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Student essay (ddr-densho-171-161)
doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-161)
Excerpt: "Though war is very distruct, we it is necessary."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-161/
Student essay (ddr-densho-171-135)
doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-135)
Excerpt: "While waiting in front of a soda fountain for a trolley to take me home, I purchanced to overhear two boys arguing."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-135/
Gene Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-1016-4)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-1016-4)
Nisei male. Born 1925 in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in draft, imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for resisting the draft. Resettled in Seattle.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1016-4/
Gene Akutsu Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-1)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-1)
Nisei male. Born September 23, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in the draft and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for draft resistance. Resettled in Seattle.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1/
Gene Akutsu Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-210)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-210)
Nisei male. Born 1925 in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in draft, imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for resisting the draft. Resettled in Seattle.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-210/
Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1016-4-6)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1016-4-6)
Rebuilding life after serving time in jail for resisting the draft

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1016-4-6/
Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1016-4-3)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1016-4-3)
Memories of 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-1016-4-3/
Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1016-4-1)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1016-4-1)
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1016-4-1/
Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1016-4-5)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1016-4-5)
Impact of draft resistance

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-1016-4-5/
Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1016-4-4)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1016-4-4)
Making the decision to resist the draft

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-1016-4-4/
Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1016-4-2)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1016-4-2)
Preparing for mass removal

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-1016-4-2/
Gene Akutsu Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-1-25)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-1-25)
Starting over after release from McNeil Island Penitentiary, telling children about resistance decisions
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-25/
Gene Akutsu Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-1-30)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-1-30)
Reasons for answering "no-no" on so-called "loyalty questions" and revisiting decision to resist the draft
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-30/
Gene Akutsu Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-1-34)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-1-34)
Receiving notification of Presidential pardon for WWII draft resistance
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-34/
Gene Akutsu Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-1-22)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-1-22)
Arriving at McNeil Island Penitentiary after resisting the draft: living conditions
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-22/
Gene Akutsu Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-1-28)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-1-28)
Deciding to resist the draft
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-28/
Gene Akutsu Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-1-10)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-1-10)
A teenager's realization that U.S. democracy "went down the drain"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-10/
Gene Akutsu Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-1-37)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-1-37)
"As long as you're a minority they can pick on you and incarcerate you..."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-37/
Gene Akutsu Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-1-13)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-1-13)
Considering the consequences of resisting the draft
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-13/
Gene Akutsu Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-1-15)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-1-15)
Considering the consequences of resisting the draft, and interactions with jailers, other resisters, and jail inmates
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-15/
Gene Akutsu Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-1-36)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-1-36)
Reflecting on Japanese Americans' response to incarceration
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-36/
Gene Akutsu Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-1-7)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-1-7)
Memories of father's arrest by FBI, subsequent detention, family separation, and preparation for removal
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-7/
Gene Akutsu Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-1-11)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-1-11)
Minidoka concentration camp: armed MPs, housing and camp layout; finishing school, drafted for military service, and mail censoring
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-11/
Gene Akutsu Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-1-32)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-1-32)
Work detail at McNeil Island Penitentiary; imprisoned for resisting the draft
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-32/
Gene Akutsu Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-1-2)
vh Gene Akutsu Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-1-2)
Growing up around "Profanity Hill," Seattle, Washington
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1-2/
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