Arrest, searches, and seizures

Many Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) can vividly recall their fathers being hauled off by FBI agents to unidentified destinations for an unknown duration. Not surprisingly, anxiety and uncertainty spread quickly after Pearl Harbor. Many precious heirlooms were burned by families wanting to rid themselves of any connection to Japan. FBI agents raided Japanese American homes, confiscating short wave radios, cameras, and books. With the systematic removal of Issei (first-generation) leaders, the Nisei -- children and teenagers for the most part -- were abruptly asked to represent the larger group as well as their own families. They found themselves translating FBI and military orders for their parents and helping to keep family businesses going.

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Arrest, searches, and seizures (353)

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Sally Shimako Nishimori Kitano Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1001-5-3)
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Memories of the FBI arrest of father

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Frank Kitamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1001-25-4)
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Father's arrest by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-190-12)
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Feeling uncomfortable upon returning to school; hearing of FBI arrests

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

Misa Taketa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-436-7)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a search of home by the county sheriff
Misa Taketa Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-436-9)
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A farm employee visits father at the immigration station on behalf of the family
Victor Takemoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1001-8-3)
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Hearing of FBI round-ups within the Japanese American community
Matsue Watanabe Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1001-9-3)
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Witnessing FBI's arrest of father, visiting him in the immigration building
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vh James "Turk" Suzuki Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-204-11)
Visiting father after his arrest by FBI and asking guard, "What sort of justice is this?"
Yukiko Miyake Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-49-22)
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Husband's pickup and detention by the FBI, ostracization by the community
Yukiko Miyake Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-49-25)
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Feelings of resentment toward the FBI after a neighbor's arrest: "He was just a harmless old man..."
Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-190-13)
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Recalling the period following Pearl Harbor: barred from taking photos as editor of school annual

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-135-42)
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FBI raids family home on December 7, 1941, a frightening experience for mother and children
June Takahashi Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-88-10)
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Incarceration of men, women, and children in Petersburg, Alaska jail
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