Puyallup (Camp Harmony)

Temporary Assembly Center

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Shosuke Sasaki Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-78-14)
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Memories of Puyallup Assembly Center: a "sea of mud" and a sobbing woman
Shosuke Sasaki Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-78-16)
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Struggle for resources and leadership in camp, and the plot to murder Jimmy Sakamoto
Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-172-17)
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Memories of Puyallup Assembly Center as a child: having fun, selling newspapers
Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-350-16)
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Interacting with Japanese Americans from the Lower 48

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in …

Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-350-15)
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Arriving early at assembly center

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho before eventually …

Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-155-9)
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First Sunday after mass removal: father is left with an empty church; memories of visiting Japanese American friends through the barbed wire at "Camp Harmony"
Sue Takimoto Okabe Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-74-5)
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Puyallup Assembly Center, mother struggles to adjust, and teenagers learn the latest dances
Kajiko Hashisaki Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-201-9)
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Having a special ceremony in camp for Seattle Japanese American high school graduates
Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-142-7)
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Childhood memories of the Puyallup Assembly Center and Minidoka concentration camp: celebrating third birthday, contracting measles, "getting into a lot of mischief"
Victor Ikeda Interview Segment 30 (ddr-manz-1-23-30)
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First impressions of Puyallup: living under the roller coaster
Victor Ikeda Interview Segment 31 (ddr-manz-1-23-31)
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Passing the time in camp: volunteering for the dishwashing crew
Irene Yamauchi Tatsuta Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-158-8)
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First arriving at the Puyallup Assembly Center, being visited by elementary school principal
Shig Kaseguma Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-32-12)
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The Puyallup Assembly Center: "it wasn't a pleasant place to be"
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