Amy Iwasaki Mass Segment 5

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Living conditions at the Pomona Assembly Center

0:04:18 — Segment 5 of 14

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March 12, 2019

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Amy Iwasaki Mass

Amy Iwasaki Mass Interview

1:34:50 — 14 segments

March 12, 2019

Emeryville, California

Nisei female. Born July 5, 1935, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father ran a produce business. During World War II, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, returned to family home in Los Angeles. Became a social worker, one of the few Japanese American women in the field at that time.

Brian Niiya, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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