Kiwamu "Kiyo" Tsuchida Interview Segment 17

Origins of name (ddr-densho-1000-405-1) - 00:07:12
Father's family background (ddr-densho-1000-405-2) - 00:05:28
Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-405-3) - 00:02:45
Father's job working for the Northern Pacific railroad (ddr-densho-1000-405-4) - 00:05:36
Two older siblings sent to Japan (ddr-densho-1000-405-5) - 00:03:17
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-densho-1000-405-6) - 00:03:07
Recreational activities: fishing for octopus and squid (ddr-densho-1000-405-7) - 00:07:54
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, worrying about brother already in the military (ddr-densho-1000-405-8) - 00:07:30
Fired from railroad job after the war broke out (ddr-densho-1000-405-9) - 00:04:42
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-densho-1000-405-10) - 00:04:06
Removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center (ddr-densho-1000-405-11) - 00:04:25
First impressions of Tule Lake (ddr-densho-1000-405-12) - 00:04:00
Leaving camp temporarily to work for the railroad (ddr-densho-1000-405-13) - 00:05:56
Returning to camp to help parents (ddr-densho-1000-405-14) - 00:03:10
Working topping sugar beets (ddr-densho-1000-405-15) - 00:04:24
Experiencing discrimination while on leave from camp (ddr-densho-1000-405-16) - 00:07:12
Transferring with family to Topaz (ddr-densho-1000-405-17) - 00:04:18
Leaving camp for Ogden, Utah, meeting the artist Paul Horiuchi (ddr-densho-1000-405-18) - 00:05:50
Volunteering for the Military Intelligence Service (ddr-densho-1000-405-19) - 00:05:25
Serving with the MIS in the Philippines (ddr-densho-1000-405-20) - 00:07:10
Getting to know Japanese officers (ddr-densho-1000-405-21) - 00:06:55
First impressions of Japan after the war (ddr-densho-1000-405-22) - 00:05:27
Assigned to oversee the cleanup of the NYK Building in Tokyo (ddr-densho-1000-405-23) - 00:08:06
Assigned to take care of maintenance and miscellaneous tasks for General MacArthur and his family (ddr-densho-1000-405-24) - 00:09:24
Description of General MacArthur's family (ddr-densho-1000-405-25) - 00:05:31
Pleasant memories of time in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-405-26) - 00:05:00
Returning to the United States and continuing military service (ddr-densho-1000-405-27) - 00:04:19
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-405-28) - 00:04:40
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ddr-densho-1000-405-17 (Legacy UID: denshovh-tkiwamu-01-0017)

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Transferring with family to Topaz

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April 24, 2012

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Kiwamu "Kiyo" Tsuchida

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Kiwamu "Kiyo" Tsuchida Interview

02:32:49 — 28 segments

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April 24, 2012

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Seattle, Washington

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Nisei male. Born February 2, 1923, in Auburn, Washington. Grew up in Auburn, where father worked for the Great Northern Railroad and the family also ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, Oregon. Family then transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Kiwamu left camp for Ogden, Utah, then volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service. Served in the Philippines, then as a liasion to General MacArthur and his family in Japan during the U.S. occupation.

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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