Frances Midori Tashiro Kaji Interview Segment 11

Family background and description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-258-1) - 00:07:40
Father's and grandparents' immigration to the U.S. (ddr-densho-1000-258-2) - 00:03:36
Description of grandparents (ddr-densho-1000-258-3) - 00:05:20
Father's medical education in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-258-4) - 00:04:24
Childhood memories of Gardena (ddr-densho-1000-258-5) - 00:06:19
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1000-258-6) - 00:06:06
Father's busy lifestyle as a doctor (ddr-densho-1000-258-7) - 00:06:52
Father's continuing interest in medical advances (ddr-densho-1000-258-8) - 00:05:09
Father's involvement in a court case involving the right to form a corporation (ddr-densho-1000-258-9) - 00:03:27
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: returning to school the next day (ddr-densho-1000-258-10) - 00:04:57
Childhood memories of Gardena neighborhood (ddr-densho-1000-258-11) - 00:04:59
Father's role as a doctor in the Japanese American community (ddr-densho-1000-258-12) - 00:04:41
Memories of taking road trips as a child (ddr-densho-1000-258-13) - 00:04:21
Description of mother (ddr-densho-1000-258-14) - 00:02:30
Father's illness and hospitalization at the onset of World War II (ddr-densho-1000-258-15) - 00:09:46
Memories of Poston: "it's just the middle of nowhere" (ddr-densho-1000-258-16) - 00:06:35
Leaving camp to work in sugar beet fields (ddr-densho-1000-258-17) - 00:07:12
Attending school in Colorado while helping on a farm (ddr-densho-1000-258-18) - 00:02:40
Reuniting with father in Denver, Colorado (ddr-densho-1000-258-19) - 00:05:24
Returning to Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-258-20) - 00:06:23
Staying in a boarding house upon returning to Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-258-21) - 00:05:20
Graduating from high school and studying teaching in college (ddr-densho-1000-258-22) - 00:02:21
Getting married, having children (ddr-densho-1000-258-23) - 00:05:50
Reflections: important Japanese values (ddr-densho-1000-258-24) - 00:04:27
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ddr-densho-1000-258-11 (Legacy UID: denshovh-kfrances-01-0011)

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Childhood memories of Gardena neighborhood

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September 21, 2009

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Frances Midori Tashiro Kaji

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Frances Midori Tashiro Kaji Interview

02:06:19 — 24 segments

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September 21, 2009

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Torrance, California

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Nisei female. Born April 30, 1928, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, where father was a prominent medical physician. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp with family to work on a sugar beet farm in Colorado, and eventually returned to Los Angeles, where father reestablished medical practice.

(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.)

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Martha Nakagawa, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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