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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-359-476)
Bride and groom, Chiyo and Min Okano pose with their family for a portrait. Min's parents, Haruno and Toshiyuki are on the right, next to Min. Far left, Misao and Tad Yamaguchi. Chiyo's parents, Kishineki and Harira, are left, next to Chiyo.
Collection
Tsubota Collection (ddr-densho-105)
The Tsubota collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Minoru "Min" Tsubota, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. The photographs document Minoru's life growing up in Kent, Washington, through his incarceration at Tule Lake concentration camp, and finally through his military service.
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-149-10)
Dealing with emotional loss of brother, father, and sister all within a short time span
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-149-3)
Mother's background: accomplished musician, led a comfortable life in Japan
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-149-12)
Introduction to music in junior high and high school
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-149-32)
Training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, as a newly married man
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-149-13)
Attending dances sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League, facing the disapproval of mother
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-149-34)
Discussion of differences between Hawaiian and mainland Nisei: language barrier
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-149-44)
Reflections, thoughts for future generations
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-149-20)
Performing with the Nisei Melodian band at dances, Japanese community activities
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-149-36)
Description of "senninbari," a symbolic cloth belt made by mother to ensure safety in wartime
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-149-4)
Father's decision to come to the United States against the wishes of his parents
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-149-28)
Serving as an interpreter for a court-martial involving the shooting of two Issei men
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-149-23)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor while on a military base: separated from unit along with other Japanese Americans
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-149-5)
Parents' early businesses, running a small grocery store in Seattle and then a sawmill in Kent, Washington
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-149-8)
Effects of a tragic car accident, loss of brother on a twelve-year-old
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-149-1)
Family background: parents both from Hiroshima, Japan
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-149-22)
Volunteering for the army: joining the infantry band
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-149-11)
Elementary school years: playing in the sawmill, joining the Boy Scouts, having a Caucasian friend
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-149-16)
Working on the family farm while in high school, managing to pay off father's debts after his passing
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-149-9)
Memories of a family friend, Dr. Taylor
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-149-33)
Assignment to the 552nd Field Artillery Battalion
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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-149-35)
Description of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team's motto, campaigns