Mary T. Karatsu Interview Segment 11

Parents' family backgrounds (ddr-densho-1000-362-1) - 00:03:06
Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-362-2) - 00:01:57
Description of parents (ddr-densho-1000-362-3) - 00:02:34
Sister's involvement in an accident as a child (ddr-densho-1000-362-4) - 00:04:36
Childhood memories: attending school and Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1000-362-5) - 00:10:39
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-densho-1000-362-6) - 00:05:43
Remembering the train ride to New York (ddr-densho-1000-362-7) - 00:02:13
Living in New York with sister (ddr-densho-1000-362-8) - 00:05:16
Adjusting to life in New York: meeting other Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-1000-362-9) - 00:06:44
Family's wartime experiences in camp (ddr-densho-1000-362-10) - 00:03:15
Visiting family in Heart Mountain, taking younger siblings back to New York (ddr-densho-1000-362-11) - 00:04:17
Description of uncle (ddr-densho-1000-362-12) - 00:02:06
Reuniting with siblings (ddr-densho-1000-362-13) - 00:05:26
Finding work as a secretary (ddr-densho-1000-362-14) - 00:02:43
Meeting future husband and getting married (ddr-densho-1000-362-15) - 00:07:12
Deciding to return to the West Coast (ddr-densho-1000-362-16) - 00:01:52
Parents try to reestablish life in New York (ddr-densho-1000-362-17) - 00:03:28
Parents' postwar lives (ddr-densho-1000-362-18) - 00:04:01
Returning to California and raising children (ddr-densho-1000-362-19) - 00:02:34
Involvement with the Camp Fire Girls (ddr-densho-1000-362-20) - 00:02:57
Establishment of a club for 442nd Regimental Combat Team veterans (ddr-densho-1000-362-21) - 00:05:47
Feeling a little bit left out having not gone to camp (ddr-densho-1000-362-22) - 00:01:50
Participating in women's clubs (ddr-densho-1000-362-23) - 00:04:53
Working for the YMCA after children were grown (ddr-densho-1000-362-24) - 00:05:04
Involvement in the establishment of the Japanese American National Museum (ddr-densho-1000-362-25) - 00:05:11
Volunteering with social service organizations (ddr-densho-1000-362-26) - 00:03:41
Continuing community involvement (ddr-densho-1000-362-27) - 00:05:16
Participating in church activities (ddr-densho-1000-362-28) - 00:08:35
Volunteering after retirement (ddr-densho-1000-362-29) - 00:05:05
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-362-30) - 00:03:34
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ddr-densho-1000-362-11 (Legacy UID: denshovh-kmary-01-0011)

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Visiting family in Heart Mountain, taking younger siblings back to New York

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August 24, 2011

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Mary T. Karatsu

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Mary T. Karatsu Interview

02:11:35 — 30 segments

DATE

August 24, 2011

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Los Angeles, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born April 23, 1924, in Baldwin Park, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with sister to New York under sponsorship of uncle to avoid incarceration. Attended school in New York before marrying and eventually returning to California. Active in numerous community and social service organizations in the Los Angeles area.

(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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Sharon Yamato, interviewer; Tani Ikeda, videographer

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