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October 12, 2009

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Pearl Yoshikawa

Pearl Yoshikawa Interview

01:10:29 — 15 segments

October 12, 2009

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nisei female. Born April 25, 1926, in Vancouver, Washington. Grew up in Vancouver where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, moved to New York City to attend a fashion design school. Eventually resettled in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

(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.)

Carolyn Nayematsu, interviewer; Bill Kubota, videographer

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