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Attended college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after leaving camp. Eventually married and moved to Portland, Oregon."},{"id":"600","model":"narrator","index":"17 267/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/600/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/600/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kmichiko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kmichiko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/600/interviews/"},"display_name":"Michiko Hara Kawaguchi","bio":"Nisei female. Born September 30, 1925, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco where father ran a dry cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, lived in Indiana and attended college. Eventually returned to California."},{"id":"820","model":"narrator","index":"18 268/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/820/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/820/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/wjune.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/wjune.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/820/interviews/"},"display_name":"June T. Watanabe","bio":"Nisei female. Born 1924 in Venice, California. Grew up in Lawndale, California, where parents farmed. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, married and moved to Bloomington, Minnesota, while husband served in the military. Eventually returned to California."},{"id":"948","model":"narrator","index":"19 269/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/948/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/948/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-chi-1-9_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-chi-1-9_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/948/interviews/"},"display_name":"Jane Kaihatsu","bio":"Sansei female. Born June 2, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. During World War II, her father's family was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Her mother's family was incarcerated at the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp the Jane's parents resettled in Chicago, Illinois, which is where she was born and raised."},{"id":"193","model":"narrator","index":"20 270/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/193/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/193/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hgeorge.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hgeorge.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/193/interviews/"},"display_name":"George Hanada","bio":"Nisei male. Born March 29, 1924, in Penryn, California. Spent most of childhood in San Jose, California, before being removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Served in the military at the end of World War II before returning to California. Opened owned business, George's Service Center, in San Jose's Japantown following World War II."},{"id":"959","model":"narrator","index":"21 271/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/959/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/959/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-chi-1-19_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-chi-1-19_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/959/interviews/"},"display_name":"Tonko Doi","bio":"Nisei-Sansei female. Born December 6, 1941, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, sent with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived in a Quaker-run hostel in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois, where parents ran a cleaners business."},{"id":"188","model":"narrator","index":"22 272/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/188/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/188/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/dperry.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/dperry.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/188/interviews/"},"display_name":"Perry Dobashi","bio":"Sansei male. Born in 1938 in San Jose, California. Raised in San Jose, where parents and grandparents owned a store in Japantown. Removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and then to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to San Jose after the war, where family reestablished their business, the Dobashi Market. Mr. Dobashi eventually took over the business."},{"id":"629","model":"narrator","index":"23 273/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/629/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/629/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ichristie.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ichristie.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/629/interviews/"},"display_name":"Christie O. Ichikawa","bio":"Sansei female. Born April 4, 1928, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento before moving to Boyle Heights, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, attended school in Chicago before returning to Los Angeles. Established a career in nursing and teaching."},{"id":"634","model":"narrator","index":"24 274/{'value': 346, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/634/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/634/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/shy.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/shy.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/634/interviews/"},"display_name":"Hy Shishino","bio":"Nisei male. Born June 25, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where parents owned a flower shop. During World War II removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. 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