Jimi Yamaichi Interview II Segment 7
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ddr-densho-1000-312-7 (Legacy UID: denshovh-yjimi-02-0007)
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Working on construction and engineering crews in camp
00:04:07 — Segment 7 of 24
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Jimi Yamaichi Interview II
02:39:31 — 24 segments
DATE
January 26, 2011
LOCATION
San Jose, California
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male born in October 27, 1922. Grew up in San Jose, California where his father had a farming operation. Incarcerated in Pomona Assembly Center, Heart Mountain concentration camp and Tule Lake Segregation Center. Worked on an engineering crew on the Shoshone Dam, and later was a carpentry foreman in Tule Lake. Was in Tule during the riots, and during the imposition of the draft. He chose to resist the draft, and unlike other draft resisters, was exonerated of all charges by a judge in Eureka, California. Currently conducts walking tours of the Tule Lake grounds during reunions organized by the Tule Lake Pilgrimage Committee.
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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Steve Fugita, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer
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