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(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 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Testified before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians during the redress movement, and became actively involved in groups addressing environmental issues.","extent":"05:30:22","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-139","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":132,"namepart":"Kara Kondo"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Alice Ito"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Gail Nomura"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr0090c93","namepart":"Matsushita, Kaoru"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"December 7 & 8, 2002","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Kara Kondo narrator \nAlice Ito interviewer \nGail Nomura interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Matsushita, Kaoru 88922nr0090c93","download_large":"denshovh-kkara-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"1021","model":"narrator","index":"6 456/{'value': 1473, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1021/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1021/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-539_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-539_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1021/interviews/"},"display_name":"Jeff Furumura","bio":"Sansei male. Born November 23, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, father was in a tuberculosis sanitarium, then was taken to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and mother was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Parents met in Chicago, Illinois, after leaving the camps. Jeff grew up in the Los Angeles area and eventually attended UCLA. Became involved in various political and civil rights causes and joined the staff of Gidra. Became a programmer, raised a family, and eventually moved to Hawaii where he worked for the Hawaii Medical Service Association. 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It encloses the statements, which are found in items:csudh_oki_0131, csudh_oki_0132, csudh_oki_0133, csudh_oki_0134, and csudh_oki_0135. 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Born January 9, 1929, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father ran a successful produce business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles and attended college, eventually earning a master's degree in social work. Practiced social work in Los Angeles and eventually in 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":"02:30:12","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-347","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":584,"namepart":"Michiko Frances Chikahisa"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr006z850","namepart":"Miyake, Michiko Grace"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Skokie, Illinois","creation":"June 16, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Michiko Frances Chikahisa narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Miyake, Michiko Grace 88922nr006z850","download_large":"denshovh-cmichiko-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-342","model":"entity","index":"10 460/{'value': 1473, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-342/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-342/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hmargaret-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hmargaret-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka Interview","description":"Nisei female. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Father ran a prominent hotel which was frequently patronized by visiting Japanese dignitaries. Father was picked up by the FBI on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, moved to Denver, Colorado, eventually settling in 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":"01:17:07","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-342","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":579,"namepart":"Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr005sm0d","namepart":"Morita, Margaret Junko"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Skokie, Illinois","creation":"June 15, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Morita, Margaret Junko 88922nr005sm0d","download_large":"denshovh-hmargaret-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-353","model":"entity","index":"11 461/{'value': 1473, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-353/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-353/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hyuriko-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hyuriko-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Yuriko Hohri Interview","description":"Nisei female. Born May 25, 1929, in Long Beach, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, moved with family to Des Moines, Iowa, and Chicago, Illinois. Along with husband, William Hohri, was instrumental in the redress movement, including the establishment of the National Council for Japanese American Redress.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, where he participating in running an organized gambling operation. Moved briefly to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before being sent to Tule Lake, California, after signing the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire.\" Transferred to the Santa Fe Department of Justice internment camp, New Mexico. Upon wishes of parents, renounced U.S. citizenship and expatriated to Japan. Worked for the military government during the U.S. occupation of Japan. Eventually regained U.S. citizenship and returned to the United States."},{"id":"594","model":"narrator","index":"15 465/{'value': 1473, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/594/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/594/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/iart_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/iart_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/594/interviews/"},"display_name":"Art Ishida","bio":"Nisei male. Born June 2, 1921, in Fresno, California. Grew up in the Gardena area of Los Angeles, California, before moving to Japan with parents in 1929 and returning to California in the 1930s. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Gave a qualified answer on the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire and was transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. 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After leaving camp, she grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and Petaluma, California, where she endured an unstable home life and years of abuse. During the 1960s and '70s, she became involved in numerous social movements and began writing. Her first book, Awake in the River, was published in 1978. In 1982, she married Reverend Cecil Williams. 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