Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 7

Parents' family backgrounds: father an Issei, mother a Kibei (ddr-densho-1000-456-1) - 0:05:06
Incarcerated in Poston as a child, hearing very little about it after the war (ddr-densho-1000-456-2) - 0:05:01
Childhood games and parents' jobs in camp (ddr-densho-1000-456-3) - 0:09:27
Recalling difficult times after returning to California (ddr-densho-1000-456-4) - 0:05:34
Helping mother on the family's farm after father's passing (ddr-densho-1000-456-5) - 0:07:50
Childhood memories: attending Japanese language schools, social visits with friends and neighbors (ddr-densho-1000-456-6) - 0:07:06
An upsetting experience on a city bus (ddr-densho-1000-456-7) - 0:02:33
Coming to terms with ethnic identity after the war (ddr-densho-1000-456-8) - 0:07:58
Activities and dating in high school and college (ddr-densho-1000-456-9) - 0:07:39
Becoming a teacher, finding ways to create a challenging learning experience for students (ddr-densho-1000-456-10) - 0:04:50
Changes in the Torrance, California, community over the years (ddr-densho-1000-456-11) - 0:03:23
Attending an art workshop taught by noted Japanese American artist Henry Fukuhara (ddr-densho-1000-456-12) - 0:07:47
Connecting with mother in her later life through artwork (ddr-densho-1000-456-13) - 0:07:43
Raising children and grandchildren (ddr-densho-1000-456-14) - 0:04:17
Discussion and showing of paintings (ddr-densho-1000-456-15) - 0:18:02
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An upsetting experience on a city bus

0:02:33 — Segment 7 of 15

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February 4, 2019

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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi

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Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Interview

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4-Feb-19

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Los Angeles, California

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Nisei female. Born January 31, 1939, in Los Angeles County, California. At a young age, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, with family. After leaving camp, returned to family's farm in Lawndale, California. Father passed away early, leaving her mother to run the farm. Hatsuko Mary became a teacher, establishing an education career in Torrance, California, for many years. She later discovered an artistic talent and did many paintings with her family and the war years as her subjects.

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Virginia Yamada, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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