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Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka Interview I Segment 20

Mother's family background (ddr-densho-1000-542-1) - 0:05:46
Mother's sponsorship to attend school in Chicago (ddr-densho-1000-542-2) - 0:04:48
Father's family background (ddr-densho-1000-542-3) - 0:04:51
Father's prewar experiences: drafted into the military (ddr-densho-1000-542-4) - 0:06:04
Description of parents (ddr-densho-1000-542-5) - 0:07:52
Growing up in Boyle Heights, California (ddr-densho-1000-542-6) - 0:03:19
Attending Maryknoll Catholic school (ddr-densho-1000-542-7) - 0:08:28
Involvement in Japanese American community activities (ddr-densho-1000-542-8) - 0:03:48
Memories of high school (ddr-densho-1000-542-9) - 0:08:57
Mother's work as a seamstress and father's work as a produce seller (ddr-densho-1000-542-10) - 0:04:05
Early interest in political issues in high school (ddr-densho-1000-542-11) - 0:04:50
Father's relationship with coworkers in the produce market (ddr-densho-1000-542-12) - 0:02:46
Description of friends growing up (ddr-densho-1000-542-13) - 0:02:59
Social activities and dating (ddr-densho-1000-542-14) - 0:06:38
Attending UC Berkeley (ddr-densho-1000-542-15) - 0:07:50
Deciding to spend a year in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-542-16) - 0:05:05
Memories of political activism in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-542-17) - 0:05:15
Experiences in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-542-18) - 0:08:26
Returning to the United States and struggling with Japanese American identity (ddr-densho-1000-542-19) - 0:04:50
Taking classes at Berkeley during the Asian American Studies movement (ddr-densho-1000-542-20) - 0:07:29
Learning bits and pieces of mother's World War II incarceration story (ddr-densho-1000-542-21) - 0:04:01
Description of friends made while living in Japan (ddr-densho-1000-542-22) - 0:05:38
Mother's experiences with her own Japanese American identity (ddr-densho-1000-542-23) - 0:08:38
Description of Asian American Studies courses (ddr-densho-1000-542-24) - 0:08:41
Joining the Asian Women's Group in Los Angeles focusing on drug abuse and other issues in the community (ddr-densho-1000-542-25) - 0:10:09
Description of members Asian Women's group (ddr-densho-1000-542-26) - 0:05:51
Trying to start a women's center in Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-542-27) - 0:05:57
Performing skits for incarcerated people with the Asian Women's Group (ddr-densho-1000-542-28) - 0:03:51
Involvement with the Japanese American Community Services group and living in the Community Workers Collective (ddr-densho-1000-542-29) - 0:07:11
Living in the Community Workers Collective and getting involved in political activism (ddr-densho-1000-542-30) - 0:05:35
Relationship with mother in her later years (ddr-densho-1000-542-31) - 0:08:49
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Taking classes at Berkeley during the Asian American Studies movement

0:07:29 — Segment 20 of 31

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October 9, 2023

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Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka

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Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka Interview I

3:10:52 — 31 segments

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October 9, 2023

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Los Angeles, California

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Sansei female. Born May 7, 1948, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Boyle Heights, attending the Maryknoll Catholic School. Went to the University of California, Berkeley, during the Asian American Studies movement. Involved in numerous activist community groups in Los Angeles, such as the Asian Women's Group and the Community Workers Collective. Worked for causes in Little Tokyo related to youth, workers' rights, and housing. Worked on the redress movement, particularly in outreach and education.

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Brian Niiya, interviewer; Issay Matsumoto, interviewer; Evan Kodani, videographer

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