Personal recollections

vh Frank Emi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-9-1)

Growing up in Los Angeles and getting married before World War II; reaction to 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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-9-1/

vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1002-2-5)

Thoughts on the bombing of Pearl Harbor, memories of anti-Japanese sentiment in the American press

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-2-5/

vh Jimmie Omura Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1002-11-17)

Publishing a Nisei magazine and working in a flower market when World War II broke out

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-11-17/

vh Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1002-4-16)

Thoughts on the bombing of Pearl Harbor; preparing for mass removal: slaughtering chickens, disposing of belongings

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-4-16/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-1-3)

Personal as well as community reactions to 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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-1-3/

vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1002-10-4)

Memories of hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: a question over citizenship

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-10-4/

vh Harry Ueno Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1002-7-4)

Encountering prejudice after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, thoughts on anti-Japanese propaganda

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-7-4/

vh Mits Koshiyama Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1002-6-2)

Facing a hostile reaction in school and community 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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-6-2/

vh Aiko Herzig Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-8-3)

A senior in high school when Pearl Harbor bombing took place: "we were treated with a sort of disdain"

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-8-3/

vh Aiko Herzig Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1002-8-6)

Experiencing hostility and discrimination in high school after 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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-8-6/

vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1002-5-2)

Memories of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and attending school the next day: being identified with Japan

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-5-2/

vh Tatsukichi Moritani Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1001-2-5)

Hearing about the bombing off Pearl Harbor on the car radio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-2-5/

vh Nobuko Omoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1001-11-2)

Hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor: feeling scared

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-11-2/

vh Kay Sakai Nakao Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1001-3-1)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: impact on family

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-3-1/

vh Matsue Watanabe Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1001-9-2)

Hearing news of bombing of Pearl Harbor along with visiting soldiers

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-9-2/

vh Fumiko Hayashida Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1001-1-1)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "we were unhappy and scared"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-1-1/

vh Flora Ninomiya Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-473-7)

Family's reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-473-7/

vh Kazuko Uno Bill Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-211-17)

Working on family's farm the morning Pearl Harbor was bombed

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-211-17/

vh Joe Ishikawa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-205-12)

Volunteering for the military on December 7, 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-205-12/

vh George Morihiro Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-182-13)

Hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor; feeling surprised upon seeing father's anger

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-182-13/

vh Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-119-2)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; feeling startled by the power of the Japanese navy

This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-119-2/

vh Miyoko Kaneta Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-449-5)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, being confronted by a white woman about ethnic identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-449-5/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-139-21)

Memories of the period following the bombing of Pearl Harbor: unsure if Japanese and Japanese Americans from the Yakima valley would be removed

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-21/

vh Setsuko Izumi Asano Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-392-11)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, coping with restrictions afterwards

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-392-11/

vh Earl Hanson Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-160-10)

Memories of Pearl Harbor bombing and aftermath; watching Japanese American friends prepare for mass removal

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-160-10/

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