Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 17

Family background (ddr-densho-1000-370-1) - 00:06:34
Mother's background and immigration to the U.S. (ddr-densho-1000-370-2) - 00:02:32
Father's work running carnival concessions (ddr-densho-1000-370-3) - 00:05:16
Childhood memories of Venice, California (ddr-densho-1000-370-4) - 00:03:40
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1000-370-5) - 00:02:45
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; father's arrest by the FBI (ddr-densho-1000-370-6) - 00:06:04
Storing belongings with a family friend (ddr-densho-1000-370-7) - 00:02:31
The day of mass removal (ddr-densho-1000-370-8) - 00:02:22
Working in a camp mess hall (ddr-densho-1000-370-9) - 00:02:38
Memories of camp as a young person: lack of privacy (ddr-densho-1000-370-10) - 00:04:01
Reuniting with father in camp (ddr-densho-1000-370-11) - 00:02:57
First arriving at Amache concentration camp: "it was a very desolate scene" (ddr-densho-1000-370-12) - 00:02:30
(ddr-densho-1000-370-13) - 00:02:38
Working as a dental assistant in camp (ddr-densho-1000-370-14) - 00:04:03
Social activities in camp (ddr-densho-1000-370-15) - 00:01:51
Leaving camp to attend school in Colorado (ddr-densho-1000-370-16) - 00:03:35
Returning to camp and working for the camp newspaper (ddr-densho-1000-370-17) - 00:03:19
Leaving camp as part of a test group allowed to return early to the West Coast (ddr-densho-1000-370-18) - 00:09:16
Leaving camp and traveling to Pasadena (ddr-densho-1000-370-19) - 00:02:48
Experiencing discrimination after returning to California (ddr-densho-1000-370-20) - 00:05:04
Receiving support from family and friends (ddr-densho-1000-370-21) - 00:05:00
Attending college, meeting other Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-1000-370-22) - 00:04:41
Visiting Gila River concentration camp to encourage resettlement (ddr-densho-1000-370-23) - 00:03:07
Attending business school (ddr-densho-1000-370-24) - 00:04:34
Forming a Nisei women's club (ddr-densho-1000-370-25) - 00:04:25
Meeting future husband (ddr-densho-1000-370-26) - 00:01:43
Parents' resettlement in Pasadena (ddr-densho-1000-370-27) - 00:02:32
Getting married (ddr-densho-1000-370-28) - 00:03:11
Finding work after graduating from college (ddr-densho-1000-370-29) - 00:04:28
Beginning to talk about wartime experiences (ddr-densho-1000-370-30) - 00:02:30
Testifying at the redress hearings (ddr-densho-1000-370-31) - 00:04:11
Staying in touch with Quaker man who helped with resettlement (ddr-densho-1000-370-32) - 00:02:13
Receiving an honorary degree (ddr-densho-1000-370-33) - 00:03:53
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-370-34) - 00:06:14
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Returning to camp and working for the camp newspaper

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Esther Takei Nishio

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Esther Takei Nishio Interview

02:09:06 — 34 segments

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September 21, 2011

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Los Angeles, California

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Nisei female. Born February 20, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Venice, California, where father and uncle ran a carnival concession stand. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. In 1944, was part of a group organized by the Quakers to leave camp and return to the West Coast. Settled in Pasadena, California.

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