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Tanforan

Temporary Assembly Center

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vh Yae Wada Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-476-7)

First impressions of Tanforan

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-476-7/

vh Taneyuki Dan Harada Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-306-12)

Attending art school established by well-known artist Chiura Obata

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-306-12/

vh Taneyuki Dan Harada Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-306-11)

Memories of the Tanforan assembly center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-306-11/

vh Ken Yoshida Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-428-7)

First impressions of the Tanforan Assembly Center

This interview is incomplete. It ends after the first hour of taping, when Mr. Yoshida is describing serving time at the road camp for resisting the draft. This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-428-7/

vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-368-5)

Vivid memories of camp at age ten: "that made an impact"

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-368-5/

vh Tamiko Honda Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-94-15)

Daily activities in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-94-15/

vh Tamiko Honda Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-94-14)

First impressions of camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-94-14/

vh Willie K. Ito Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-149-10)

Memories of the Tanforan Assembly Center, California

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-149-10/

vh Kinge Okauchi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-39-15)

Adjusting to life in an assembly center: seven people in one room

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-39-15/

vh Shigeki Sugiyama Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-96-13)

Leaving camp to attend college, being drafted into the army

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-96-13/

vh Shirley Nagatomi Okabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-132-6)

First impressions of the Tanforan Assembly Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-132-6/

vh Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-173-14)

First impressions of Tanforan

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-173-14/

vh Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-173-16)

Recreational activities in Tanforan

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vh Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-173-15)

Parents' reactions to camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-173-15/

vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-ajah-1-2-4)

Family split up after the bombing of Pearl Harbor; memories of the Tanforan Assembly Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-4/

vh Kenji Tomita Interview Segment 8 (ddr-ajah-1-3-8)

Returning to high school after December 7th, being sent to Tanforan

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-3-8/

vh Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1014-1-11)

Part of a select group of students who were allowed to leave assembly centers to attend school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-1-11/

vh Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1014-1-9)

Living in Tanforan with other university students in bachelor housing

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-1-9/

vh Grace F. Oshita Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1013-4-15)

Hearing about a shooting in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-4-15/

vh Grace F. Oshita Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1013-4-9)

The day of mass removal

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-4-9/

vh Grace F. Oshita Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1013-4-14)

Parents leaving camp to find work

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-4-14/

vh Grace F. Oshita Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1013-4-10)

Arrival in Tanforan, fears father might be sent to Japan

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-4-10/

vh Ted Nagata Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1013-3-5)

Memories of Tanforan assembly center as a seven-year-old

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-3-5/

vh Bob Utsumi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1013-8-11)

Arrival in the Tanforan Assembly Center: recalling mother's display of emotion

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-8-11/

vh Chiyoko Yano Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1013-9-8)

Memories of the Tanforan Assembly Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-9-8/