Manzanar

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Events leading up to the Riot of December 6, 1942 (ddr-densho-122-560)
doc Events leading up to the Riot of December 6, 1942 (ddr-densho-122-560)
Memo to Ralph P. Merritt from Robert Throckmorton re: Manzanar "riot"
Letter from Hank to Kizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-25)
doc Letter from Hank to Kizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-25)
Hank writes to Kizie (Kimiko) Fujii about life in the Topaz concentration camp, updates on families leaving, and tells Kizie (Kimiko) that his mom wants to knit her a sweater for the colder months.
Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1779)
av Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1779)
Yamashita discusses helping prisoners of war avoid execution, the execution of General Yamashita, how he dealt with the more difficult parts of service, the difference between the Japanese soldiers he fought in New Guinea and the Philippines, why he didn't want to serve in Japan during the occupation, staying in contact with his family in Manzanar …
Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 8 of 8; interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1776)
av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 8 of 8; interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1776)
Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka discusses his recovery from tuberculosis, entering and winning a cartoon contest, going to art school after recovery, starting to work in advertising, returning to cartooning after retirement, and serving in JICPOA, and working with white officers. Yagi discusses working in the …
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