Toshi Nagamori Ito Interview Segment 27

Mother's family background (ddr-densho-1000-309-1) - 00:05:33
Mother's immigration to the United States: becoming director of a shelter for "picture brides" (ddr-densho-1000-309-2) - 00:05:09
Parents' marriage (ddr-densho-1000-309-3) - 00:02:59
Origins of name (ddr-densho-1000-309-4) - 00:03:37
Mother's influence on several Japanese language schools (ddr-densho-1000-309-5) - 00:02:51
Memories of childhood home (ddr-densho-1000-309-6) - 00:05:14
Visiting Japan for several months (ddr-densho-1000-309-7) - 00:07:13
Returning to Los Angeles and attending grammar school (ddr-densho-1000-309-8) - 00:03:22
Helping in father's Little Tokyo office (ddr-densho-1000-309-9) - 00:05:11
First encountering discrimination at junior high school graduation party (ddr-densho-1000-309-10) - 00:05:26
Attending high school and joining a social club (ddr-densho-1000-309-11) - 00:03:16
Community responses after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-densho-1000-309-12) - 00:06:03
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-densho-1000-309-13) - 00:04:06
Coping with living conditions at Santa Anita (ddr-densho-1000-309-14) - 00:09:21
Working in camp (ddr-densho-1000-309-15) - 00:02:12
Hearing about the Santa Anita riot (ddr-densho-1000-309-16) - 00:01:44
Remembering the train trip to Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-1000-309-17) - 00:03:38
First impressions of Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-1000-309-18) - 00:03:59
Leaving camp to attend college (ddr-densho-1000-309-19) - 00:06:32
Adjusting to college life (ddr-densho-1000-309-20) - 00:06:40
First exposure to segregation in the South (ddr-densho-1000-309-21) - 00:02:37
Having a "Japan Day" in summer camp during World War II (ddr-densho-1000-309-22) - 00:07:18
Spending Christmas and New Year's with family in camp (ddr-densho-1000-309-23) - 00:06:46
Parents' difficulties returning to life in Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-309-24) - 00:04:43
Getting married (ddr-densho-1000-309-25) - 00:05:31
Coping with father's suicide (ddr-densho-1000-309-26) - 00:08:17
Earning a college degree and finding work (ddr-densho-1000-309-27) - 00:05:37
Having children and choosing their names (ddr-densho-1000-309-28) - 00:03:56
Dealing with daughter's medical condition (ddr-densho-1000-309-29) - 00:06:58
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-309-30) - 00:04:09
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ddr-densho-1000-309-27 (Legacy UID: denshovh-itoshi-01-0027)

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Earning a college degree and finding work

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November 9, 2010

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Toshi Nagamori Ito

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Toshi Nagamori Ito Interview

02:29:58 — 30 segments

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November 9, 2010

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Laguna Woods, California

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Nisei female. Born September 19, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father worked in Little Tokyo. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Soon after arriving in Heart Mountain, was able to leave camp to attend National College in North Carolina. Eventually returned to California.

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Martha Nakagawa, interviewer; Tani Ikeda, videographer

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