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While in Poston, family signed \"no-no\" on the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire\" and was transferred to Tule Lake. Father and two older brothers renounced their U.S. citizenship and were eventually expatriated to Japan. The rest of the family returned to California after leaving camp. Mr. Kawaratani established a successful career as an urban planner with the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency."},{"id":"664","model":"narrator","index":"2 4877/{'value': 5033, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/664/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/664/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/swarren.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/swarren.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/664/interviews/"},"display_name":"Warren Koichi Suzuki","bio":"Nisei male. Born February 27, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. At age ten, was sent to Japan to live and attend school. Returned to Seattle prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Answered \"no-no\" on the so-called \"loyalty questionnaire\" and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Seattle and lived with then wife and child in a hostel located in Seattle's Japanese language school. Established a postwar career with the City of Seattle."},{"id":"1016","model":"narrator","index":"3 4878/{'value': 5033, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1016/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1016/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-525_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-525_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1016/interviews/"},"display_name":"Mike Murase","bio":"Sansei male. Born January 25, 1947, in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan. Moved to the U.S. with family at age nine and grew up in Los Angeles, California. Graduated from UCLA and was involved in a number of civil rights movements and organizations. One of the founders of Gidra, the groundbreaking Asian American publication. Worked for both of Jesse Jackson's presidential campaigns and then became district director for Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Co-founded the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Little Tokyo Service Center, and was also active in numerous community social service and activist organizations."},{"id":"1065","model":"narrator","index":"4 4879/{'value': 5033, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1065/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1065/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-phljacl-1-13_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-phljacl-1-13_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1065/interviews/"},"display_name":"Hiroshi Uyehara","bio":"Nisei male. Born January 1, 1916, in Oakland, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where father started a fish cake factory. Attended UCLA and UC Berkeley and then worked as an electrical draftsman for the Department of Water and Power for the City of Los Angeles. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, discharged from civil service job. Removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Left camp and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and established a career with the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Lester, Pennsylvania."},{"id":"1067","model":"narrator","index":"5 4880/{'value': 5033, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1067/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1067/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-phljacl-1-16_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-phljacl-1-16_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1067/interviews/"},"display_name":"George Oye","bio":"Kibei male. Born 1915 in Florin, California. From age seven to seventeen, lived in Japan when the family decided to move there. Returned to the United States in 1932 and attended school. Accepted into the California civil services, but was fired after World War II began. 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Per notes taken from Tomishichi Akiyama, a fellow Issei arrested by the FBI, the Japanese Association felt that they were under FBI surveillance and recommended greater secrecy during their meetings to avoid trouble.","extent":"1 photocopy: 8.50 W x 14 H","links_children":"ddr-one-5-170","creators":[{"role":"author","namepart":"Quinn, Vincent M."}],"topics":[{"term":"World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Decision to incarcerate","id":"203"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"namepart":"Koyama, Keizaburo"},{"namepart":"Quinn, Vincent M."},{"namepart":"Federal Bureau of Investigation"},{"namepart":"Sokoku Kai"},{"namepart":"Japanese Chamber of Commerce"},{"namepart":"Akiyama, Tomishichi"}],"contributor":"Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon","geography":[{"term":"Portland","id":"289"},{"term":"Japan","id":"108"}],"rights":"cc","genre":"blank_form","location":"Portland, Oregon","facility":[{"term":"Fort Missoula","id":"30"},{"term":"Camp Livingston","id":"55"}],"creation":"5/19/1942","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Quinn, Vincent M. author Koyama, Keizaburo \nQuinn, Vincent M. \nFederal Bureau of Investigation \nSokoku Kai \nJapanese Chamber of Commerce \nAkiyama, Tomishichi","download_large":"ddr-one-5-170-mezzanine-27ebe4b6bb-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-njpa-2-500","model":"entity","index":"12 4887/{'value': 5033, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-500/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-njpa-2-500/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-njpa-2/ddr-njpa-2-500-mezzanine-13159d1e0a-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-njpa-2/ddr-njpa-2-500-mezzanine-13159d1e0a-a.jpg"},"title":"A king and queen of Aloha Week gathered with others in formal dress","description":"Caption on reverse: \"Presented above are the King and Queen of Aloha Week (Mr. Sargent Kahanamoku and Mrs. Anna Kahanamoku), the first husband-and-wife royalty of Aloha Week, who held a court reception last Saturday evening at historic Iolani Palace. The King and Queen yesterday attended services at historic Kawaiahao Church, the Westminster Abbey of Hawaii. Starting today and lasting through Friday, Aloha Week neighborhood festivities will be held on Oahu. The official Aloha Week program will open this Saturday evening with a Royal Ball at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and end on Oct. 21 with a doubleheader -- an Aloha Week Floral Parade from Ala Moana to Waikiki at 10 a.m.; and a fireworks display (pageantry of the Pacific countries with pyrotechnics by the Hosoya Fireworks Co. of Japan) at 7 p.m. at Ala Moana Park. 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Born January 22, 1923, in Wilsonville, Oregon. Taken to Japan to live with family for a few years before the outbreak of World War II. Returned alone to Oregon to join sister at age sixteen with the help of a white benefactor. Removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, but then left immediately to live and work at a farm labor camp and attend school with the help of the benefactor. Volunteered for military service and served with the medical corps. Lived in Salt Lake City for a time before eventually returning to Oregon.<p>(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 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The rest of the family returned to California after leaving camp. Mr. Kawaratani established a successful career as an urban planner with the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency.<p>(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 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