Christie O. Ichikawa Interview Segment 10

Origins of name (ddr-densho-1000-383-1) - 00:01:54
Parents' family backgrounds (ddr-densho-1000-383-2) - 00:02:33
Memories of grandparents (ddr-densho-1000-383-3) - 00:03:17
Early recollections of Sacramento (ddr-densho-1000-383-4) - 00:02:37
Family's drugstore business in Sacramento (ddr-densho-1000-383-5) - 00:04:48
Mother remarries, becoming a blended family (ddr-densho-1000-383-6) - 00:06:25
Moving to Boyle Heights, California (ddr-densho-1000-383-7) - 00:04:34
Participating in Japanese community activities (ddr-densho-1000-383-8) - 00:05:04
Attending school with children of different ethnicities (ddr-densho-1000-383-9) - 00:04:12
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and attending school the next day (ddr-densho-1000-383-10) - 00:03:27
Preparing for mass removal and storing possessions with landlord (ddr-densho-1000-383-11) - 00:03:52
First arriving in the Santa Anita assembly center (ddr-densho-1000-383-12) - 00:05:08
Attending school in camp (ddr-densho-1000-383-13) - 00:08:13
Memories of the train ride to Arkansas (ddr-densho-1000-383-14) - 00:04:54
First impressions of Rohwer (ddr-densho-1000-383-15) - 00:09:12
Attending school in camp, mixing with kids from other parts of California (ddr-densho-1000-383-16) - 00:05:37
Forming social groups in camp (ddr-densho-1000-383-17) - 00:05:45
Leaving camp for Chicago and finishing high school (ddr-densho-1000-383-18) - 00:11:35
Returning to Los Angeles and living in a hostel (ddr-densho-1000-383-19) - 00:06:17
Attending college and deciding to go into nursing (ddr-densho-1000-383-20) - 00:06:33
Training to be a nurse in Los Angeles's Japanese Hospital (ddr-densho-1000-383-21) - 00:06:44
Graduating from nursing school (ddr-densho-1000-383-22) - 00:04:26
Teaching vocational nursing (ddr-densho-1000-383-23) - 00:05:53
Remembering first teaching assignment (ddr-densho-1000-383-24) - 00:03:44
Getting married (ddr-densho-1000-383-25) - 00:03:41
Involvement in community groups: Go For Broke National Education Center (ddr-densho-1000-383-26) - 00:08:57
Giving a speech at high school commencement (ddr-densho-1000-383-27) - 00:07:31
Taking up quilting (ddr-densho-1000-383-28) - 00:07:33
Continuing community activities (ddr-densho-1000-383-29) - 00:05:16
(ddr-densho-1000-383-30) - 00:05:47
Seeing the positive aspects of World War II experience (ddr-densho-1000-383-31) - 00:03:57
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ddr-densho-1000-383-10 (Legacy UID: denshovh-ichristie-01-0010)

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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and attending school the next day

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January 10, 2012

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Christie O. Ichikawa

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Christie O. Ichikawa Interview

02:49:26 — 31 segments

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January 10, 2012

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Los Angeles, California

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Sansei female. Born April 4, 1928, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento before moving to Boyle Heights, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, attended school in Chicago before returning to Los Angeles. Established a career in nursing and teaching.

(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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