Eiichi Yamashita Interview I Segment 8

Family background (ddr-densho-1000-423-1) - 00:06:23
Father's early work in the United States (ddr-densho-1000-423-2) - 00:05:54
Description of father (ddr-densho-1000-423-3) - 00:04:51
Father's work at a Seattle photo studio (ddr-densho-1000-423-4) - 00:05:17
Father's early ventures into importing business (ddr-densho-1000-423-5) - 00:07:28
Father's lumber exporting business hurt by earthquake Japan (ddr-densho-1000-423-6) - 00:07:33
Father's early involvement in the oyster industry (ddr-densho-1000-423-7) - 00:06:08
Father's business importing oyster seed from Japan (ddr-densho-1000-423-8) - 00:06:16
Father's blacklisting by American oyster growers (ddr-densho-1000-423-9) - 00:07:54
Description of father's oyster seed cooperative (ddr-densho-1000-423-10) - 00:07:46
Mother's family background (ddr-densho-1000-423-11) - 00:05:04
Mother's determination and business sense (ddr-densho-1000-423-12) - 00:14:42
Growing up in Seattle (ddr-densho-1000-423-13) - 00:05:17
Living and going to school in Seattle as a child (ddr-densho-1000-423-14) - 00:07:11
Returning to the U.S. and resuming school (ddr-densho-1000-423-15) - 00:06:58
Memories of high school (ddr-densho-1000-423-16) - 00:06:55
Recreational activities before the war (ddr-densho-1000-423-17) - 00:06:03
Moving to Bellingham, Washington, and graduating from high school (ddr-densho-1000-423-18) - 00:03:52
Working for father's oyster business (ddr-densho-1000-423-19) - 00:13:53
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ddr-densho-1000-423-8 (Legacy UID: denshovh-yeiichi-01-0008)

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Father's business importing oyster seed from Japan

00:06:16 — Segment 8 of 19

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September 18, 2014

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Eiichi Yamashita

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Eiichi Yamashita Interview I

02:15:25 — 19 segments

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September 18, 2014

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Seattle, Washington

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Nisei male. Born January 27, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington. Finished high school in Bellingham, Washington, where family moved for father's oyster business. During World War II, removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Chicago briefly before returning to the Samish Bay area near Bellingham to reestablish family's oyster business.

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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