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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview (ddr-one-7-58)

Nisei female. Born January 4, 1919, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Fairview, Oregon, where family ran a farm. Married and had a child before World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Fairview.

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-58-6)

Meeting husband and getting married

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-58-12)

Remembering the transition in camp after the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-58-14)

Raising a family

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-58-13)

Returning home after camp

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-58-7)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-58-4)

Attending school and Japanese language school

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-58-1)

Father's family background

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-58-8)

Preparing for mass removal

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-58-15)

Reflections: talking to family about wartime experiences

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-58-11)

Raising children in camp

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-58-5)

Going with father to sell at the produce market

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-58-10)

Memories of the train ride to Minidoka

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-58-2)

Mother's family background

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-58-9)

Adjusting to life in the assembly center

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-58-3)

Childhood memories of Fairview, Oregon

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Narrator Emiko Namba Kikkawa

Nisei female. Born January 4, 1919, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Fairview, Oregon, where family ran a farm. Married and had a child before World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Fairview.

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