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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":"00:04:12","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-262-5","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":416,"namepart":"Marian Shingu Sata"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"topics":[{"term":"Education -- Japanese language schools","id":"33"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","geography":[{"term":"Gardena, California","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2011510\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"September 23, 2009","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Marian Shingu Sata narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"denshovh-smarian-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-299-6","model":"segment","index":"3 478/{'value': 510, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-299-6/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-299-6/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-marchie-02-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-marchie-02-a.jpg"},"title":"Archie Miyatake Interview Segment 6","description":"Attending Japanese language school and learning kendo
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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":"00:08:32","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-410-11","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":664,"namepart":"Warren Koichi Suzuki"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","geography":[{"term":"Seattle, Washington","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7014494\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"May 10, 2012","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Warren Koichi Suzuki narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"denshovh-swarren-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-272-4","model":"segment","index":"8 483/{'value': 510, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-272-4/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-272-4/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-yshig-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-yshig-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Shig Yabu Interview Segment 4","description":"Growing up in San Francisco: recreational activities, attending Japanese language school
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":"00:04:33","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-272-4","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":452,"namepart":"Shig Yabu"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","geography":[{"term":"San Francisco, California","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002859\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Culver City, California","creation":"February 23, 2010","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Shig Yabu narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"denshovh-yshig-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-153-86","model":"segment","index":"9 484/{'value': 510, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-153-86/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-153-86/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-mroy-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-mroy-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 86","description":"Meeting an old acquaintance from MIS language school leads to a job in Tokyo
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Earned PhD in the 1950s before taking a position at the University of Hawaii at Manoa as an assistant professor. Worked in Washington, D.C., on Lyndon Johnson's presidential campaign. Was instrumental in establishing Hawaii's system of community colleges, notably the Hawaii Tokai International College. 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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":"02:22:59","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-pc-21-4","model":"entity","index":"13 488/{'value': 510, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-21-4/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-pc-21-4/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-pc-21/ddr-pc-21-4-mezzanine-803127b6dc-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-pc-21/ddr-pc-21-4-mezzanine-803127b6dc-a.jpg"},"title":"The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 4 (January 29, 1949)","description":"Selected article titles: \"Report Evacuees Slow in Filing Claims for Evacuation Losses With Department of Justice\" (p. 1), \"Nisei in Japan May Enlist as U.S. Interpreter\" (p. 1), \"California Assembly Considers Bills to Outlaw Race Prejudice\" (p. 1), \"Social Scientists Study Effects Of Language School Reopening On Japanese in Hawaii\" (p. 2), \"Ashes May Be Sent to Japan Under New Occupation Ruling\" (p. 2), \"30-Day Extension of Final Judgment Given Government In Case of Tule Renunciants\" (p. 3), \"Canadians Ask Repayment for Fishing Boats\" (p. 3), \"Evacuation Conditions Forced Family to Sell Home on Coast\" (p. 6), \"Army May Relax Restrictions On Issei, Nisei Visits to Japan\" (p. 7).","extent":"Pacific Citizen","links_children":"ddr-pc-21-4","creators":[{"role":"publisher","namepart":"The Japanese American Citizens League"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Pacific Citizen","rights":"cc","genre":"periodical","location":"Salt Lake City, Utah","creation":"January 29, 1949","status":"completed","search_hidden":"The Japanese American Citizens League publisher","download_large":"ddr-pc-21-4-mezzanine-803127b6dc-a.jpg"},{"id":"103","model":"narrator","index":"14 489/{'value': 510, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/103/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/103/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/wharvey.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/wharvey.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/103/interviews/"},"display_name":"Harvey Watanabe","bio":"Nisei male. Born February 7, 1919, in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went to Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. Recruited for the Military Intelligence Service and trained at the Military Intelligence Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Sent overseas to serve in the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) of General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia, Manila and Japan. Assisted in negotiating the surrender of Japanese troops in Manila. Managed the Dai Ichi Hotel in Tokyo for headquarters staff. Later served in the Korean War. Resettled in Seattle, Washington and worked for the Boeing Company."},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-410","model":"entity","index":"15 490/{'value': 510, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-410/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-410/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-swarren-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-swarren-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born February 27, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. At age ten, was sent to Japan to live and attend school. Returned to Seattle prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Answered \"no-no\" on the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire\" and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Seattle and lived with then wife and child in a hostel located in Seattle's Japanese language school. Established a postwar career with the City of Seattle.
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