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.

World War II (231)
Pearl Harbor and aftermath (247)
Arrest, searches, and seizures (353)

Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
Custodial detention / A-B-C list, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rikita Honda, Terminal Island, California

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Miyoko Uzaki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-156-10)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, remembering arrests of community leaders
Ko Nishimura Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-174-6)
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Family's surveillance by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-50-8)
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Dealing with restrictions following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Grace F. Oshita Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1013-4-8)
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Difficulties after father's pickup by FBI; preparing for mass removal
Kazuo Shiroyama Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1011-6-2)
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Father and other Issei arrested by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Betty Fujimoto Kashiwagi Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1010-2-17)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; witnessing FBI's search of home

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Nelson Takeo Akagi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1013-2-12)
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Family's fears that father would be arrested by the FBI: "Dad was petrified"
Roger Daniels Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1012-17-5)
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FBI arrests and the effect on the Japanese American community (audio only)

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

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Kiyo Nikaido Morimoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1010-4-11)
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Visiting father in jail

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Kiyo Nikaido Morimoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1010-4-10)
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Father's arrest by the FBI

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Mitsue Matsui Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1008-3-6)
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FBI roundup of Japanese community leaders after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Mitsue Matsui Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1008-3-7)
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Working for the Japanese Chamber of Commerce when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1008-5-6)
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FBI visit following bombing of Pearl Harbor

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Kay Uno Kaneko - Hana Shepard - Mae Matsuzaki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1007-8-10)
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Father's arrest by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Eiko Shibayama Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1001-14-5)
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Father's arrest by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-284-16)
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Father's arrest by a Japanese American police officer

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Harry Ueno Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-7-7)
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Being questioned by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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 …

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