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Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed with family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Obtained student leave to finish high school in Abilene, Texas. Post-World War II, graduated from college in Texas, and lived in Chicago and New York."},{"id":"459","model":"narrator","index":"1 6601/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/459/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/459/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mnori.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mnori.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/459/interviews/"},"display_name":"Nori Masuda","bio":"Nisei male. Born September 11, 1916, in Fresno, California. Grew up in Fresno in Chinatown, where the city's Chinese and Japanese communities were concentrated. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. 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Was drafted and served in the Korean War, then started a career as an aviation mechanic."},{"id":"353","model":"narrator","index":"4 6604/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/353/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/353/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/keugene.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/keugene.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/353/interviews/"},"display_name":"Eugene Tatsuru Kimura","bio":"Nisei male. Born September 19, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming. At a young age, moved to Seattle, Washington, and spent most of childhood there. Was enrolled at the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, before returning with family to Sheridan. Attended the University of Nevada and later earned a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Chicago."},{"id":"356","model":"narrator","index":"5 6605/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/356/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/356/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kshoichi.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kshoichi.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/356/interviews/"},"display_name":"Shoichi Kobara","bio":"Nisei male. Born April 23, 1922, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville until age six, then family moved to Salinas. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Utah for a time before serving in Japan in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service. Returned to Watsonville and established a farming operation."},{"id":"332","model":"narrator","index":"6 6606/{'value': 6865, '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":"337","model":"narrator","index":"7 6607/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/337/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/337/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ychiyoko_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ychiyoko_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/337/interviews/"},"display_name":"Chiyoko Yano","bio":"Nisei female. Born February 27, 1918, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Oakland before being removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. In Topaz, worked for the War Relocation Authority in the Central Statistics Division. Husband served in the OSS, the Office of Strategic Services. Lived in Japan during the U.S. occupation before eventually returning to Berkeley. Worked for UC Berkeley's International House."},{"id":"340","model":"narrator","index":"8 6608/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/340/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/340/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/njames.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/njames.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/340/interviews/"},"display_name":"James Nishimura","bio":"Nisei male. Born February 6, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in camp, was allowed to leave to attend high school for one year in the nearby town of Eden, Idaho. 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After leaving camp, returned to California."},{"id":"584","model":"narrator","index":"12 6612/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/584/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/584/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/cmichiko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/cmichiko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/584/interviews/"},"display_name":"Michiko Frances Chikahisa","bio":"Nisei female. 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."},{"id":"521","model":"narrator","index":"13 6613/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/521/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/521/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/siwao.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/siwao.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/521/interviews/"},"display_name":"Iwao Peter Sano","bio":"Nisei male. Born June 9, 1924, in Brawley, California. Grew up in Brawley until the age of eleven, when family decided to send him to Japan to be adopted by an uncle and aunt. Attended school in Japan and was conscripted into the Japanese military. After Japan surrendered, was captured as a prisoner of war and held in Siberia for three years. Eventually returned to the United States."},{"id":"591","model":"narrator","index":"14 6614/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/591/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/591/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nroy.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nroy.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/591/interviews/"},"display_name":"Roy Nakagawa","bio":"Nisei male. Born December 28, 1916, in Missoula, Montana. Spent early part of childhood in Montana, where parents ran a farm. Moved with family to Seattle, Washington, finished school, and attended the University of Washington. Moved to the Los Angeles area for work. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, worked in Chicago and Wisconsin before eventually returning to Los Angeles."},{"id":"597","model":"narrator","index":"15 6615/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/597/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/597/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/atoshiko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/atoshiko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/597/interviews/"},"display_name":"Toshiko Aiboshi","bio":"Nisei female. Born July 8, 1928, in Boyle Heights, California. At an early age, went to live with family friends when father passed away and mother contracted tuburculosis. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. While in camp, mother relapsed and Toshiko again went to live with the same family friends. 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Settled in Pasadena, California."},{"id":"842","model":"narrator","index":"17 6617/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/842/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/842/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ttakeko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ttakeko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/842/interviews/"},"display_name":"Takeko Yokoyama Todo","bio":"Nisei female. Born April 3, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where father was a truck driver and mother was a Japanese language school teacher. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to finish high school in Ohio and work as a schoolgirl. 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Longtime volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles."},{"id":"742","model":"narrator","index":"19 6619/{'value': 6865, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/742/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/742/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/sshiuko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/sshiuko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/742/interviews/"},"display_name":"Shiuko Sakai","bio":"Nisei female. Born 1923 in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle where parents operated a hotel. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to live and work in New York, then worked for several years in Japan for the U.S. occupation forces. 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