Personal recollections

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May Y. Namba Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-171-11)
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Aftermath of Pearl Harbor: returning to school, dealing with curfew and other restrictions
Akiko Kurose Interview I Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-41-13)
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"I no longer felt I was an equal American": reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Frank Sumida Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-261-13)
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Consequences of Pearl Harbor: losing father's restaurant business

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Cherry Kinoshita Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-34-5)
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Being questioned by the FBI over the family's short wave radio
Cherry Kinoshita Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-34-6)
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Feeling "suspect" because of community atmosphere following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Cherry Kinoshita Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-34-4)
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Observing father's reaction upon hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Shig Miyaki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-259-6)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: heavy police presence on Terminal Island

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Mae Kanazawa Hara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-168-9)
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Hearing the news of Pearl Harbor bombing while in church choir rehearsal
Hal Keimi Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-458-4)
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Family moves to the Boyle Heights neighborhood to be closer to family during mass removal
Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-107-11)
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Ostracization by classmates following bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I'm still bitter"
Yutaka Inokuchi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-320-10)
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Seeing the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack

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Yutaka Inokuchi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-320-9)
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Hearing the attack on Pearl Harbor from school

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Henry Miyatake Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-53-17)
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FBI seizure of weapons and radio equipment after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-250-11)
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Experiencing prejudice in school following the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "At that point, I was mad at Japan"
Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-153-35)
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Memories of the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I thought it was a joke or something"

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who …

Mary Hamano Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-215-12)
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Spending the day in L.A.'s Japantown when Pearl Harbor was bombed
Frances Midori Tashiro Kaji Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-258-10)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: returning to school the next day

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Cookie Takeshita Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-465-6)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, remembering the kindness of the school principal
Daniel Inouye Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-28-4)
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Attitude and recollections of Japanese Americans living in Hawaii during the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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 …

Kay Matsuoka Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-48-12)
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor: parents' attitude, "Whatever government says to do, we're to obey"; losing the farm, dressmaker's shop
Kay Matsuoka Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-48-25)
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Reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor: getting rid of everything Japanese
Mary Hirata Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-22-10)
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Reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor: burning all things Japanese
Mits Takahashi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-207-9)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "We were really bewildered more than anything else"
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