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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":"02:28:15","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-368","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":610,"namepart":"Harry Kawahara"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Sharon Yamato"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr0088c08","namepart":"Kawahara, Harry"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"September 20, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Harry Kawahara narrator \nSharon Yamato interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Kawahara, Harry 88922nr0088c08","download_large":"denshovh-kharry-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-363","model":"entity","index":"8 33/{'value': 1622, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-363/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-363/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-iart_2-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-iart_2-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Art Ishida Interview","description":"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. Moved briefly to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before being released from camp and living in Chicago, Illinois. Drafted into the military and served in Korea as an interpreter for the Military Intelligence Service. Eventually 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":"02:43:02","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-363","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":594,"namepart":"Art Ishida"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Martha Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr014dm7c","namepart":"Ishida, Atsushi"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"August 24, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Art Ishida narrator \nMartha Nakagawa interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Ishida, Atsushi 88922nr014dm7c","download_large":"denshovh-iart_2-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-353","model":"entity","index":"9 34/{'value': 1622, '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. 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":"02:04:02","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-353","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":589,"namepart":"Yuriko Hohri"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Martha Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr015zw7w","namepart":"Katayama, Yuriko"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"July 18, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Yuriko Hohri narrator \nMartha Nakagawa interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Katayama, Yuriko 88922nr015zw7w","download_large":"denshovh-hyuriko-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-310","model":"entity","index":"10 35/{'value': 1622, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-310/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-310/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hart-03-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hart-03-a.jpg"},"title":"Art Hansen Interview II","description":"White male. Born October 10, 1938, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Education History: BA, MA, Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara. Work History: Professor of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton (1966-Present); Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1979-1980; Editor, Oral History Review, 1980-1987; President, Southwest Oral History Association (1991-1992); President, Oral History Association (2002-2003); Senior Historian, Japanese American National Museum (2001-2005) Publications: Coeditor, Reflections on Shattered Windows: Promises and Prospects for Asian American Studies (Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press, 1987); Editor, Japanese American Evacuation World War II Oral History Project [five parts: Evacuees; Administrators; Analysts; Resisters; Guards and Townspeople] (Munich, Ger.: K. G. Saur, 1992-1995]. Awards/Honors: James V. Mink Oral History Award, Southwest Oral History Association, 1988; Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 1996-1997; Distinguished Faculty Member, College of Humanities and Social Studies, California State University, Fullerton, 2001-2002.
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