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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":"01:33:54","links_children":"ddr-densho-1010-9","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":458,"namepart":"Rose Nakagawa"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Jill Shiraki"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Kerry Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr0071b9w","namepart":"Nakagawa, Yoshiko Rose"}],"contributor":"Preserving California's Japantowns Collection","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Fresno, California","creation":"March 9, 2010","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Rose Nakagawa narrator \nJill Shiraki interviewer \nKerry Nakagawa interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Nakagawa, Yoshiko Rose 88922nr0071b9w","download_large":"denshovh-nrose-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-342","model":"entity","index":"9 2134/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-342/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-342/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hmargaret-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-hmargaret-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka Interview","description":"Nisei female. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Father ran a prominent hotel which was frequently patronized by visiting Japanese dignitaries. Father was picked up by the FBI on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, moved to Denver, Colorado, eventually settling in Chicago, Illinois.
(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":"01:17:07","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-342","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":579,"namepart":"Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr005sm0d","namepart":"Morita, Margaret Junko"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Skokie, Illinois","creation":"June 15, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer Morita, Margaret Junko 88922nr005sm0d","download_large":"denshovh-hmargaret-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-358","model":"entity","index":"10 2135/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-358/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-358/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-nroy-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-nroy-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Roy Nakagawa Interview","description":"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.
(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":"02:57:38","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-358","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":591,"namepart":"Roy Nakagawa"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Martha Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr013012r","namepart":"Nakagawa, Roy"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"July 20, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Roy Nakagawa narrator \nMartha Nakagawa interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Nakagawa, Roy 88922nr013012r","download_large":"denshovh-nroy-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-494","model":"entity","index":"11 2136/{'value': 3279, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-494/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-494/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/ddr-densho-1000-494-1-mezzanine-9ad14192ea-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/ddr-densho-1000-494-1-mezzanine-9ad14192ea-a.jpg"},"title":"Mary Kato - Frances Kajita Nishi Interview","description":"This interview is with two sisters, Mary Kato and Frances Kajita Nishi. Ten years apart in age, they grew up in Mosier, Washington, where their parents worked on an orchard and did truck farming. During World War II, the family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Following the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire\" in 1943, they transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, both sisters moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where they remained after the war.\r\n
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