Kenji Ima Interview Segment 3

Family background (ddr-densho-1000-495-1) - 0:10:09
Description of mother's family's farm (ddr-densho-1000-495-2) - 0:07:34
Father's immigration to the U.S. (ddr-densho-1000-495-3) - 0:06:48
Description of parents' prewar hotel (ddr-densho-1000-495-4) - 0:05:21
Family life before the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-densho-1000-495-5) - 0:04:37
Having nightmares later in life about wartime experiences (ddr-densho-1000-495-6) - 0:13:14
Suppressing feelings, value of shikata ga nai (ddr-densho-1000-495-7) - 0:10:17
Meeting future wife and getting married (ddr-densho-1000-495-8) - 0:05:55
Feeling like a "cultural stranger" (ddr-densho-1000-495-9) - 0:10:53
Dealing with questions about ethnicity (ddr-densho-1000-495-10) - 0:09:02
Being the target of bullies in camp (ddr-densho-1000-495-11) - 0:10:43
Postwar awareness of Japanese American identity (ddr-densho-1000-495-12) - 0:10:22
Memories of camp as a child (ddr-densho-1000-495-13) - 0:04:52
Experiencing discrimination after leaving camp (ddr-densho-1000-495-14) - 0:04:36
Returning to Seattle and parents' hotel business (ddr-densho-1000-495-15) - 0:04:21
Summer jobs after the war (ddr-densho-1000-495-16) - 0:02:44
Considering racial and gender identity (ddr-densho-1000-495-17) - 0:09:26
Went into the field of social work and worked with immigrant families (ddr-densho-1000-495-18) - 0:13:35
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-495-19) - 0:03:13
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Father's immigration to the U.S.

0:06:48 — Segment 3 of 19

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Kenji Ima

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Kenji Ima Interview

2:28:28 — 19 segments

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March 22, 2022

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Seattle, Washington

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Nisei-Sansei male. Born July 15, 1937, in Seattle, Washington, where parents ran a hotel. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family returned to Seattle. After graduating from college and earning a post-doctoral degree, became a professor at San Diego State University. Focused on Asian American youth and worked with community organizations assisting immigrant families.

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Virginia Yamada, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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