Arrest, searches, and seizures

Many Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) can vividly recall their fathers being hauled off by FBI agents to unidentified destinations for an unknown duration. Not surprisingly, anxiety and uncertainty spread quickly after Pearl Harbor. Many precious heirlooms were burned by families wanting to rid themselves of any connection to Japan. FBI agents raided Japanese American homes, confiscating short wave radios, cameras, and books. With the systematic removal of Issei (first-generation) leaders, the Nisei -- children and teenagers for the most part -- were abruptly asked to represent the larger group as well as their own families. They found themselves translating FBI and military orders for their parents and helping to keep family businesses going.

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Arrest, searches, and seizures (353)

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Yoji J. Matsushima Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-54-5)
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Coping with father's arrest after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Lilly Kobayashi Irinaga Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-47-10)
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Witnessing father's arrest by FBI at a community program

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George Iseri Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-40-16)
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Father's arrest by the FBI

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Lury Sato Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-6-5)
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Father's arrest by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Yoneko Hara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-22-9)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; father's arrest by the FBI

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Homer Yasui Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-27-14)
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The effects of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the Hood River Japanese American community

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Gus Tanaka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-67-3)
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An upsetting visit by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Father's arrest by FBI

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Etsuko Ichikawa Osaki Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-56-5)
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Father's arrest by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Takeshi Minato Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-57-13)
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Working as an interpreter for the Issei picked up by the FBI
Mary Suzuki Ichino Interview I Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-51-18)
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Hearing of homes being searched by the FBI: "There was an awful lot of hysteria"
George Azumano Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-32-14)
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Father's arrest by the FBI: "We were bitter about it"

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Sab Akiyama Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-48-9)
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Witnessing FBI raid of family home

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Lily Kajiwara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-105-7)
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FBI ransacking of family home after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Mas Okabe Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-131-8)
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Father's arrest by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-66-9)
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Remembering father's arrest by the FBI

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Henry Sakamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-33-4)
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FBI search of home and first arriving at Portland Assembly Center, Oregon

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Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-133-15)
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Hearing about arrests within the Japanese American community after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Joyce Okazaki Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-146-1)
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Hearing about grandfather's arrest after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Henry Fukuhara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-3-4)
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Hearing about arrest of community members following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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