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Narrator Dan Hinatsu

Nisei male. Born April 3, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon, 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, worked for a time and then was drafted into the army. Eventually returned to Portland and …

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vh Dan Hinatsu Interview (ddr-one-7-60)

Nisei male. Born April 3, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon, 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, worked for a time and then was drafted into the army. Eventually returned to Portland and …

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview (ddr-one-7-52)

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Montavilla, Oregon, where father ran a Japanese-language newspaper. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, served in Korea in the U.S. military. Returned to Oregon and became a physician.

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vh Masuko Oyama Interview (ddr-one-7-51)

Nisei female. Born February 21, 1927, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where parents ran a hotel business. During World War II, removed with family the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, attended high school for a time in Salt Lake City, Utah, before returning to Portland.

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vh Kenji J. Yaguchi Interview (ddr-one-7-63)

Nisei male. Born December 22, 1922, in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up in the nearby town of Fife, Washington, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Was drafted into the military and served with the Combat Engineer Company of the 442nd Regimental Combat …

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-52-6)

Participating in Japanese community activities

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-52-16)

Reflections

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-52-9)

First impressions of the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-52-15)

Finishing school and getting married

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-52-10)

Daily life in Minidoka

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-52-12)

Serving in the military

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-52-1)

Family background

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-52-4)

Picnics and holidays

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-52-11)

Returning to Oregon; father tries to restart newspaper business

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-52-8)

Father's arrest by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-52-5)

Attending school

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-52-2)

Father's Japanese newspaper business

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-52-7)

Description of father's newspaper business

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-52-14)

Losing mother in a flood

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-52-3)

Prewar recreational activities

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-52-13)

Returning to Oregon and deciding to become a doctor

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vh Masuko Oyama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-51-10)

Leaving camp to attend high school in Salt Lake City

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vh Masuko Oyama Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-51-7)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Masuko Oyama Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-51-9)

Coping with daily life in Minidoka

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vh Masuko Oyama Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-51-12)

Reflections

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