"Evacuation Day"

vh Helen Tanigawa Tsuchiya Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1014-2-9)

Memories of mass removal: originally exempt from moving

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-2-9/

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 Helen Harano Christ Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1013-6-7)

Unable to participate in school's May Day celebration because of mass removal

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-6-7/

vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1012-2-8)

Watching family and friends leave for camp (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-2-8/

vh June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-453-8)

The day of mass removal: using another family's address in order to leave with friends

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-453-8/

vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-66-12)

The journey to assembly center by ferry and train

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-66-12/

vh Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1002-4-17)

The night before mass removal: having to sleep on the floor, because furniture was gone

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-4-17/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1002-1-5)

Memories of mass removal

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 focusing on issues surrounding …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-1-5/

vh Harry Ueno Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-7-9)

The day of mass removal: traveling to Manzanar, California, by bus

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-7-9/

vh Tatsukichi Moritani Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1001-2-8)

Memories of "evacuation day"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-2-8/

vh Yaeko Yoshihara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1001-17-4)

Remembering the day of mass removal

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-17-4/

vh Gerald Nakata Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1001-6-6)

Memories of leaving Bainbridge Island by ferry

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-6-6/

vh Sally Shimako Nishimori Kitano Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1001-5-7)

Preparing for removal and memories of "evacuation day"

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-5-7/

vh Victor Takemoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1001-8-5)

Leaving Bainbridge Island: hoping it was just temporary

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-8-5/

vh Nobuko Omoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1001-11-5)

Leaving for camp: "It was a very lonely feeling"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-11-5/

vh Kay Sakai Nakao Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1001-3-4)

Seeing the camp site for the first time: "My heart sank down to my toes"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-3-4/

vh Tats Kojima Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1001-10-7)

Memories of leaving Bainbridge Island by ferry

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-10-7/

vh Matsue Watanabe Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1001-9-7)

Feeling ashamed on day of mass removal: "I didn't want to look at anybody I knew there"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-9-7/

vh Fumiko Hayashida Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1001-1-2)

Memories of mass removal with two young children and pregnant with a third

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-1-2/

vh Eiko Shibayama Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1001-14-7)

Leaving home, early impressions of camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-14-7/

vh Michiko Amatatsu Noritake Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1001-4-5)

Leaving Bainbridge Island, Washington: "darkest day of our life"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-4-5/

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

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-1/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-139-29)

Impact of mass removal on the Wapato Japanese community; a sergeant in charge of removal expresses sympathy, but "it was his job"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-29/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-139-26)

Vivid memories of the day of mass removal: helping the GIs with the move, sadness of father, the sound of the gate closing upon arrival at assembly center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-26/

vh Earl Hanson Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-160-14)

Memories of seeing friends off at the Eagledale ferry dock on the day of mass removal

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-160-14/

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