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After being removed from Terminal Island, moved to Anaheim, California, before being removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Had several children in camp. Eventually returned to California."},{"id":"180","model":"narrator","index":"2 702/{'value': 772, '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":"826","model":"narrator","index":"3 703/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/826/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/826/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mcharlie.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mcharlie.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/826/interviews/"},"display_name":"Charlie Matsubara","bio":"Nisei male. Born June 3, 1920, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. When World War II broke out, Charlie stayed in California with his brother to help take care of property and belongings while the rest of the family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Charlie and his brother were then sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. 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Graduated from UCLA and established a career in computer software development."},{"id":"1007","model":"narrator","index":"5 705/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1007/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1007/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-515_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-515_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1007/interviews/"},"display_name":"Robert Moriguchi","bio":"Sansei male. Born November 11, 1931, in San Francisco, California. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, moved to Utah for a time before eventually returning to California and becoming a pharmacist. Served on the board of the Japanese American Citizens League and in later years, became a volunteer docent at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles."},{"id":"332","model":"narrator","index":"6 706/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/332/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/332/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kkiyoko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kkiyoko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/332/interviews/"},"display_name":"Kiyoko Morey Kaneko","bio":"Nisei female. Born September 3, 1911, in Pasadena, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father operated a successful import/export business with retail stores. Graduated from UCLA, then lived and worked in Japan for a few years. Was married and living in Hawaii in 1941. Witnessed Japanese bomber planes overhead from home in Pearl City on December 7, 1941. After the war, resided in Santa Cruz, California."},{"id":"64","model":"narrator","index":"7 707/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/64/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/64/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/npaul.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/npaul.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/64/interviews/"},"display_name":"Paul Nagano","bio":"Sansei male. Born, June 17, 1920, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in \"Little Tokyo,\" and the Boyle Heights area. During World War II, was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Became ordained as a Baptist minister while incarcerated, ministering to fellow camp inmates and leading ecumenical worship services in camp. Left Poston to attend Bethel Theological Seminary in St Paul, Minnesota. Following the war, resettled in Los Angeles and established the Japanese Baptist Church, later renamed to Evergreen Baptist Church. Appointed the first director of Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society. Spent eight years as pastor of the Makiki Church in Honolulu. Returned to the mainland and earned his doctorate degree (D. Rel.) from the School of Theology, Claremont, California, authoring a thesis on Japanese American identity, ethnic pluralism, and Christianity. Spent fifteen years as Pastor as Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington. Taught at the American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California, and served as Director of the Council for Pacific Asian Theology, Oakland, California. 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An extremely active community and civic volunteer, Mr. Bannai joined the Elks Club as well as many veterans' and other organizations. He was elected to the Gardena city council in 1972, and in 1973 was elected to the California State Legislature. In 1980, Mr. Bannai became the executive director of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC). In 1981, he was appointed chief director of the Memorial Affairs Department of the Veterans Administration by President Ronald Reagan.","extent":"02:27:06","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-128","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":123,"namepart":"Paul Bannai"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Alice Ito"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr0099c15","namepart":"Bannai, Paul Takeo"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"December 28, 2000","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Paul Bannai narrator \nAlice Ito interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Bannai, Paul Takeo 88922nr0099c15","download_large":"denshovh-bpaul-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-150","model":"entity","index":"11 711/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-150/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-150/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-bpaul-02-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-bpaul-02-a.jpg"},"title":"Paul Bannai Interview II","description":"Nisei male. 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In 1981, he was appointed chief director of the Memorial Affairs Department of the Veterans Administration by President Ronald Reagan.","extent":"02:34:58","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-150","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":123,"namepart":"Paul Bannai"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Alice Ito"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr0099c15","namepart":"Bannai, Paul Takeo"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"December 29, 2000","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Paul Bannai narrator \nAlice Ito interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Bannai, Paul Takeo 88922nr0099c15","download_large":"denshovh-bpaul-02-a.jpg"},{"id":"239","model":"narrator","index":"12 712/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/239/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/239/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/thikoji.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/thikoji.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/239/interviews/"},"display_name":"Hikoji Takeuchi","bio":"Nisei male. Born December 18, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Parents owned and operated a restaurant. Father passed away prior to the onset of World War II, so mother was responsible for preparing the family to move to camp. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, and in 1942, was shot by a military police officer while picking up scrap lumber. Renounced U.S. citizenship and expatriated to Japan where he worked for six years before returning to California."},{"id":"481","model":"narrator","index":"13 713/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/481/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/481/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yharry.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yharry.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/481/interviews/"},"display_name":"Harry K. Yoshikawa","bio":"Nisei male. Born June 26, 1922, in Montebello, California. Grew up in California, spending a short time in Japan prior to World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Denver, Colorado, during the \"voluntary evacuation\" period designated by the U.S. government. Arrested after refusing to report for military service after being drafted. Tried and served two years at the Santa Catalina prison camp for draft resistance. After release, eventually returned to Los Angeles, California."},{"id":"896","model":"narrator","index":"14 714/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/896/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/896/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-448_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-448_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/896/interviews/"},"display_name":"Kanji Sahara","bio":"Issei male. Born April 4, 1934, in Hiroshima, Japan, while mother and older siblings were visiting Japan for an extended period. 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":"626","model":"narrator","index":"15 715/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/626/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/626/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nrobert.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nrobert.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/626/interviews/"},"display_name":"Robert A. Nakamura","bio":"Nisei/Sansei male. Born July 5, 1936, in Venice, California. 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During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, Jack volunteered to work with the orphans at the Manzanar Children's Village, and also helped to establish Christian church services. Left camp for Des Moines, Iowa, to attend college, and eventually became a minister."},{"id":"408","model":"narrator","index":"17 717/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/408/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/408/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ywakako.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ywakako.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/408/interviews/"},"display_name":"Wakako Yamauchi","bio":"Nisei female. Born October 23, 1924, in Westmorland, California. Grew up in the Imperial Valley before being removed with family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. After leaving camp, attended art school in San Diego before marrying and moving to Los Angeles. Published short story And the Soul Shall Dance, which was adapted into a successful play and then a television drama."},{"id":"989","model":"narrator","index":"18 718/{'value': 772, '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":"904","model":"narrator","index":"19 719/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/904/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/904/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-456_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-456_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/904/interviews/"},"display_name":"Hatsuko Mary Higuchi","bio":"Nisei female. Born January 31, 1939, in Los Angeles County, California. At a young age, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, with family. After leaving camp, returned to family's farm in Lawndale, California. Father passed away early, leaving her mother to run the farm. Hatsuko Mary became a teacher, establishing an education career in Torrance, California, for many years. She later discovered an artistic talent and did many paintings with her family and the war years as her subjects."},{"id":"915","model":"narrator","index":"20 720/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/915/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/915/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-468_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-468_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/915/interviews/"},"display_name":"Norm Hayashi","bio":"Sansei male. Born September 11, 1939, in Oakland, California. Grandfather, father, and other family members established a nursery business in San Francisco, California prior to World War II. During the war, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to San Francisco and reestablished the nursery. After going to college and living in Los Angeles for a number of years, Norm eventually returned to the family business."},{"id":"862","model":"narrator","index":"21 721/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/862/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/862/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/dflorence.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/dflorence.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/862/interviews/"},"display_name":"Florence Ohmura Dobashi","bio":"Nisei female. Born October 26, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California where father was a minister, but was living in Riverside, California, when World War II broke out. During the war, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp to finish high school in Ohio, then attended UC Berkeley and UCLA. After the war, worked for attorney Wayne Collins while he fought on behalf of Japanese Americans who renounced their U.S. citizenship in the camps."},{"id":"290","model":"narrator","index":"22 722/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/290/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/290/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ijoe.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ijoe.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/290/interviews/"},"display_name":"Joe Ishikawa","bio":"Nisei male. Born July 29, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Went to live in Japan as a college student, returning just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado, before leaving to attend the University of Nebraska. Worked as a curator in the university's art museum and for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Worked for and was greatly influenced by noted socialist Norman Thomas."},{"id":"657","model":"narrator","index":"23 723/{'value': 772, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/657/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/657/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/skenji.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/skenji.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/657/interviews/"},"display_name":"Kenji Suematsu","bio":"Nisei male. Born April 29, 1934, in Brawley, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Father was arrested by the FBI and mother had a nervous breakdown. Kenji and his sister were sent to stay at the Shonien orphanage in Los Angeles. During mass removal, taken to Manzanar with other orphans and placed in the Manzanar Children's Village. While in camp, reunited with parents. After leaving Manzanar, returned to California. 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Underwent basic training in the armored (tank) corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was subsequently assigned to the Military Intelligence Language School at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Married Helen Furuyama in 1945, and moved to Berkeley, California, and later to El Cerrito, a neighboring community. George earned his teaching credential and taught in the Berkeley School District for thirty-five years. He raised four children: Cole, Clay, Maia and Lian. Organized the J-Town Jazz Ensemble, a 17-piece swing band based in San Francisco, which performs at community events and festivals. 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