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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vh Lily Kajiwara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-105-7)

FBI ransacking of family home after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-105-7/

vh Takeshi Minato Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-57-13)

Working as an interpreter for the Issei picked up by the FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-57-13/

vh Eddie Owada Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-37-12)

Witnessing the arrest of father by FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-37-12/

vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-162-4)

Coping with father's arrest by the FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-4/

vh Willie K. Ito Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-149-8)

Witnessing FBI's raid on family's home

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-149-8/

vh Mary Suzuki Ichino Interview I Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-51-18)

Hearing of homes being searched by the FBI: "There was an awful lot of hysteria"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-51-18/

vh Mas Okabe Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-131-8)

Father's arrest by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-131-8/

vh Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-133-15)

Hearing about arrests within the Japanese American community after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-133-15/

vh Joyce Okazaki Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-146-1)

Hearing about grandfather's arrest after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-146-1/

vh Miyoko Uzaki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-156-10)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, remembering arrests of community leaders

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-156-10/

vh Shimako "Sally" Kitano Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-54-6)

Search of family's farm by the FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-54-6/

vh Ko Nishimura Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-174-6)

Family's surveillance by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-174-6/

vh Hikoji Takeuchi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-10-4)

FBI search of family home; losing possessions

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-10-4/

vh Henry Fukuhara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-3-4)

Hearing about arrest of community members following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-3-4/

vh Maria Sato Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-165-5)

Father's arrest by the FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-165-5/

vh Rose Tanaka Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-145-12)

Father's arrest by the FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-145-12/

vh Rose Tanaka Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-145-14)

Preparing for mass removal without father

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-145-14/

vh Minoru J. Shibata Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-148-17)

Witnessing father's pick-up by the FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-148-17/

vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-50-8)

Dealing with restrictions following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-8/

vh George Maeda Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-159-8)

Witnessing father's arrest by the FBI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-159-8/

vh Bo T. Sakaguchi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-8-4)

Family home searched by the FBI on December 8, 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-8-4/

vh Junko Mizuta Interview Segment 3 (ddr-chi-1-6-3)

Father's arrest by the FBI on December 7th

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-6-3/

vh Joe Takehara Interview Segment 5 (ddr-chi-1-15-5)

FBI searching cannery barracks home

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-15-5/

vh Chiyoko Chiyo Omachi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-chi-1-17-8)

Hearing about FBI arrests of Terminal Island fishermen

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-17-8/

vh Betty Fujimoto Kashiwagi Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1010-2-17)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; witnessing FBI's search of home

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1010-2-17/