Richard E. Yamashiro Interview Segment 8
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Preparing for mass removal and saying goodbye to friends
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00:05:35 — Segment 8 of 25
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Richard E. Yamashiro Interview
02:03:01 — 25 segments
DATE
May 24, 2011
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San Jose, California
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male. Born February 13, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Hollywood, California, and was living there when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and the family was transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, then designated as a segregation center. From Tule Lake, expatriated to Japan and moved there with family. Eventually came back to the U.S., joined the Military Intelligence Service, and returned to Japan for military service.
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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer
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