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Japanese Americans found ways to fill the long days created by the enforced idleness of camp life. They made jewelry from shells found in the desert, built furniture for their rooms using scrap lumber and renovated the exteriors of their barracks. People also played cards, chess, checkers, mahjongg, and the Japanese games 'go' and 'shogi.' Camp inmates held dances, concerts, plays, and arts and crafts exhibitions. In Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, they even held a beauty contest to select the "Sweetheart of Minidoka."

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Kinge Okauchi Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-39-19)
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Helping with a summer recreation camp for kids
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Kinge Okauchi Interview Segment 21 (ddr-manz-1-39-21)
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Working with kids at summer recreation camp
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Mary Nomura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-7-7)
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Establishing extracurricular groups in camp, singing in programs
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Mary Nomura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-7-9)
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Meeting future husband at a social event
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Bo T. Sakaguchi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-8-8)
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Remembering dances, sports in camp
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Katsumi Okamoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-24-14)
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Participating in social activities in camp
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Sumiko Yamauchi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-135-15)
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Social life in camp: dances, friends
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Bob Fuchigami Interview Segment 21 (ddr-manz-1-28-21)
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Involvement with the Boy Scouts in camp
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George Maeda Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-159-14)
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Sneaking out of camp to go fishing
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Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-172-14)
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Recreational activities in camp
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Frank Isamu Kikuchi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-5-12)
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Participating in the Boy Scouts while in camp
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Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview Segment 25 (ddr-manz-1-173-25)
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Recreational activities in Topaz: dances
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Midori Suzuki - Sanzui A. Takaha Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-173-19)
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Father's helping to build a garden in camp
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Hanako Hoshiyama Fukumoto Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-136-20)
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Husband's fishing excursions beyond the camp fence
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Taeko Joanne Iritani Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-45-10)
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Activities in camp: movies, crafts
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Kazuo Shiroyama Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1011-6-6)
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Participating in the Boy Scouts in camp

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1011-6-6/
Shig Yabu Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1011-10-11)
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Adopting a pet bird in camp

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Shig Yabu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1011-10-4)
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Recreational activities in camp

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Shig Yabu Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1011-10-7)
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Participating in Boy Scouts in camp

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Shig Yabu Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1011-10-5)
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Movies and sports in camp

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Bill Shishima Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1011-1-5)
vh Bill Shishima Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1011-1-5)
Participating in Boy Scout activities in camp

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Nobu Shimokochi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1011-7-6)
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Visiting Yellowstone National Park on a Boy Scout trip

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Roy Doi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1011-5-4)
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Recreational activities in camp

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Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview I Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1005-1-20)
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Passing time in camp: crafts, gardening

Eiichi Edward Sakauye shot footage of the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, from 1943-1945, on 8 mm film. This interview is of Mr. Sakauye providing voice-over descriptions for his original footage.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1005-1-20/
Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1005-1-16)
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Activities in camp: gardening, baseball

Eiichi Edward Sakauye shot footage of the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, from 1943-1945, on 8 mm film. This interview is of Mr. Sakauye providing voice-over descriptions for his original footage.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1005-1-16/
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