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Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview (ddr-manz-1-50)
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Nisei male. Born January 2, 1926, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Drafted into the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy. Following …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-50-13)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-50-13)
Choosing to sign 'yes-yes' on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-13/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-50-5)
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Attending junior high school
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-5/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-50-16)
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Family's experiences in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-16/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-50-19)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-50-19)
Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement soldier
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-19/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-50-6)
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Celebrating holidays
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-6/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-50-20)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-50-20)
Returning to California after the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-20/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-50-17)
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Transferring to Topaz
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-17/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-50-9)
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Preparing for mass removal: "we lost everything"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-9/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-50-8)
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Dealing with restrictions following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-8/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-50-15)
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Purchasing goods from catalogs
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-15/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-50-3)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-50-3)
Attending grammar school with very few other Japanese Americans
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-3/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 23 (ddr-manz-1-50-23)
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Reflections: speaking to schoolchildren
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-23/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 22 (ddr-manz-1-50-22)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 22 (ddr-manz-1-50-22)
Receiving redress: "it never could replace the freedom we lost"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-22/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-50-10)
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Memories of the Marysville assembly center
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-10/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-50-18)
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Thoughts on being drafted
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-18/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-50-4)
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Helping out on family's farm
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-4/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-50-12)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-50-12)
First impressions of Tule Lake: guard towers, barbed wire fence, military police
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-12/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-50-7)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-7/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-50-11)
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First train ride: the journey to Tule Lake
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-11/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-50-1)
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Family background, origins of name
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-1/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-50-14)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-50-14)
Painting seagulls to look like Japanese planes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-14/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-50-2)
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Losing mother at an early age
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-2/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 21 (ddr-manz-1-50-21)
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Meeting future wife
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-21/

Narrator Taketora Jim Tanaka

Nisei male. Born January 2, 1926, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Drafted into the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy. Following …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/368/
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