Clara S. Hattori Interview I Segment 15

Born in 1919, delivered by midwife (ddr-densho-1000-426-1) - 0:06:15
Caring for younger siblings as the oldest (ddr-densho-1000-426-2) - 0:05:16
Description of parents: arranged marriage (ddr-densho-1000-426-3) - 0:06:01
Father's early time in the United States working on a strawberry farm (ddr-densho-1000-426-4) - 0:09:26
Mother's arrival in the United States, having to wear American clothes (ddr-densho-1000-426-5) - 0:08:50
Father builds a home with the help of friends and fellow church members (ddr-densho-1000-426-6) - 0:10:16
Issei parents' personalities (ddr-densho-1000-426-7) - 0:03:11
Description of family home (ddr-densho-1000-426-8) - 0:06:16
Helping on the family farm, tending the chickens (ddr-densho-1000-426-9) - 0:03:43
Attending Japanese language school, remembering community events (ddr-densho-1000-426-10) - 0:06:57
Memories of elementary school (ddr-densho-1000-426-11) - 0:08:29
Going to middle and high school with few other Japanese American students (ddr-densho-1000-426-12) - 0:06:25
Helping construct fruit baskets after school for family's farm (ddr-densho-1000-426-13) - 0:10:42
Parents' trips to Japan to visit relatives (ddr-densho-1000-426-14) - 0:08:43
Father's decision to remain in the United States (ddr-densho-1000-426-15) - 0:03:08
Father's role in helping to establish the Methodist church (ddr-densho-1000-426-16) - 0:06:00
Attending business college and working as a schoolgirl (ddr-densho-1000-426-17) - 0:11:00
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Father's decision to remain in the United States

0:03:08 — Segment 15 of 17

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December 8, 2014

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Clara S. Hattori

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Clara S. Hattori Interview I

2:03:43 — 17 segments

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December 8, 2014

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Seattle, Washington

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Nisei female. Born May 21, 1919, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the Loomis area of California, where parents ran a farm and fruit orchard. Just prior to World War II, worked in the Japanese Pavilion at the San Francisco World's Fair of 1939-1940. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Spokane and Moses Lake, Washington, after the war.

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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