Alice Setsuko Sekino Hirai Interview Segment 2

Family background: father an Issei and mother a Nisei (ddr-densho-1013-1-1) - 00:05:47
A child's memories of Topaz (ddr-densho-1013-1-2) - 00:04:02
Learning Obon dances in camp (ddr-densho-1013-1-3) - 00:01:17
Feeling nurtured by supportive family (ddr-densho-1013-1-4) - 00:04:31
Memories of camp (ddr-densho-1013-1-5) - 00:05:58
Hearing about social ills: molestation and domestic violence (ddr-densho-1013-1-6) - 00:01:59
Leaving camp for Salt Lake City (ddr-densho-1013-1-7) - 00:04:21
(ddr-densho-1013-1-8) - 00:01:54
Returning to San Francisco, attending elementary school (ddr-densho-1013-1-9) - 00:08:03
Moving with family back to Salt Lake City (ddr-densho-1013-1-10) - 00:03:26
Description of Salt Lake City's Japanese American community following World War II (ddr-densho-1013-1-11) - 00:05:36
Postwar effects of incarceration: observing bitterness in some (ddr-densho-1013-1-12) - 00:06:05
Learning Japanese cultural values during upbringing (ddr-densho-1013-1-13) - 00:05:10
Experiences in high school (ddr-densho-1013-1-14) - 00:04:52
Attending the University of Utah (ddr-densho-1013-1-15) - 00:05:13
Getting married, having children (ddr-densho-1013-1-16) - 00:02:13
Postwar activism: programs supporting handicapped children in the school system (ddr-densho-1013-1-17) - 00:06:27
Advances in programming for handicapped children (ddr-densho-1013-1-18) - 00:06:10
Speaking out: presenting in classrooms (ddr-densho-1013-1-19) - 00:09:06
Reflections (ddr-densho-1013-1-20) - 00:01:59
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ddr-densho-1013-1-2 (Legacy UID: denshovh-halice-01-0002)

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A child's memories of Topaz

00:04:02 — Segment 2 of 20

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DATE

June 3, 2008

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Topaz Museum Collection

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Alice Setsuko Sekino Hirai

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Alice Setsuko Sekino Hirai Interview

01:34:09 — 20 segments

DATE

June 3, 2008

LOCATION

Salt Lake City, Utah

DESCRIPTION

Nisei/Sansei female. Born November 8, 1939, in San Francisco, California. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Family resettled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moved to San Francisco after one year and back to Salt Lake City in 1950. Attended University of Utah and studied nursing. Speaks to school groups about family's experiences during World War II.

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Megan Asaka, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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Topaz Museum Collection

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