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M. Jack Takayanagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-122)
Nisei male. Born June 28, 1922, in San Jose, California. As a teenager, moved with family to West Los Angeles, where father was a gardener. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, Jack volunteered to work with the orphans at the Manzanar Children's Village, and also helped to establish …
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Madelon Arai Yamamoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-118)
Nisei female. Born October 10, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father had a gardening business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where father notably helped to build the Japanese garden. After leaving camp, Madelon returned to Los Angeles.
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Clyde Tichenor Interview (ddr-manz-1-164)
White male. Born August 28, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Lost father at an early age and moved to Los Angeles, California. While in Los Angeles, began to study judo. Was part of a group in 1943 that visited Manzanar and competed in a judo tournament. Served in the navy during World War II and eventually returned …
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Elaine Clary Stanley Interview (ddr-manz-1-110)
White female. Born April 5, 1920, in Union town, Kansas. Grew up in California, where parents moved when she was young. During World War II, took a job as a physical education teacher at the Manzanar concentration camp, California.
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Margaret Stanicci Interview (ddr-manz-1-66)
Nisei female. Born December 28, 1918, in La Crescenta, California. Grew up in California where father operated a flower business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Lived in Chicago and New York after leaving camp, before eventually returning to California.
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Information on teaching positons in the Manzanar Japanese relocation area (ddr-csujad-48-44)
Notice by Roy Nash and Genevieve W. Carter regarding information on teaching positions at "Manzanar Japanese Relocation Area," with a handwritten note on the last page for a meeting with Leon C. High at the Winnedumah Hotel in Independence, California. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9044. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-144-10)
A few impressions of Manzanar during visit
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-144-15)
Meeting husband and getting married
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-144-2)
Parents' meeting and moving to California
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 23 (ddr-manz-1-144-23)
Getting involved in local organizations
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-144-9)
A visit to Manzanar on a Camp Fire trip
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-144-18)
Setting up a film festival in the community
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-144-20)
Description of the Wedding of the Waters
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-144-5)
Moving to Lone Pine, California, as a child
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-144-7)
Picking fruit on the land that would later become the Manzanar concentration camp
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-144-3)
Father's work with National Soda Products
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-144-8)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-144-4)
Memories of living in a work settlement
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Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-144-19)
Involvement in community arts causes