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Kikuno Goi - Mitsuo Goi Interview Segment 1

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July 2, 2017

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Kikuno Goi
Mitsuo Goi

Kikuno Goi - Mitsuo Goi Interview

0:48:12 — 9 segments

July 2, 2017

Kibei Nisei couple. Kikuno was born in the United States, then moved to Japan with her family after her father passed away. In the lead up to World War II, her uncle sent Kikuno and her brother back to the United States, where they were raised in foster care in northern California. During World War II, Kikuno was sent with missionaries to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Mitsuo was born in the United States and then sent to live with an uncle in Japan. He returned to the U.S. before World War II, then was sent to the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. The couple met in Chicago after the war.

Anna Takada, interviewer

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