Minidoka

Concentration Camp

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Gene Akutsu Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-1-30)
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Reasons for answering "no-no" on so-called "loyalty questions" and revisiting decision to resist the draft
Gene Akutsu Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-1-11)
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Minidoka concentration camp: armed MPs, housing and camp layout; finishing school, drafted for military service, and mail censoring
Gene Akutsu Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-1-29)
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Attitude towards those who volunteered for enlistment in the military
Gene Akutsu Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-1-14)
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Impact on family: father's separate detention in DOJ facilities and draft resistance by self and brother
Gene Akutsu Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-1-12)
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Deciding to resist the draft: discussion of answers to the so-called "loyalty questions," and preparing for death
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview V Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-115-9)
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A student at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, takes messages to heart, writes a paper about injustices in camp
Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-342-13)
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Memories of Minidoka

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.

Masao Watanabe Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-103-17)
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Reaction upon moving to Minidoka: "they were treating us like dogs"

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

Masao Watanabe Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-103-20)
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Working outside of camp while waiting for induction

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

Masao Watanabe Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-103-18)
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Deciding to volunteer for the army: "I don't know which was worse: being locked up in camp or going off to war"

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

Masao Watanabe Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-103-19)
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Family's reaction to military service

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

Robert Coombs Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-146-14)
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Traveling to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, choosing to live within the camp itself
Robert Coombs Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-146-17)
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Description of the incarcerated children working out on neighboring sugar beet farms; physical description of school conditions
Robert Coombs Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-146-16)
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Participating in a new style of education, teaching core classes at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho
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