Impact of incarceration

vh Constance Yamashiro Interview Segment 11 (ddr-chi-1-18-11)

Family members' senses of bitterness about the war

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-18-11/

vh Constance Yamashiro Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-18-16)

Impact of wartime experiences on identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-18-16/

vh Mitsue Matsui Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1008-3-13)

Food in Topaz concentration camp

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-3-13/

vh Ted Nagata Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1013-3-8)

The effects of incarceration on mother

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-3-8/

vh Helen Harano Christ Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1013-6-16)

Contemplating the meaning of freedom while imprisoned in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-6-16/

vh Roger Daniels Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1012-17-9)

Physical and psychological effects of camp on Japanese Americans (audio only)

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

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-17-9/

vh Gerald L. Beppu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-435-1-3)

Parents try to shield the harsh realities of camp from their children This interview was supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-435-1-3/

vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-60-1)

An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-60-1/

vh An Oral History with Katsuma Mukaeda - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-56-1)

Chairman of Japanese American Cultural Center and former president of Japanese Chamber of Commerce recounts conditions of prewar Los Angeles's Little Tokyo, its wartime conversion into a black community, postwar reestablishment as a Japanese-American cultural and commercial center. Includes comments on discriminatory legislation, prewar Japan-American relations. World War II removal and incarceration, camp conditions, wartime repatriation …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-56-1/

vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-59-1)

An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-59-1/

vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 15 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-15)

Unpleasant memories of a fellow camp inmate's suicide

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-4-15/

vh Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview Segment 30 (ddr-jamsj-2-7-30)

Effect of the incarceration on Japanese American farmers

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-7-30/

vh Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 20 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-20)

The difficulty of reestablishing lives after the incarceration

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-6-20/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 6 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-6)

Memories of concentration camp: desolation, break-up of family structure

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-6/

vh Dorothy H. Sato Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-50-9)

Mother's emotional difficulties adjusting to camp

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 of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-50-9/

vh Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-4-10)

Discussion of the effects of the incarceration on Issei versus Nisei

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 …

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

vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1002-10-17)

Reflections on incarceration experience: feeling angry

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 histories, instead primarily focusing on …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-10-17/

vh Hisaye Yamamoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1002-10-14)

The traumatic effects of the incarceration on the Japanese American community: "we were found guilty without trial"

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-1002-10-14/

vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1002-5-15)

Shifting roles of the Issei and Nisei as a result of the incarceration experience

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-1002-5-15/

vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1002-5-13)

Discussion of the effects of incarceration on Japanese Americans

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 histories, instead …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-5-13/

vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1002-5-14)

The changing Japanese American communities after World War II; the silence of Japanese Americans about their experiences

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-1002-5-14/