Hawai'i

vh Daniel Inouye Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-28-7)

Doing whatever it takes to be accepted for service

This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length …

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vh Bill Thompson Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-90-12)

Hawaiian Japanese Americans rush to volunteer for service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews and concentrated on a single topic, …

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vh Bill Thompson Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-90-11)

Family background, growing up in Hilo, Hawaii: "Heaven on earth"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military …

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vh Toshio Moritsugu Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-318-15)

The aftermath of Pearl Harbor: building an air raid shelter, fishing restrictions

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vh Toshio Moritsugu Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-318-14)

Seeing the military planes fly over during the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-316-8)

Parents receive a phone call from Japan days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-316-10)

FBI arrest of parents, grandfather and older brother

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vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-316-9)

Witnessing planes and smoke during the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-316-11)

Being left behind at age eight when parents were taken by FBI

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vh Susumu Oshima Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-283-13)

Visiting father at the Kiliauea Military Camp

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vh Susumu Oshima Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-283-10)

Class and ethnic distinctions on the Hawaiian plantations

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.

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vh Grace Sugita Hawley Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-246-24)

Talking about the incarceration: limited knowledge in Hawaii

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vh Grace Sugita Hawley Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-246-8)

The journey by ship to the mainland

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vh Grace Sugita Hawley Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-246-5)

Witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "that's when our lives changed"

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vh Arthur Nishimoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-129-9)

Memories of Honolulu in chaos after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Dan Aoki Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-11-1)

Limited opportunities for Nisei prior to Hawai'i becoming a state (audio only)

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vh Dan Aoki Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1007-11-3)

The role the World War II Nisei veterans had on the Hawai'i statehood movement (audio only)

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vh Dan Aoki Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-11-2)

The importance of statehood for Hawai'i (audio only)

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vh Ben Tamashiro Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1007-5-4)

Making an annual 'tribute' to the plantation luna (audio only)

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vh Ben Tamashiro Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-5-2)

Description of hierarchy among plantation workers (audio only)

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vh Ben Tamashiro Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-5-1)

Memories of childhood in Hawai'i (audio only)

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vh Ben Tamashiro Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1007-5-3)

Recreational activities as a child (audio only)

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vh Edward H. Mitsukado Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1007-4-5)

Leaving for military training on the mainland, saying goodbye to parents

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vh Amy Tsugawa Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-30-8)

Father's arrest by FBI because he was a Japanese schoolteacher

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-321-10)

Witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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