Poston (Colorado River)

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Miyoko Kaneta Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-449-6)
vh Miyoko Kaneta Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-449-6)
Living conditions in camp: six in one room, bad food, dust
Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-456-2)
vh Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-456-2)
Incarcerated in Poston as a child, hearing very little about it after the war
Sam Araki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-402-7)
vh Sam Araki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-402-7)
Childhood memories of camp: attending school, recreational activities

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 of the Interior.

Sam Araki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-402-6)
vh Sam Araki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-402-6)
First impressions of Poston

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 of the Interior.

Hubert Yoshida Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-506-12)
vh Hubert Yoshida Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-506-12)
Hearing about the conflict over the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1003-7-9)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1003-7-9)
Memories of Poston: holidays, ordering goods

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 of the Interior.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1003-7-5)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1003-7-5)
Memories of the train ride to camp

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 of the Interior.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1003-7-8)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1003-7-8)
Passing time in camp

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 of the Interior.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1003-7-6)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1003-7-6)
Coping with living conditions in camp

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 of the Interior.

Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1003-7-7)
vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1003-7-7)
Father's work as a carpenter in camp

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 of the Interior.

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1002-10-8)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1002-10-8)
Working for the Poston Chronicle, the camp newspaper

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-10-10)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-10-10)
Feelings of camp residents: discouragement, bitterness, but also memories of fun activities

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-10-9)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-10-9)
Writing a serial murder mystery for the camp newspaper

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-10-12)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-10-12)
Thoughts on the registration period in camp; brother volunteered for military, killed in Italy at age nineteen

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in …

Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-10-7)
vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-10-7)
Recollections of Poston concentration camp, Arizona: heat, sand, and bad food

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life …

Roy Takai Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1004-5-1)
vh Roy Takai Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1004-5-1)
Being recruited for the Military Intelligence Service out of the Poston concentration camp

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 …

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