel and sent him back to Mexico. Francisco is upset...
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Moving Still
...the workers ran into the wilderness to try to escape, but many were caught. Luckily, Ito had already helped Papá get a green card, and after checking this, the immigration officials...
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...honor of sitting up front for the rest of the week. Either Francisco or Sharon Ito, the sharecropper Ito’s daughter, always end up winning this spot. Miss Ehlis teaches the class...
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