Poston (Colorado River)

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Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-394-21)
vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-394-21)
Participating in camp dances

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.

Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-394-19)
vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-394-19)
Finding ways to pass the time in camp

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Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-403-20)
vh Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-403-20)
Being drafted into the military after leaving 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.

Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-403-18)
vh Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-403-18)
Participating in sports in camp

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Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-403-17)
vh Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-403-17)
Working as a milk truck driver in camp

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Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-403-19)
vh Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-403-19)
Recreational activities in camp: attending dances

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Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-403-16)
vh Dave T. Maruya Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-403-16)
First arriving in Poston

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Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-394-23)
vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-394-23)
Witnessing a strike in Poston

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.

Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-92-22)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-92-22)
Attending a meeting to decide how to answer the so-called "loyalty questions"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-92-23)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-92-23)
Parents' reaction to decision to fight in WWII, "He's nothing but a little kid"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-92-18)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-92-18)
Recruited to become a mess hall cook at fourteen years old in Poston concentration camp

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-377-13)
vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-377-13)
Leaving camp temporarily on fishing outings

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Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-377-12)
vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-377-12)
First impressions of camp

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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-92-17)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-92-17)
Life in Poston concentration camp: people were "fainting like flies" from the heat

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-92-24)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-92-24)
Called up for military duty at seventeen years old

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-92-20)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-92-20)
Working as a warehouse foreman, accused of selling goods on the black-market

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-92-19)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-92-19)
An accident while working in the camp mess hall

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-377-14)
vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-377-14)
Life in camp as a young person: attending school, breaking wrist

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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-92-21)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-92-21)
Going from student to teacher at school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-377-15)
vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-377-15)
Nearly drowning in camp

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Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-377-16)
vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-377-16)
Family signs "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

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.

Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-377-11)
vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-377-11)
Remembering 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.

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