(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding the resistance movement itself.)","extent":"00:43:54","links_children":"ddr-densho-122-11","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":144,"namepart":"James Omura"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Frank Abe"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Frank Chin"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Frank Abe Collection","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"August 1993","status":"completed","search_hidden":"James Omura narrator \nFrank Abe interviewer \nFrank Chin interviewer","download_large":"denshovh-ojimmie-03-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-122-4","model":"entity","index":"1 3101/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-4/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-122-4/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-122/denshovh-ojimmie-02-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-122/denshovh-ojimmie-02-a.jpg"},"title":"James Omura Interview I","description":"Nisei male. Born November 27, 1912, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Denver and took a job as English Editor of a Japanese American vernacular newspaper, the Rocky Shimpo. As editor, wrote about and supported the Fair Play Committee in Heart Mountain concentration camp. Was charged and tried for conspiracy to counsel draft evasion, and was acquitted on the grounds of the First Amendment and freedom of the press. Mr. Omura was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian American Journalists Association.
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Born October 21, 1924, and during childhood lived in various places in the Midwest, Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California. Was a high school student when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and after camp returned to Los Angeles."},{"id":"268","model":"narrator","index":"4 3104/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/268/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/268/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yisao.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yisao.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/268/interviews/"},"display_name":"Isao Yamashita","bio":"Nisei male. Born November 19, 1924. Grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, later transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered for the military, and served as replacement for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Eventually returned to Bainbridge Island."},{"id":"360","model":"narrator","index":"5 3105/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/360/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/360/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hmaynard.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hmaynard.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/360/interviews/"},"display_name":"Maynard Horiuchi","bio":"Female. Born August 8, 1925, in Vallejo, California. Due to father's career as a prominent Navy admiral, moved frequently while growing up, living in Hawaii, Cuba, California, China and Japan. Worked as an editor for the military in Washington, D.C., and Japan. While in Japan, met future husband, Lucius Horiuchi."},{"id":"216","model":"narrator","index":"6 3106/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/216/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/216/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yrichard.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/yrichard.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/216/interviews/"},"display_name":"Richard H. Yamamoto","bio":"Nisei male. Born September 4, 1922, in Spokane, Washington. Spent childhood in Spokane, where parents operated a downtown Spokane hotel and father worked as a redcap at the local train station. Graduated from Lewis & Clark High School, attended Whitworth College, and then attended trade school where he became an electrician."},{"id":"603","model":"narrator","index":"7 3107/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/603/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/603/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nfred.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nfred.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/603/interviews/"},"display_name":"Fred Nagai","bio":"Nisei male. Born June 25, 1918, in Selleck, Washington. Grew up in Selleck, a lumber community, before moving with family to Santa Monica, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Salt Lake City, Utah, before returning to California."},{"id":"34","model":"narrator","index":"8 3108/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/34/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/34/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/khitoshi.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/khitoshi.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/34/interviews/"},"display_name":"Hitoshi H. Kajihara","bio":"Nisei male. Born March 12, 1928, in Oyster Bay, Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Served as fundraising chair for the Japanese American Citizens League's Legislative Education Committee from 1984 to 1985 and raised over half a million dollars for the redress effort. Became president of the National JACL in 1986."},{"id":"675","model":"narrator","index":"9 3109/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/675/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/675/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/slury.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/slury.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/675/interviews/"},"display_name":"Lury Sato","bio":"Nisei female. Born January 25, 1915, in Montavilla, Oregon. Grew up in Portland and attended college before World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp with husband and lived in New York and Washington, D.C. Eventually returned to Portland."},{"id":"812","model":"narrator","index":"10 3110/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/812/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/812/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nmitsue.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/nmitsue.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/812/interviews/"},"display_name":"Mitsue Nishio","bio":"Kibei female. Born May 27, 1917, in Seattle, Washington. As a child, sent to Japan for education, and returned to the U.S. in the 1930s. Was married living in Glendale, California, when World War II started. During the war, was removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to California."},{"id":"23","model":"narrator","index":"11 3111/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/23/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/23/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/htokio.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/htokio.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/23/interviews/"},"display_name":"Tokio Hirotaka","bio":"Nisei male. February 17, 1910, in Bellevue, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, family was part of a Japanese American \"Eastside\" community that cleared and farmed a large portion of what is now the Bellevue-Kirkland-Redmond area."},{"id":"24","model":"narrator","index":"12 3112/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/24/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/24/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/itoshio.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/itoshio.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/24/interviews/"},"display_name":"Toshio Ito","bio":"Nisei male. Born October 23, 1922, in Bellevue, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, family was part of a Japanese American \"Eastside\" community that cleared and farmed a large portion of what is now the Bellevue-Kirkland-Redmond area."},{"id":"25","model":"narrator","index":"13 3113/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/25/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/25/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mjoe.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mjoe.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/25/interviews/"},"display_name":"Joe Matsuzawa","bio":"Nisei male. Born February 7, 1913, in Bellevue, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, family was part of a Japanese American \"Eastside\" community that cleared and farmed a large portion of what is now the Bellevue-Kirkland-Redmond area."},{"id":"246","model":"narrator","index":"14 3114/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/246/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/246/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ksally.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ksally.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/246/interviews/"},"display_name":"Shimako \"Sally\" Kitano","bio":"Nisei female. Born April 6, 1932, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge, and was eight years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Before the war was over, moved to Chicago, Illinois. Returned to Bainbridge Island after World War II."},{"id":"14","model":"narrator","index":"15 3115/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/14/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/14/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hmitsuko.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/hmitsuko.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/14/interviews/"},"display_name":"Mitsuko Hashiguchi","bio":"Nisei female. Born January 25, 1921, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on a Bellevue farm, married and had a child before being incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. In her interview, she discusses the Japanese American community in Bellevue before and after World War II."},{"id":"559","model":"narrator","index":"16 3116/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/559/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/559/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ypearl.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ypearl.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/559/interviews/"},"display_name":"Pearl Yoshikawa","bio":"Nisei female. Born April 25, 1926, in Vancouver, Washington. Grew up in Vancouver where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, moved to New York City to attend a fashion design school. Eventually resettled in Minneapolis, Minnesota."},{"id":"587","model":"narrator","index":"17 3117/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/587/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/587/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/orobert_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/orobert_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/587/interviews/"},"display_name":"Robert T. Ohashi","bio":"Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho before eventually returning to Ketchikan."},{"id":"708","model":"narrator","index":"18 3118/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/708/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/708/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/igeorge_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/igeorge_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/708/interviews/"},"display_name":"George Iseri","bio":"Nisei male. Born April 23, 1920, in Thomas, Washington. Grew up in Thomas where father ran a general store. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Weiser, Idaho, and opened a service station. Eventually moved to Ontario, Oregon."},{"id":"103","model":"narrator","index":"19 3119/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/103/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/103/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/wharvey.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/wharvey.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/103/interviews/"},"display_name":"Harvey Watanabe","bio":"Nisei male. Born February 7, 1919, in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went to Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. Recruited for the Military Intelligence Service and trained at the Military Intelligence Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Sent overseas to serve in the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) of General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia, Manila and Japan. Assisted in negotiating the surrender of Japanese troops in Manila. Managed the Dai Ichi Hotel in Tokyo for headquarters staff. Later served in the Korean War. Resettled in Seattle, Washington and worked for the Boeing Company."},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-138","model":"entity","index":"20 3120/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-138/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-138/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-ytosh-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-ytosh-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Tosh Yasutake Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born June 10, 1922, in Seattle, WA. Father was employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until he was separated from family on December 7, 1941, and interned as an enemy alien. Graduated 1941, Cleveland High School, and attended University of Washington before being removed from Seattle with mother, sister and two brothers in 1942. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Worked as hospital attendant and laboratory technician in Minidoka. While incarcerated in Minidoka, volunteered for U.S. Army, March, 1943. Allowed to travel from Minidoka, with sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada, to visit their father, Jack Kaichiro Yasutake, incarcerated at U.S. Department of Justice internment camp in Lordsburg, NM. Mr. Yasutake passed away on December 12, 2016. After basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, served in Europe in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a medic assigned to Company I, 2nd Platoon. Wounded during combat in southern France, October, 1944. Awarded Bronze Star. After recovery, assigned as a medic to Anti-tank Company, 1st platoon. December, 1945 discharged from the army. After visiting parents and younger brother in Cincinnati and living briefly in New York City, returned to Seattle. Married. Received B.A., Zoology, from University of Washington. Began career in research on fish pathology. Had four children. Received Ph.D in Fish Pathology from the University of Tokyo. Retired in 1988 as Research Histologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, after 36 years. Continues to serve as a Senior Scientist Emeritus in a volunteer capacity. Dr. W.T. Yasutake is the author of numerous articles published in scholarly journals, and the book, Microscopic Anatomy of Salmonids. He received awards and recognition for his pioneering and outstanding contributions to his professional field.
(William Toshio Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was interviewed individually on November 14, 2002.
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history interviews. Individually and jointly, they and other family members had written and gathered material documenting their family history. They shared much of this with me to assist with research and preparation for the Densho interview. Mitsuye's daughter Jeni had coordinated much of the family history work. Jeni participated as a secondary interviewer during the group sessions, October 8-9, 2002.The group interview sessions were conducted in Seattle at the home of Tom Ikeda, executive director of Densho. The oldest Yasutake sibling, Reverend Seiichi Michael Yasutake, had passed away less than a year before the Densho interviewing, in December, 2001. The remaining siblings emphasized that his absence left a gap in their discussion of family history. In addition to Jeni Yamada and videographers Dana Hoshide and John Pai, also present during some portions of the group interview were Tom Ikeda, and Mitsuye Yamada's son Kai Yamada.)","extent":"04:04:06","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-138","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":131,"namepart":"Tosh Yasutake"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Alice Ito"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"November 14, 2002","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Tosh Yasutake narrator \nAlice Ito interviewer \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"denshovh-ytosh-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-140","model":"entity","index":"21 3121/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-140/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-140/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-fmitsu-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-fmitsu-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Mitsu Fukui Interview","description":"Nisei female. Born September 21, 1911, in Seattle, Washington. Had a younger sister and three younger brothers. Father, Riichiro Fukano, employed by Oriental Trading Company as a bookkeeper in Seattle, before operating a dry cleaning business. Mother, Kiyono (Miyama) Fukano, a seamstress. Learned dressmaking from mother, and helped in the shop. Family lived upstairs above the shop, in a neighborhood with few Japanese American families. Paternal grandfather and grandmother joined the household and lived with them for eleven years before returning to Japan. Father served many years as secretary of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. Mother served as president of Buddhist Women's Association. Graduated from Lincoln High School in 1930, attended University of Washington one year, and attended school in Japan one year. While living in Fukuoka Ken, served as interpreter for Charles Lindbergh, Yasha Heifetz, and other notable visitors. Married William Owari Fukui, an Issei, in 1936. Husband also in dry cleaning business. Son born 1939. Moved back to parents' house, along with her husband and son, in order to be together with her mother and brothers, when incarcerated in Puyallup Assembly Center in May, 1942. Father had been picked up earlier by FBI, after December 7, 1941, detained and interned separately. Incarcerated in Minidoka concentration camp. Son attended nursery school in Minidoka while she and husband worked. Released on indefinite leave in 1944 with husband and son, to relocate in Detroit, MI. Car vandalized and burglarized in Minidoka camp, during their drive back to Seattle in 1945. Protested lack of assistance from Minidoka concentration camp staff. With husband, started another dry cleaning business in Seattle, overcoming discrimination in financing. Retired from dry cleaning business. Did volunteer work for Children's Hospital in Seattle for over 30 years and provided home care for two and a half years for her husband who suffered from a severe stroke. 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