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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview (ddr-one-7-66)

Nisei male. Born May 30, 1927, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge, where parents ran a strawberry farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, then transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Bainbridge for a time and then volunteered for the military, serving in …

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 22 (ddr-one-7-66-22)

Getting married and starting a farm in Ontario, Oregon

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-66-9)

Remembering father's arrest by the FBI

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-66-5)

Description of family's prewar strawberry farm

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-66-3)

Prewar strawberry farming: a communal process

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-66-6)

Attending Japanese language school

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 21 (ddr-one-7-66-21)

Volunteering for the military and serving in Japan

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 23 (ddr-one-7-66-23)

Raising a family

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 18 (ddr-one-7-66-18)

Making camouflage nets in camp

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-66-16)

Memories of the Manzanar "riot"

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-66-17)

Transferring to Minidoka along with other Bainbridge Island families

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-66-13)

Memories of the train ride to camp

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-66-7)

Visiting Seattle's Japantown

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-66-2)

Parents' establishment of a strawberry farm on Bainbridge Island

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 20 (ddr-one-7-66-20)

Family's return to Bainbridge Island after leaving camp

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-66-11)

Talk of rumors about Bainbridge Island before mass removal

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-66-4)

Description of prewar family home

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-66-15)

Meeting Japanese Americans from California

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 19 (ddr-one-7-66-19)

First impressions of Minidoka

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-66-12)

The journey to assembly center by ferry and train

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-66-14)

Arriving in Manzanar among the first groups

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-66-10)

Prewar race relations on Bainbridge Island

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-66-1)

Description of siblings

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-66-8)

Prewar recreational activities: gathering shellfish and mushrooms

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Narrator Yoshimitsu Suyematsu

Nisei male. Born May 30, 1927, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge, where parents ran a strawberry farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, then transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Bainbridge for a time and then volunteered for the military, serving in …

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