Poston (Colorado River)

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Isao Kameshige Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-35-13)
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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.

Isao Kameshige Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-35-9)
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The journey by train to 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.

Isao Kameshige Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-35-12)
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Leaving camp temporarily to work

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.

Isao Kameshige Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-35-10)
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First arriving 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.

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

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Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1003-7-9)
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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)
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Memories of the train ride to camp

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

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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 7 (ddr-densho-1003-7-7)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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 12 (ddr-densho-1002-10-12)
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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 …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-10-7)
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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 …

Peggy Yamato Mikuni Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-379-12)
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Attending school in camp

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Peggy Yamato Mikuni Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-379-13)
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Leaving camp and going to Denver

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.

Peggy Yamato Mikuni Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-379-10)
vh Peggy Yamato Mikuni Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-379-10)
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.

Paul Nagano Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-65-8)
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Christian faith and social justice: dealing with so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and military service
Paul Nagano Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-65-10)
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Efforts of Caucasian Christian churches to support Japanese Americans in concentration camps
Paul Nagano Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-65-7)
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Different denominations meld together as one ecumenical church in Poston concentration camp
Paul Nagano Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-65-9)
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Animosity between "yes-yes" and "no-no" respondents in concentration camp
Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-119-6)
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Responding "no-no" to so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-119-5)
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Daily activities at Poston concentration camp, Arizona

This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

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