Discrimination

vh Isao East Oshima Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1014-7-13)

Encountering discrimination when trying to purchase a home

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-7-13/

vh Yoshimi Matsuura Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1014-6-23)

Dealing with blatant racism

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vh Yoshimi Matsuura Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1014-6-21)

Having difficulty finding housing

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vh Yoshimi Matsuura Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1014-6-20)

Leaving camp with the National Youth Administration (NYA), finding out that enrollment was terminated

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vh Jun Kurumada Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1013-5-9)

Encountering discrimination

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vh Jun Kurumada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1013-5-7)

Being excluded from joining the Boy Scouts

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vh Nelson Takeo Akagi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1013-2-5)

Experiencing discrimination as a child: barred from public pool, Boy Scouts

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vh Gus J. Solomon Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1012-10-2)

Prewar hostility in Oregon towards Japanese Americans (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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-10-2/

vh Chico Uyeda Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1012-4-3)

Experiencing racism and discrimination in Arkansas (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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-4-3/

vh Roy Doi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1011-5-5)

An experience with discrimination 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1011-5-5/

vh Frank Emi Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-122-5-2)

Dealing with non-Japanese Americans at prewar family business; encountering discrimination

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-5-2/

vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-122-9-1)

Barred from joining the Air Corps: "We're not taking Japs"; thoughts on the JACL prewar

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-9-1/

vh An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-55-1)

Japanese American congressman, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of California, born and raised in San Jose, California, discusses his early life, graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, and receiving a commission and serving in the armed forces from 1953-1956. Recalls the removal, "relocation," and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Heart …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-55-1/

vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 5 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-5)

First encounter with discrimination at a neighborhood swimming pool

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-4-5/

vh Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview Segment 11 (ddr-jamsj-2-7-11)

Impact of the alien land law on California's Japanese American agricultural community

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vh Richard Onishi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-jamsj-2-2-9)

Experiencing discrimination while participating in a school contest

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-2-9/

vh Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 3 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-3)

Experiencing subtle racial prejudice while growing up

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-6-3/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 12 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-12)

Living and owning a business in Japantown: experiencing housing discrimination

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-12/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-7)

A hostile situation while on work leave: getting shot at

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-7/

vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-19)

Experiencing discrimination before and after World War II

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-19/

vh Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 20 (ddr-one-7-26-20)

A history of anti-Japanese sentiment in Hood River

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-26-20/

vh Mika Hiuga Interview Segment 22 (ddr-one-7-37-22)

Encountering discrimination after returning home after the war

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-37-22/

vh Lilly Kobayashi Irinaga Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-47-17)

Returning to Portland and being refused service at a restaurant

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-47-17/

vh Dorothy H. Sato Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-50-15)

Husband's experiences in Hood River after the war

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-50-15/

vh Ed Fujii Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-16-12)

Encountering discrimination upon returning home after the war

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-16-12/

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