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Studied music at the University of Washington, then went on to become a music teacher in the Seattle Public Schools."},{"id":"384","model":"narrator","index":"9 984/{'value': 1098, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/384/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/384/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/myukiko_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/myukiko_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/384/interviews/"},"display_name":"Yukiko Miyahara","bio":"Nisei female. 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. 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Eventually ended up living in the San Fernando Valley, and became very active with the Japanese American Citizens League."},{"id":"910","model":"narrator","index":"11 986/{'value': 1098, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/910/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/910/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-463_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-463_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/910/interviews/"},"display_name":"Nancy Kyoko Oda","bio":"Sansei female. Born May 20, 1945, at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shortly after birth, parents returned to the Los Angeles, California, area, where they had been living before World War II. Grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, and was involved in judo along with father, who was a judo instructor. Established a career as a public school teacher and administrator, and was also involved in numerous community groups."},{"id":"983","model":"narrator","index":"12 987/{'value': 1098, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/983/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/983/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-494-2_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-494-2_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/983/interviews/"},"display_name":"Mary Kato","bio":"Nisei-Sansei female. Born in February 23, 1924, in Hood River, Oregon. Grew up in Mosier, Oregon, where parents worked on an orchard and did truck farming. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Following the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire\" in 1943, family transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, moved to Walla Walla, Washington, and eventually married and farmed there."},{"id":"ddr-pc-39-5","model":"entity","index":"13 988/{'value': 1098, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-5/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-pc-39-5/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-pc-39/ddr-pc-39-5-mezzanine-49bf99300f-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-pc-39/ddr-pc-39-5-mezzanine-49bf99300f-a.jpg"},"title":"Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 5 (February 3, 1967)","description":"Selected article titles: \"New approach on fair housing law detailed: Rumford Act doomed because of provisions unacceptable by majority of California voters\" (p. 1), \"Tule Lake still leased to U.S., says N.Y. writer\" (p. 1), \"D.C. 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(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 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Born June 6, 1930, in Callao, Peru. Grew up in Peru, raised by both parents and grandparents. During World War II, taken with parents to the United States on a U.S. troop transport ship. Lived in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, until family moved to work at Seabrook, New Jersey, a produce work company camp. Drafted into the army in the 1950s, even though considered an illegal alien, and served in Germany. Raised a family in Chicago, Illinois, and San Jose, California after military discharge. In recent years, attended several pilgrimages to Tule Lake concentration camp, California, as well as reunions of Japanese Peruvians. 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In these extended answers to questions about Kanamori's repatriation to Japan and his refusal to pledge allegiance to the United States, he discusses his fear of violence and desire to keep his family together which resulted in his answering of \"no\" to the the Loyalty Questionnaire in Poston. He also discusses his marriage to Grace Kazuko Miyamoto in the Tule Lake camp in March 1944 and briefly explains that his father was first brought to the Santa Fe Department of Justice Camp, while the rest of his family was first brought to Poston. Eventually they were all moved to the Tule Lake incarceration camp. Kanamori wanted to apply for \"relocation\" but was coerced by his family and fearful of violence outside of the camp, thus resulting in him remaining in camp with the rest of his family. 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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":"02:41:25","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-287","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":490,"namepart":"Masamizu Kitajima"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr014jw5q","namepart":"Kitajima, Masamizu"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Honolulu, Hawaii","creation":"June 12, 2010","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Masamizu Kitajima narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Kitajima, Masamizu 88922nr014jw5q","download_large":"denshovh-kmasamizu-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1008-2","model":"entity","index":"20 995/{'value': 1098, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-2/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1008-2/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1008/denshovh-mgeorge-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1008/denshovh-mgeorge-01-a.jpg"},"title":"George S. Matsui Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born March 1, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. Spent prewar childhood in Long Beach, California, but attended grade school and junior high in Japan. Returned to the United States to attend high school. In 1941, was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo, California for basic training. Was among the first Japanese American draftees. When World War II broke out, was summarily discharged from the army, reclassified to an enlisted reserve unit, and sent to Santa Anita Assembly Center and then incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Within two months of being incarcerated, was recalled for duty in the Military Intelligence Service. Received Bronze Star for securing the surrender of Japanese military and nonmilitary personnel on the island of Saipan. Served with MacArthur's General Headquarters in Japan.
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