Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview Segment 21

Born in Hilo, Hawaii (ddr-densho-1000-284-1) - 00:02:12
Parents' family backgrounds (ddr-densho-1000-284-2) - 00:04:08
Father's work for the newspaper Nippu Jiji (ddr-densho-1000-284-3) - 00:02:54
Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-284-4) - 00:01:15
Early memories of Hilo, Hawaii (ddr-densho-1000-284-5) - 00:02:11
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1000-284-6) - 00:03:11
Community kenjinkai picnics (ddr-densho-1000-284-7) - 00:04:12
Memories of attending the circus (ddr-densho-1000-284-8) - 00:02:10
A typical day growing up in Hilo, Hawaii (ddr-densho-1000-284-9) - 00:05:34
Description of a typical family dinner (ddr-densho-1000-284-10) - 00:01:36
Father's involvement in a haiku poetry club (ddr-densho-1000-284-11) - 00:03:24
Oldest sister sent to live in Japan before World War II (ddr-densho-1000-284-12) - 00:02:30
(ddr-densho-1000-284-13) - 00:02:05
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: father's preparations to provide for family (ddr-densho-1000-284-14) - 00:02:42
A diverse ethnic community in Hilo, Hawaii (ddr-densho-1000-284-15) - 00:01:44
Father's arrest by a Japanese American police officer (ddr-densho-1000-284-16) - 00:05:13
Finding out about father's detention at the Kilauea Military Camp (ddr-densho-1000-284-17) - 00:05:56
Description of the Japanese American community in Hilo during the war (ddr-densho-1000-284-18) - 00:03:40
Lifestyle changes during the war: gas masks, martial law (ddr-densho-1000-284-19) - 00:05:22
Coping with family life without father (ddr-densho-1000-284-20) - 00:04:33
Receiving censored letters from father (ddr-densho-1000-284-21) - 00:02:22
Reuniting with father (ddr-densho-1000-284-22) - 00:02:43
Father's return home: "he tried to make it sound like he had a grand vacation" (ddr-densho-1000-284-23) - 00:06:36
Attending college (ddr-densho-1000-284-24) - 00:05:07
Returning to Hilo, finding a job (ddr-densho-1000-284-25) - 00:01:28
Getting married, raising a family (ddr-densho-1000-284-26) - 00:03:42
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Receiving censored letters from father

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June 10, 2010

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Haruye Murakami Hagiwara

Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview

01:28:30 — 26 segments

June 10, 2010

Hilo, Hawaii

Nisei female. Born March 25, 1928, in Hilo, Hawaii. Grew up in Hilo, where father worked for a Japanese-language newspaper. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested and detained at the Kilauea Military Camp and Sand Island internment camp. After the war, attended the University of Hawaii, then returned to Hilo in 1950.

(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.)

Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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