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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":"00:49:41","links_children":"ddr-densho-1016-2","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":220,"namepart":"Seiko Edamatsu"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Andrea Dilley"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Whitworth College-North by Northwest Collection","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","creation":"2003-2004","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Seiko Edamatsu narrator \nAndrea Dilley interviewer","download_large":"denshovh-eseiko-02-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-one-1-174","model":"entity","index":"8 33/{'value': 38, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-174/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-one-1-174/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-one-1/ddr-one-1-174-mezzanine-065610dfc4-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-one-1/ddr-one-1-174-mezzanine-065610dfc4-a.jpg"},"title":"Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 37 \"U.S. National Bank\"","description":"Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 37 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd outside the Shoreline Hotel, Anchor Inn, and Sailors Union of the Pacific. 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Masao confirms that Tamasada and his family are safe but has not been able to confirm the safety of Jokichi Yamanaka or Naoji Okine in Hiroshima. The handwritten notes on the back of the envelope reads: Arrived on January 28, 1946, no. 2 [in Japanese]. 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He was fluent in Japanese and English. Immediately after arriving at the C.C.C. Camp, an announcement of the U.S. government order was made in English. Keny kindly explained to everyone at the Camp what the announcement was in Japanese. He spoke both languages very well. Our group members included: Mr. Hashimoto [Testuo L. Hashimoto], Keny Kuwahara, Mr. Seki, Tadashi Sakaida, and Jimmy Oda. The sugar beets farm was stretching far as if it went beyond the horizon. A long ridge laid and it took us a whole day to take ___. Finally, I had to buy a pair of farm boots. [Right bottom] In Utah, Mr. Mimura ___. When I was working in Utah, Mr. Mimura passed away. At the Utah Bukkyokai, I made a memorial address, representing friends who respected Mr. Mimura. Mr. Mimura contributed to the Japanese American community. Become a good citizen” was his advice to me. 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