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(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"02:53:45","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-366","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":608,"namepart":"Mits Yamasaki"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Martha Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr014397w","namepart":"Yamasaki, Mitsuru"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"September 19, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Mits Yamasaki narrator \nMartha Nakagawa interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Yamasaki, Mitsuru 88922nr014397w","download_large":"denshovh-ymits-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-319","model":"entity","index":"6 681/{'value': 10000, 'relation': 'gte'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-319/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-319/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-mhelene-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-mhelene-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Helene J. Minehira Interview","description":"Nisei female. Born April 30, 1925, in Waipahu, Hawaii. Just before World War II, moved with family to the Ewa Beach area of Oahu, near Pearl Harbor. Witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Because of proximity to the harbor, family was forced to evacuate their home in Ewa Beach and had to live temporarily in a Japanese language school before moving to another home. Years later, worked to obtain redress for Japanese Hawaiians who lost their homes during the war.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"02:22:59","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-319","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":549,"namepart":"Helene J. Minehira"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Kelli Nakamura"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Honolulu, Hawaii","creation":"March 2, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Helene J. Minehira narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nKelli Nakamura interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"denshovh-mhelene-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-375","model":"entity","index":"7 682/{'value': 10000, 'relation': 'gte'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-375/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-375/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-ftakayo-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-ftakayo-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer Interview","description":"Nisei female. Born November 25, 1932, in Harwick, California. During World War II, at the age of nine, removed with family to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp resettled in Chicago for a time before moving to Florida to attend college. In 1958, appeared in the stage production of The World of Suzie Wong in New York. Went on to establish an acting career in film and on stage.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"02:55:07","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-375","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":618,"namepart":"Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Sharon Yamato"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr007fs9v","namepart":"Tsubouchi, Takayo Doris"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"October 25, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer narrator \nSharon Yamato interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Tsubouchi, Takayo Doris 88922nr007fs9v","download_large":"denshovh-ftakayo-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-367","model":"entity","index":"8 683/{'value': 10000, 'relation': 'gte'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-367/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-367/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-kfrank_4-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-kfrank_4-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Frank S. Kawana Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born June 29, 1933, in Graham, Washington. Moved with family at an early age to Los Angeles, California, where father owned and operated a kamaboko business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived briefly with family in a trailer camp before returning to Los Angeles. Served in the Korean War. After military service, established a successful business, becoming the first to introduce surimi into the U.S. seafood market.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"02:42:45","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-367","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":609,"namepart":"Frank S. Kawana"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Sharon Yamato"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr004588m","namepart":"Kawana, Sadao Frank"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"September 19, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Frank S. Kawana narrator \nSharon Yamato interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Kawana, Sadao Frank 88922nr004588m","download_large":"denshovh-kfrank_4-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-341","model":"entity","index":"9 684/{'value': 10000, 'relation': 'gte'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-341/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-341/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hfrank_2-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hfrank_2-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Frank Hiratsuka Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born July 16, 1926, in Alviso, California. Lived in various places in California as a child. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, family moved to Reedley, California, in an attempt to avoid incarceration, but were removed when the exclusion zone extended to Reedley. Sent to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp during the war and lived in Morton Grove, Illinois, before being drafted into the military. Eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"01:13:25","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-341","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":578,"namepart":"Frank Hiratsuka"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Skokie, Illinois","creation":"June 15, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Frank Hiratsuka narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"denshovh-hfrank_2-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-277","model":"entity","index":"10 685/{'value': 10000, 'relation': 'gte'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-277/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-277/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-otakayo-03-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-otakayo-03-a.jpg"},"title":"Rose Matsui Ochi Interview II","description":"Nisei female. Born December 15, 1938, in Los Angeles, California. As a child, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Following World War II, became a teacher and then went to law school. In 1974, worked for Los Angeles Mayor Bradley as a legislative research coordinator and eventually executive assistant to the mayor, heading up the Criminal Justice office. Served as the pro-bono lawyer for the Manzanar Committee and was instrumental in the site's establishment and development.
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(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"03:15:27","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-294","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":510,"namepart":"Hank Shozo Umemoto"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr015z274","namepart":"Umemoto, Shozo"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"July 30, 2010","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Hank Shozo Umemoto narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Umemoto, Shozo 88922nr015z274","download_large":"denshovh-uhank-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-322","model":"entity","index":"12 687/{'value': 10000, 'relation': 'gte'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-322/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-322/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-mjohn-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-mjohn-01-a.jpg"},"title":"John Kats Marumoto Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born 1927 in Terminal Island, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, where father was a fisherman. Lived in Japan for a short time in 1941. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Compton after the Japanese Americans were excluded from Terminal Island. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked on a fishing boat in Mexico. Drafted into the military in the 1950s and served in Japan. After the war, returned to California.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"02:18:28","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-322","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":552,"namepart":"John Kats Marumoto"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Martha Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr009pc74","namepart":"Marumoto, Katsuyuki"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"June 28, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"John Kats Marumoto narrator \nMartha Nakagawa interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Marumoto, Katsuyuki 88922nr009pc74","download_large":"denshovh-mjohn-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-378","model":"entity","index":"13 688/{'value': 10000, 'relation': 'gte'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-378/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-378/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-semi-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-semi-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Emi Somekawa Interview","description":"Nisei female. Born May 10, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in the small town of Brooks, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Prior to World War II, became a nurse, married, and had a child. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and worked in the camp's hospital. Transferred for one year to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, eventually returned to Portland and resumed nursing career.
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