Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka Interview Segment 7

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Attending church and Japanese language school

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June 15, 2011

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Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka

Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka Interview

01:17:07 — 16 segments

June 15, 2011

Skokie, Illinois

Nisei female. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Father ran a prominent hotel which was frequently patronized by visiting Japanese dignitaries. Father was picked up by the FBI on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, moved to Denver, Colorado, eventually settling in Chicago, Illinois.

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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