Mits Yamasaki Interview Segment 21

Family background (ddr-densho-1000-366-1) - 00:05:24
Mother's passing at an early age (ddr-densho-1000-366-2) - 00:03:19
Living at the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-3) - 00:09:17
Going to school while living at the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-4) - 00:07:50
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1000-366-5) - 00:06:54
Memories of first arriving at the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-6) - 00:03:12
Learning about mother's passing while living at the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-7) - 00:04:27
Memories of the Shonien orphanage: going to see movies (ddr-densho-1000-366-8) - 00:05:36
Fond memories of junior high school (ddr-densho-1000-366-9) - 00:04:27
Attending high school, participating in sports (ddr-densho-1000-366-10) - 00:06:29
Description of physical layout of the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-11) - 00:04:48
Helping take care of younger children at the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-12) - 00:07:55
Celebrating holidays at the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-13) - 00:05:51
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; FBI arrests the orphanage director (ddr-densho-1000-366-14) - 00:03:50
Graduating from high school and joining the Civilian Conservation Corps (ddr-densho-1000-366-15) - 00:05:01
Going to assembly center with a friend's family (ddr-densho-1000-366-16) - 00:05:31
Seeing father in camp (ddr-densho-1000-366-17) - 00:10:00
Learning about family in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-366-18) - 00:08:34
Finding work in camp (ddr-densho-1000-366-19) - 00:09:41
The train ride to Rohwer (ddr-densho-1000-366-20) - 00:02:25
Memories of Rohwer: joining the fire department (ddr-densho-1000-366-21) - 00:11:42
(ddr-densho-1000-366-22) - 00:02:33
Leaving camp and working in Illinois; meeting estranged father again (ddr-densho-1000-366-23) - 00:09:53
Meeting wife and getting married (ddr-densho-1000-366-24) - 00:06:10
Being drafted, serving with the Military Intelligence Service (ddr-densho-1000-366-25) - 00:08:16
Serving in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-366-26) - 00:08:22
Reflections on experiences in the Shonien orphanage (ddr-densho-1000-366-27) - 00:06:18
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ddr-densho-1000-366-21 (Legacy UID: denshovh-ymits-01-0021)

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Memories of Rohwer: joining the fire department

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September 19, 2011

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Mits Yamasaki

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Mits Yamasaki Interview

02:53:45 — 27 segments

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September 19, 2011

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Los Angeles, California

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Nisei male. Born February 3, 1924, in Caldwell, Idaho. In the early 1930s, sent with brothers to live in the Shonien orphanage in Los Angeles after mother develops tuberculosis. Remained in Shonien until the onset of World War II. During the war, removed with a friend's family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Left camp to live and work in Chicago, Illinois, and served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan during the U.S. occupation.

(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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Martha Nakagawa, interviewer; Tani Ikeda, videographer

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