Mary Hamano Interview Segment 17

Family background (ddr-densho-1000-215-1) - 00:07:04
Growing up in Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-215-2) - 00:03:37
Attending elementary school (ddr-densho-1000-215-3) - 00:05:21
Ethnic diversity in Los Angeles neighborhood (ddr-densho-1000-215-4) - 00:07:11
Father's prewar grocery store and shoe repair businesses (ddr-densho-1000-215-5) - 00:01:52
Recreational activities: visiting Japantown (ddr-densho-1000-215-6) - 00:06:58
Coping with father's protective parenting style (ddr-densho-1000-215-7) - 00:06:19
Memories of games played as a child (ddr-densho-1000-215-8) - 00:05:46
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1000-215-9) - 00:06:45
Awareness of limited job opportunities for Nisei (ddr-densho-1000-215-10) - 00:06:40
(ddr-densho-1000-215-11) - 00:03:12
Spending the day in L.A.'s Japantown when Pearl Harbor was bombed (ddr-densho-1000-215-12) - 00:04:25
Memories of the day of mass removal (ddr-densho-1000-215-13) - 00:06:16
Conditions in Santa Anita Assembly Center (ddr-densho-1000-215-14) - 00:08:13
Daily life in Santa Anita (ddr-densho-1000-215-15) - 00:03:49
The train ride to Amache (Granada) concentration camp (ddr-densho-1000-215-16) - 00:07:53
Adjusting to harsh living conditions in camp (ddr-densho-1000-215-17) - 00:06:43
Volunteering to work on the camp's farm (ddr-densho-1000-215-18) - 00:05:49
Visiting town nearby the camp (ddr-densho-1000-215-19) - 00:04:44
Making do with limited provisions in camp (ddr-densho-1000-215-20) - 00:05:18
Leaving camp for Denver, Colorado (ddr-densho-1000-215-21) - 00:04:35
Living in Denver, getting married (ddr-densho-1000-215-22) - 00:04:16
Working in factories making Japanese foods (ddr-densho-1000-215-23) - 00:07:47
Living for a time in Los Angeles before returning to Colorado (ddr-densho-1000-215-24) - 00:07:10
Running a greenhouse business (ddr-densho-1000-215-25) - 00:09:10
Thoughts on the current Japanese American community in Denver (ddr-densho-1000-215-26) - 00:06:03
The dispersal of Japanese Americans in present-day Denver (ddr-densho-1000-215-27) - 00:06:45
Increasing popularity of Japanese cultural activities (ddr-densho-1000-215-28) - 00:05:47
Free to use This object is offered under a Creative Commons license. You are free to use it for any non-commercial purpose as long as you properly cite it, and if you share what you have created.

Learn more...

PARTNER

Densho
Visit partner

SEGMENT ID

ddr-densho-1000-215-17 (Legacy UID: denshovh-hmary_2-01-0017)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Adjusting to harsh living conditions in camp

00:06:43 — Segment 17 of 28

Previous segment Next segment

DATE

May 14, 2008

LOCATION

PARENT COLLECTION

Densho Visual History Collection

TOPICS

FACILITY

PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Densho

RIGHTS

PARTNER

Densho
Visit partner

INTERVIEW ID

ddr-densho-1000-215

NARRATOR

Mary Hamano

INTERVIEW TITLE

Mary Hamano Interview

02:45:28 — 28 segments

DATE

May 14, 2008

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born July 14, 1921, in San Gabriel, California. Spent childhood in Los Angeles where father operated a shoe repair business and grocery store. Family was removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Resettled in Denver after the war and worked in several businesses in Japantown. Married in 1947 and opened a greenhouse and flower shop with husband.

PRODUCTION

Megan Asaka, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

TOPICS

FACILITY

PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Densho

RIGHTS

API