Poston (Colorado River)

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Kitako Izumizaki Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1015-3-18)
vh Kitako Izumizaki Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1015-3-18)
Returning to Poston to have child while husband served overseas in military
Kitako Izumizaki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1015-3-14)
vh Kitako Izumizaki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1015-3-14)
Living in Poston Camp 1: interacting with Japanese Americans from Los Angeles
Kitako Izumizaki Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1015-3-13)
vh Kitako Izumizaki Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1015-3-13)
The train ride to Poston concentration camp: heat causes food to spoil
Jiro Sugidono Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1015-2-19)
vh Jiro Sugidono Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1015-2-19)
Witnessing tensions caused by the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
Nikki Bridges Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1012-15-1)
vh Nikki Bridges Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1012-15-1)
Daily memories of camp (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

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 …

Roy Takai Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1004-5-1)
vh Roy Takai Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1004-5-1)
Being recruited for the Military Intelligence Service out of the Poston concentration camp

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 …

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1003-7-6)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1003-7-6)
Coping with living conditions in camp

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.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1003-7-9)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1003-7-9)
Memories of Poston: holidays, ordering goods

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.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1003-7-5)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1003-7-5)
Memories of the train ride to camp

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.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1003-7-8)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1003-7-8)
Passing time in camp

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.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1003-7-7)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1003-7-7)
Father's work as a carpenter in camp

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.

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1002-10-8)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1002-10-8)
Working for the Poston Chronicle, the camp newspaper

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-10-10)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-10-10)
Feelings of camp residents: discouragement, bitterness, but also memories of fun activities

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-10-9)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-10-9)
Writing a serial murder mystery for the camp newspaper

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-10-7)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-10-7)
Recollections of Poston concentration camp, Arizona: heat, sand, and bad food

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-10-12)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-10-12)
Thoughts on the registration period in camp; brother volunteered for military, killed in Italy at age nineteen

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in …

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