Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 1
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Alameda Japanese American History Project
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ddr-ajah-1-4-1 ()
SEGMENT DESCRIPTION
Born in Alameda as a twin, adopted out to family members
0:03:30 — Segment 1 of 14
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Alameda Japanese American History Project Oral History Collection
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Densho
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Courtesy of the Alameda Japanese American History Project
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Alameda Japanese American History Project
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INTERVIEW ID
ddr-ajah-1-4
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INTERVIEW TITLE
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview
1:04:17 — 14 segments
DATE
November 20, 2021
LOCATION
San Rafael, California
DESCRIPTION
Nisei female. Born August 6, 1931, in Alameda, California. Had a twin sister, and as an infant was adopted by mother's cousin and her husband. Grew up in Alameda, where adoptive father ran a garage. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to California after the war. Graduated from UC Berkeley and worked for Dow Chemical. Raised a family in Palo Alto, California.
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Jo Takeda, interviewer; Brad Shirakawa, videographer
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Alameda Japanese American History Project
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Courtesy of the Alameda Japanese American History Project
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.