Puyallup (Camp Harmony)

Temporary Assembly Center

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-350-15)

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 …

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vh Sue Takimoto Okabe Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-74-5)

Puyallup Assembly Center, mother struggles to adjust, and teenagers learn the latest dances

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vh Kaz T. Tanemura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-268-11)

First impressions of the Puyallup Assembly Center

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vh Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-172-17)

Memories of Puyallup Assembly Center as a child: having fun, selling newspapers

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vh Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-172-19)

Effect of the incarceration experience on Issei, family life

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vh Emery Brooks Andrews Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-155-9)

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"

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vh Kajiko Hashisaki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-201-10)

Receiving a visitor in camp; tight security

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vh Kajiko Hashisaki Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-201-9)

Having a special ceremony in camp for Seattle Japanese American high school graduates

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vh Kajiko Hashisaki Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-201-8)

Moving to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington

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vh Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-213-10)

Conditions in Puyallup: living in a horse stall

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vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-142-7)

Childhood memories of the Puyallup Assembly Center and Minidoka concentration camp: celebrating third birthday, contracting measles, "getting into a lot of mischief"

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vh George Morihiro Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-182-18)

Life in Puyallup Assembly Center: talking with the guards, being warned away from the fence

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vh George Morihiro Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-182-16)

Entering Puyallup Assembly Center: "the day you walked through that gate, you know you lost something"

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vh George Morihiro Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-182-17)

Feeling hurt upon being incarcerated, yet still feeling patriotic

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-54-1)

"Evacuation day": trying to bring in more belongings and supplies

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-54-3)

Working on an electrical crew in Puyallup

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-54-2)

Self-policing by Japanese Americans in camp

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-135-65)

Receiving some visitors in camp, work friends of father's

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vh Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-231-19)

Dealing with the camp guards

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-196-16)

Activities at Puyallup Assembly Center: making signs

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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