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Visiting friends in the Topaz concentration camp

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March 19, 2012

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Dorothy Michiko Ishimatsu

Dorothy Michiko Ishimatsu Interview

01:22:41 — 14 segments

March 19, 2012

San Jose, California

Nisei female. Born June 17, 1927, in Mayfield, California. Grew up in the Mountain View area, where family ran a berry farm. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, family decided to move to Utah to avoid mass removal. Attended high school in Utah before returning to California to enroll in San Jose State University. Remained in San Jose.

(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.)

Tom Izu, interviewer; Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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