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Ben Ikeda is second from left and his brother, Robert, is next to him. To the far right is their youngest brother, name unknown.

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-390)

Nisei male. Born July 17, 1924, in Fowler, California. At an early age, moved with family to Fresno, California. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Transferred to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, after Jerome closed. After leaving camp, lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for …

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-390-2)

Description of siblings

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-390-21)

Hospitalized in camp for a heart condition

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-390-17)

Learning to dance in camp

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-390-29)

Leaving Gila River and moving to Cleveland, Ohio

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-390-1)

Parents' family backgrounds

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-390-24)

Recreational activities in camp: collecting records

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-390-32)

Looking back on wartime experiences

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-390-11)

Celebrating holidays

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-390-20)

Adjusting to living conditions in Jerome

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-390-22)

Going to school in camp

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-390-19)

First arriving in Jerome

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-390-16)

Daily life in camp

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-390-4)

Father's illness and passing

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-390-12)

Losing paper delivery job after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-390-10)

Playing with non-Japanese American friends as a child

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-390-23)

Receiving high school diploma years later in a special ceremony

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-390-31)

Getting married and losing wife early

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-390-13)

Feeling uncomfortable in school after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-390-28)

Working in the auto parts warehouse in Gila River

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-390-25)

Forming the Olympic Club in camp

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-390-26)

Visiting Little Rock, Arkansas

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-390-5)

Difficulty coping financially after father's death

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-390-7)

Attending high school

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