Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer Interview Segment 12

Family background -- history of grandparents in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-375-1) - 00:06:58
Dramatic reading: "Conversations with My Mother About Love" (ddr-densho-1000-375-2) - 00:13:19
Learning more about family history (ddr-densho-1000-375-3) - 00:05:47
Father's background (ddr-densho-1000-375-4) - 00:04:34
Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-375-5) - 00:16:42
Helping on family's farm (ddr-densho-1000-375-6) - 00:08:04
Having an "American name" as a child (ddr-densho-1000-375-7) - 00:04:05
Teaching grandchildren about Japanese heritage (ddr-densho-1000-375-8) - 00:05:34
Memories of the Jerome concentration camp: learning to twirl a baton (ddr-densho-1000-375-9) - 00:10:19
Older sister's negative memories of wartime experiences (ddr-densho-1000-375-10) - 00:06:49
Memories of first kiss (ddr-densho-1000-375-11) - 00:08:10
Dramatic reading about a childhood memory in camp (ddr-densho-1000-375-12) - 00:07:00
Outgoing personality: making friends (ddr-densho-1000-375-13) - 00:07:24
Being fairly independent as a young person after the war (ddr-densho-1000-375-14) - 00:04:25
Doing things outside the norm of the Japanese American community: modeling (ddr-densho-1000-375-15) - 00:06:23
Attending college to pursue acting (ddr-densho-1000-375-16) - 00:07:26
Enjoying time in Florida (ddr-densho-1000-375-17) - 00:06:20
An unhappy first marriage (ddr-densho-1000-375-18) - 00:08:01
Moving to New York and establishing stage career (ddr-densho-1000-375-19) - 00:08:42
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-375-20) - 00:15:35
Choosing a career in theater (ddr-densho-1000-375-21) - 00:05:15
Message for future generations (ddr-densho-1000-375-22) - 00:08:15
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Dramatic reading about a childhood memory in camp

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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October 25, 2011

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Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer

Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer Interview

02:55:07 — 22 segments

October 25, 2011

Los Angeles, California

Nisei female. Born November 25, 1932, in Harwick, California. During World War II, at the age of nine, removed with family to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp resettled in Chicago for a time before moving to Florida to attend college. In 1958, appeared in the stage production of The World of Suzie Wong in New York. Went on to establish an acting career in film and on stage.

(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.)

Sharon Yamato, interviewer; Tani Ikeda, videographer

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