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Grew up in Sacramento, California, where father ran a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, returned with family to Florin. Removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire\" in 1943, transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, returned to the Florin/Sacramento area."},{"id":"458","model":"narrator","index":"7 82/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/458/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/458/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nrose.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nrose.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/458/interviews/"},"display_name":"Rose Nakagawa","bio":"Nisei female. Born May 7, 1915, in Auburn, Washington. Mother died at a young age, and was adopted by aunt and her family. Grew up in Washington state before moving to Fresno, California. Married and had a child before World War II, then removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, moved to Chicago before returning to Fresno."},{"id":"84","model":"narrator","index":"8 83/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/84/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/84/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ssarah.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ssarah.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/84/interviews/"},"display_name":"Sarah Sato","bio":"Sansei female. (Mother and father born in Hawaii.) Born February 1925 in Peru. Spent prewar childhood in Peru and Hawaii. Father picked up by the FBI and detained after bombing of Pearl Harbor. Was incarcerated at Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. 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Father signed \"no-no\" on the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire,\" and moved the family to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, in anticipation of repatriating to Japan. Parents changed their minds and did not go to Japan, so the family returned to Hawaii after leaving Tule Lake. After the war, Masamizu established a successful career in airplane mechanics.
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Born November 29, 1919, in Venice, California. Married in Venice prior to World War II, and had a child only a few days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Transferred with family to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, when it became a segregation center. After leaving camp, moved to New Jersey and worked for Seabrook Farms for thirty years."},{"id":"180","model":"narrator","index":"12 87/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/180/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/180/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yjoe_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yjoe_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/180/interviews/"},"display_name":"Joe Yamakido","bio":"Nisei male. Born March 3, 1922, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in various cities in California, and was living in Harbor City, California, when Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941. Removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and then to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Later moved to the Jerome concentration camp in Arkansas, where he was arrested and served time in prison for draft resistance. Served in the army following World War II."},{"id":"989","model":"narrator","index":"13 88/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/989/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/989/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-512_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-512_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/989/interviews/"},"display_name":"Frank T. Sata","bio":"Nisei male. Born March 20, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, where father worked as a photographer. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, transferring to Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Moved to Guadalupe, California, living in a Buddhist church for a time. Finished high school in Pasadena, California. Served in the U.S. Army, then worked for an electronics company before becoming an architect."},{"id":"615","model":"narrator","index":"14 89/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/615/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/615/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ofrank.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ofrank.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/615/interviews/"},"display_name":"Frank K. Omatsu","bio":"Nisei male. Born March 31, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father worked as a produce buyer. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Left camp to work in Chicago, and was drafted into the military. Served with the Military Intelligence Service in the Philippines and Japan. After the war, returned to Los Angeles and worked for the Sumitomo Bank."},{"id":"ddr-densho-1004-9","model":"entity","index":"15 90/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-9/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1004-9/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-mroy-02-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-mroy-02-a.jpg"},"title":"Roy Matsumoto Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. 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Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. In response to the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire,\" transferred to Tule Lake segregation center with family, and expatriated to Japan. Worked in Japan for the U.S. government and a Japanese company. Remained in Japan until the 1980s, and returned to the U.S., eventually settling in Denver, Colorado."},{"id":"618","model":"narrator","index":"18 93/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/618/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/618/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ftakayo.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ftakayo.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/618/interviews/"},"display_name":"Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer","bio":"Nisei female. Born November 25, 1932, in Harwick, California. 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Came to the United States at a few months old, and grew up in the Uptown area of Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, before eventually returning to California."},{"id":"411","model":"narrator","index":"20 95/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/411/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/411/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kyuri.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kyuri.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/411/interviews/"},"display_name":"Yuri Kochiyama","bio":"Nisei female. Born May 19, 1921, in San Pedro, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Mississippi before marrying and moving to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Became involved in a number of political causes during the Civil Rights Movement. Eventually met Malcolm X, and became a follower of his internationalist concept of human rights and nationalism based on self-determination and self-reliance."},{"id":"1067","model":"narrator","index":"21 96/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1067/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1067/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-phljacl-1-16_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-phljacl-1-16_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1067/interviews/"},"display_name":"George Oye","bio":"Kibei male. Born 1915 in Florin, California. From age seven to seventeen, lived in Japan when the family decided to move there. Returned to the United States in 1932 and attended school. Accepted into the California civil services, but was fired after World War II began. During the war, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Left camp with sister and her husband and found a job at the University of Pennsylvania. Eventually spent career working for the American Friends Service Committee."},{"id":"457","model":"narrator","index":"22 97/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/457/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/457/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mkenji.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mkenji.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/457/interviews/"},"display_name":"Kenji Maruko","bio":"Sansei male. Born December 13, 1920, in Fresno, California. Father was born in Hawaii, mother was born in Japan. Grew up in Fresno, where parents ran a successful bicycle shop and general store. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Signed \"no-no\" on the so-called \"loyalty questions\" and was segregated to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Renounced U.S. citizenship, and was transferred to the Department of Justice camp at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Decided to remain in the U.S., and had citizenship restored. After the war, returned to Fresno."},{"id":"18","model":"narrator","index":"23 98/{'value': 334, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/18/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/18/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/haiko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/haiko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/18/interviews/"},"display_name":"Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga","bio":"Nisei female. Born August 5, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Washington representative and researcher for National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) and primary archival researcher for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), and the three coram nobis cases. Consultant to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History exhibition. \"A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the United States Constitution\"; and consultant for the Justice Department's Office of Redress Administration."},{"id":"1021","model":"narrator","index":"24 99/{'value': 334, '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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