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vh Kenji Onishi Interview (ddr-one-7-62)

Nisei male. Born April 24, 1927, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in the Portland area, where father worked for the railroad. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, served in the military and eventually returned to Portland and became a teacher.

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-194)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers with both arms raised in front of a crowd. From left to right: Rose Haruye (Muramatsu) Ouchida, Tom Tsujimura, Phyllis Midori (Ando) Muramatsu, Shizuko "Shiz" (Ninomiya) Onishi, Toraichi Kobayashi, Hisako (Onishi) Saito, and Henry Matsunaga. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known …

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vh Muriel Chiyo Tanaka Onishi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-243)

Nisei female. Born March 6, 1921, in Hilo, Hawaii. Grew up in Hilo, where parents were Japanese language school teachers. In 1939, moved to Japan to obtain medical treatment, and attended school there. During World War II, was conscripted into the Japanese military and worked as an interpreter, translating U.S. radio transmissions for General Headquarters in …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-189)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers with arms extended in front. Dancers: first from left Shizuko "Shiz" (Ninomiya) Onishi, fourth from left Ed Honma, fifth from left Tom Shigeto Tamiyasu, first from right Ted Tetsuo Tamaki. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and …

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-62-4)

Father's involvement in community activities

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-62-5)

Description of mother

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-62-14)

Father passes away one week before Executive Order 9066

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 18 (ddr-one-7-62-18)

Memories of the train ride to Minidoka

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 22 (ddr-one-7-62-22)

Becoming the target of a racist incident after the war

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-62-1)

Family background and description of siblings

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 21 (ddr-one-7-62-21)

Attending school in camp

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 24 (ddr-one-7-62-24)

Attending college and deciding to become a teacher

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-62-12)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-62-11)

Moving into parents' hotel

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-62-3)

Parents' arranged marriage

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-62-2)

Father's work for the railroad after immigrating to the U.S.

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 19 (ddr-one-7-62-19)

Serving in the military

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 20 (ddr-one-7-62-20)

Meeting Japanese Americans from different areas in camp

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-62-16)

First impressions of the Portland Assembly Center

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-62-8)

Father's generosity during the Great Depression

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-62-13)

Returning to school after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-62-10)

Parents' values: the importance of education

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-62-9)

Attending elementary school

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-62-17)

Asserting independence in camp

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vh Kenji Onishi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-62-6)

Description of childhood home: a boxcar

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