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May 10, 2012

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Warren Koichi Suzuki

Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview

01:44:28 — 14 segments

May 10, 2012

Seattle, Washington

Nisei male. Born February 27, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. At age ten, was sent to Japan to live and attend school. Returned to Seattle prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Answered "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Seattle and lived with then wife and child in a hostel located in Seattle's Japanese language school. Established a postwar career with the City of Seattle.

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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