Minidoka

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Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-172-22)
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Attending school in a concentration camp along with Native Americans from Alaska
Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-172-20)
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Remembering the train ride from assembly center to concentration camp
Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-350-17)
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Attending school in Minidoka, not studying very hard

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in …

Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-155-32)
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Meeting some Nisei on a second trip to the former site of the Minidoka concentration camp, sharing stories
Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-155-10)
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Family decides to move to Twin Falls, Idaho, following the Japanese Americans to Minidoka concentration camp
Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-155-14)
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Memories of visiting Minidoka concentration camp as a child: eating in the mess hall, picnics by the irrigation canal
Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-155-13)
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Memories as a child in Twin Falls, Idaho: visiting playmates inside the Minidoka concentration camp every weekend
Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-155-31)
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An emotional return to the former site of Minidoka concentration camp, many years later
Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-155-16)
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Father makes more than 150 round trips between Minidoka concentration camp and Seattle, picking up or delivering items for Japanese Americans in camp
Sue Takimoto Okabe Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-74-6)
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Memories of Minidoka, and traveling outside the barbed wire to perform in nearby towns
Art Ishida Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-363-21)
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Transferring to Minidoka under threat of violence

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.

Connie Thorson Chandler Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-159-8)
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As a white child in Minidoka, altering eye appearance to fit in with Japanese American children
Connie Thorson Chandler Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-159-5)
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Childhood memories of Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho: going into town, ice skating
Connie Thorson Chandler Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-159-4)
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Attending school in the Minidoka concentration camp as a white child
Connie Thorson Chandler Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-159-6)
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Memories of Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho: mealtimes, physical conditions
Connie Thorson Chandler Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-159-2)
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Early memories of the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho: guard checkpoint, difference between camp inmate versus administration housing
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