Tetsujiro "Tex" Nakamura Interview Segment 16

Origin of nickname (ddr-densho-1000-263-1) - 00:01:50
Working in the legal aid office in Tule Lake (ddr-densho-1000-263-2) - 00:02:01
Brother's wartime experiences (ddr-densho-1000-263-3) - 00:05:41
Description of "Red Hots," pro-Japanese factions in camp (ddr-densho-1000-263-4) - 00:03:50
Advising people not to renounce their citizenship (ddr-densho-1000-263-5) - 00:07:02
Making the decision to help renunciants regain their U.S. citizenship (ddr-densho-1000-263-6) - 00:06:15
Helping to organize lawsuits for renunciants to regain their U.S. citizenship (ddr-densho-1000-263-7) - 00:03:51
Filing suit to restore citizenship (ddr-densho-1000-263-8) - 00:04:04
The American Civil Liberties Union's approach to the renunciation cases (ddr-densho-1000-263-9) - 00:06:32
A huge undertaking: filing five thousand cases (ddr-densho-1000-263-10) - 00:02:21
Description of Wayne Collins (ddr-densho-1000-263-11) - 00:02:39
First hearing about the Japanese Peruvians (ddr-densho-1000-263-12) - 00:03:09
Wayne Collins' success at gaining the trust of many (ddr-densho-1000-263-13) - 00:01:49
Clashing with the American Civil Liberties Union over the renunciation cases (ddr-densho-1000-263-14) - 00:02:46
The impact of the Goodman decision (ddr-densho-1000-263-15) - 00:03:37
(ddr-densho-1000-263-16) - 00:03:26
Reactions of people upon regaining their U.S. citizenship (ddr-densho-1000-263-17) - 00:08:56
Graduating from law school (ddr-densho-1000-263-18) - 00:01:02
Description of renunciation case process (ddr-densho-1000-263-19) - 00:07:29
Talking politics with Wayne Collins (ddr-densho-1000-263-20) - 00:02:36
Continuing legal work after the renunciation cases (ddr-densho-1000-263-21) - 00:05:56
Legal practice as a person of color (ddr-densho-1000-263-22) - 00:04:31
Helping with Iva Toguri's "Tokyo Rose" case (ddr-densho-1000-263-23) - 00:07:10
Involvement with the Tule Lake Defense Committee (ddr-densho-1000-263-24) - 00:05:36
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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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September 23, 2009

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Tetsujiro "Tex" Nakamura

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Tetsujiro "Tex" Nakamura Interview

01:44:09 — 24 segments

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September 23, 2009

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Los Angeles, California

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Nisei male. Born July 16, 1917, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in Sacramento, and graduated from UC Berkeley in 1939. During World War II, was removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Voluntarily stayed in Tule Lake after it was designated a Segregation Center, and worked in the legal aid office. Assisted attorney Wayne Collins in filing cases to restore the U.S. citizenship of Nisei who had renounced their citizenship under government duress.

(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; Barbara Takei, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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