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Art Abe Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-206-17)
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Feeling bitter upon being removed: "I couldn't believe what the government was doing to us"
Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-208-23)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor while in a movie theater: "we were actually panic-stricken"
Misa Taketa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-436-7)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a search of home by the county sheriff
Kazuko Iwahashi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-337-10)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: father's angry reaction

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 …

Frank Saburo Sato Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-445-11)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, attending school the next day
Ayame Tsutakawa Interview II Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-95-5)
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Reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I thought being Japanese, we might be killed on the street"
Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-196-13)
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Coincidentally sketching a battleship upon hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

Jane Komeiji Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-406-10)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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.

Asano Terao Interview II Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-109-2)
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Reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor; believing "there was no way Japan would win" (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through …

Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-63-13)
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Events following Pearl Harbor: FBI pick-ups, buying and storing provisions
Sadaichi Kubota Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-40-11)
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Cleaning up the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, seeing the "puffs of smoke"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on …

Sadaichi Kubota Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-40-10)
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Witness to the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during …

Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-249-11)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; preparing for removal while father is very ill
Jim Akutsu Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-2-15)
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Foreseeing the outbreak of war and trying to volunteer for service; discrimination experiences in the National Guard and ROTC

Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.

Toru Sakahara - Kiyo Sakahara Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-76-27)
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Atmosphere and events following Pearl Harbor: denied service at a barbershop, being under surveillance by the FBI

This interview was conducted over two days at the Sakaharas' home.

Gene Akutsu Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-1-6)
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A boy's shock and anxiety, and reactions of school peers after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Gene Akutsu Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-1-3)
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Pearl Harbor: A teenager's memories of what he understood and how he felt
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