ddr-chi-1-13-1 — Yukiko Llewellyn Interview Segment 1

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Yukiko Llewellyn Interview Segment 1

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Family background: Kibei mother and Nisei father (ddr-chi-1-13-1) - 0:03:48

Parents' divorce, tracking down father's family (ddr-chi-1-13-2) - 0:09:54

Childhood memories of camp (ddr-chi-1-13-3) - 0:05:02

Leaving camp and moving to Cleveland (ddr-chi-1-13-4) - 0:07:10

Being sponsored by the Buddhist church (ddr-chi-1-13-5) - 0:03:49

Meeting other Japanese American children in Cleveland (ddr-chi-1-13-6) - 0:02:29

Starting school without speaking English (ddr-chi-1-13-7) - 0:10:45

The Japanese American community in Cleveland after the war (ddr-chi-1-13-8) - 0:04:43

Mother's boarding house business (ddr-chi-1-13-9) - 0:05:45

Being the subject of a National Archives photograph (ddr-chi-1-13-10) - 0:05:30

Connections to current events (ddr-chi-1-13-11) - 0:06:05

Reflections (ddr-chi-1-13-12) - 0:04:11

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Family background: Kibei mother and Nisei father

0:03:48 — Segment 1 of 12

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November 5, 2017

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Yukiko Llewellyn

Yukiko Llewellyn Interview

1:09:19 — 12 segments

November 5, 2017

Nisei female. Born April 22, 1939 in Los Angeles California. During World War II, sent with mother to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp for Cleveland, Ohio, under the sponsorship of a Buddhist church. Grew up in Cleveland, where mother ran a boarding house.

Anna Takada, interviewer

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