Personal recollections

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Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1008-5-9)
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Hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor while at Fort Lewis

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1008-4-9)
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Attitude towards attack on Pearl Harbor: a cowardly move

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Ernest Uno Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-7-1)
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Being accused of theft in school after 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 …

Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-6-2)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I was just stunned when I heard the news" (audio only)

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 …

Kenji Goto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1007-2-7)
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Rumors in Hawaii after 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 …

Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1003-11-3)
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Mother has a nervous breakdown and father is picked up by the FBI after 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 …

Grace Hata Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1003-10-12)
vh Grace Hata Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1003-10-12)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and coping after father is arrested and removed by the FBI
Kiyo Maruyama Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1003-1-18)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: needing birth certificate to buy a train ticket

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 …

Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-1-3)
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Personal as well as community reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not …

Aiko Herzig Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1002-8-6)
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Experiencing hostility and discrimination in high school after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically …

Aiko Herzig Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-8-3)
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A senior in high school when Pearl Harbor bombing took place: "we were treated with a sort of disdain"

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the …

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-84-22)
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Seattle's health department refuses to provide typhoid inoculations to Japanese Americans

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Toshikazu
vh Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto Interview I Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-240-13)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I had this real ominous feeling"
Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-184-30)
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Driving back to Tacoma upon hearing of Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor
Marianne West Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-120-3)
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Hearing news of Pearl Harbor bombing: disbelief, then gradual realization

This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Shosuke Sasaki Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1002-2-5)
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Thoughts on the bombing of Pearl Harbor, memories of anti-Japanese sentiment in the American press

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection …

Frank Emi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-9-1)
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Growing up in Los Angeles and getting married before World War II; reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the …

Mits Koshiyama Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1002-6-2)
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Facing a hostile reaction in school and community following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are …

Louise Kashino Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-31-10)
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Pearl Harbor: "We were Americans, like everyone else..."

For the first hour of this interview, an additional camera crew from KCTS Television was also present.

Akio Hoshino Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-26-7)
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Issei and Nisei attitudes toward outbreak of war with Japan and mass removal
Tsuguo
vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-123-8)
Attending school assembly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I felt as though our fellow students were looking at us, and we were the enemy"

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-390-13)
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Feeling uncomfortable in school after 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 …

Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-190-12)
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Feeling uncomfortable upon returning to school; hearing of FBI arrests

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.

Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-190-10)
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Hearing news of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor: "I felt vulnerable"

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.

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