Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 25

Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-269-1) - 00:03:48
Parents' family background (ddr-densho-1000-269-2) - 00:02:42
Moving frequently as a young child (ddr-densho-1000-269-3) - 00:03:05
Description of childhood home (ddr-densho-1000-269-4) - 00:05:37
Japanese American community activities (ddr-densho-1000-269-5) - 00:04:00
Values passed on by parents (ddr-densho-1000-269-6) - 00:04:34
Attending school with few other Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-1000-269-7) - 00:04:24
Going to Japanese language school on Saturdays (ddr-densho-1000-269-8) - 00:03:05
Having a traditional Japanese bath (ddr-densho-1000-269-9) - 00:04:58
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-densho-1000-269-10) - 00:06:49
First impressions of the Salinas Assembly Center (ddr-densho-1000-269-11) - 00:05:09
Coping with the heat in camp (ddr-densho-1000-269-12) - 00:07:07
(ddr-densho-1000-269-13) - 00:02:08
Family decides to go to Japan (ddr-densho-1000-269-14) - 00:02:18
Attending school in camp, going on outings (ddr-densho-1000-269-15) - 00:02:24
Transferring to Tule Lake (ddr-densho-1000-269-16) - 00:05:24
Family split up, brothers sent to Department of Justice camps (ddr-densho-1000-269-17) - 00:02:44
Joining the Joshidan, participating in morning exercises (ddr-densho-1000-269-18) - 00:05:43
Dealing with uncomfortable living conditions (ddr-densho-1000-269-19) - 00:03:48
Hiding a shortwave radio in camp (ddr-densho-1000-269-20) - 00:07:50
Feeling obligated to renounce citizenship due to family's wishes (ddr-densho-1000-269-21) - 00:05:59
Arrival in Japan: Issei parents still thought Japan had won the war (ddr-densho-1000-269-22) - 00:05:53
Feeling afraid of U.S. soldiers in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-269-23) - 00:03:45
Receiving special food rations (ddr-densho-1000-269-24) - 00:02:23
Working at the U.S. military headquarters in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-269-25) - 00:03:26
Released from job in Japan due to expatriate status (ddr-densho-1000-269-26) - 00:04:04
Adjusting to life in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-269-27) - 00:06:30
Getting married to another Japanese American in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-269-28) - 00:03:37
Regaining U.S. citizenship and returning to California (ddr-densho-1000-269-29) - 00:08:38
Raising children (ddr-densho-1000-269-30) - 00:02:42
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-269-31) - 00:02:11
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ddr-densho-1000-269-25 (Legacy UID: denshovh-ysumiko-01-0025)

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Working at the U.S. military headquarters in Japan

00:03:26 — Segment 25 of 31

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December 8, 2009

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Sumiko M. Yamamoto

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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview

02:16:45 — 31 segments

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December 8, 2009

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Sacramento, California

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Nisei female. Born May 12, 1925, in Spreckels, California. Moved frequently with family as a child, eventually settling in Gilroy, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Following father's desire to repatriate to Japan, transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California, when it was designated a segregation center. Joined, the Joshidan, a subgroup of the Hoshidan, a pro-Japanese group in Tule Lake. Expatriated to Japan with family, and worked for the U.S. military government in Fukuoka. Remained in Japan until the 1970s, eventually regaining U.S. citizenship and moving to Sacramento, California.

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Barbara Takei, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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