Atsumi Ozawa Interview Segment 11

Born in Huancayo, Peru (ddr-densho-1000-348-1) - 00:03:08
Description of parents (ddr-densho-1000-348-2) - 00:04:31
Attending school: learning both Japanese and Spanish (ddr-densho-1000-348-3) - 00:06:02
Different ethnic groups in prewar Huancayo, Peru (ddr-densho-1000-348-4) - 00:06:32
Father's business selling specialty goods (ddr-densho-1000-348-5) - 00:05:11
Fear in the Japanese community in Huancayo, Peru, after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor (ddr-densho-1000-348-6) - 00:05:40
Father goes into hiding, fearing he is on a government "black list" (ddr-densho-1000-348-7) - 00:05:53
Going to Lima with family (ddr-densho-1000-348-8) - 00:02:35
Reuniting with father on ship to the United States (ddr-densho-1000-348-9) - 00:04:11
Traveling to the U.S. by ship (ddr-densho-1000-348-10) - 00:07:19
Arrival in Crystal City: greeted by other Japanese Americans and Japanese Peruvians (ddr-densho-1000-348-11) - 00:03:08
Living quarters in camp (ddr-densho-1000-348-12) - 00:02:46
Attending school in Crystal City (ddr-densho-1000-348-13) - 00:04:27
Father's unexpected passing (ddr-densho-1000-348-14) - 00:08:36
Deciding to learn English (ddr-densho-1000-348-15) - 00:03:19
Living and working in Seabrook, New Jersey (ddr-densho-1000-348-16) - 00:04:24
Moving to Chicago (ddr-densho-1000-348-17) - 00:03:13
Getting married (ddr-densho-1000-348-18) - 00:06:14
Reflections: visiting Huancayo (ddr-densho-1000-348-19) - 00:07:34
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Arrival in Crystal City: greeted by other Japanese Americans and Japanese Peruvians

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00:03:08 — Segment 11 of 19

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June 17, 2011

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Atsumi Ozawa

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Atsumi Ozawa Interview

01:34:43 — 19 segments

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June 17, 2011

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Skokie, Illinois

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Nisei female. Born May 25, 1928, in Huancayo, Peru. Grew up in Huancayo, where father ran a successful store. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father went into hiding in an attempt to avoid being picked up by the Peruvian government. He was eventually found and picked up, and was reunited with family on the ship from Peru to the United States in 1944. Atsumi Ozawa was incarcerated with her family in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas. After leaving camp, worked for a time in Seabrook, New Jersey, and eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois.

(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.)

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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