Yoshimi Matsuura Interview Segment 7
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SEGMENT ID
ddr-densho-1014-6-7 (Legacy UID: denshovh-myoshimi-01-0007)
SEGMENT DESCRIPTION
Interactions between Japanese and Armenian communities
00:08:14 — Segment 7 of 28
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Twin Cities JACL Collection
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INTERVIEW ID
ddr-densho-1014-6
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INTERVIEW TITLE
Yoshimi Matsuura Interview
02:34:28 — 28 segments
DATE
June 17, 2009
LOCATION
Bloomington, Minnesota
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male. Born May 3, 1918, in Fowler, California. Grew up in Fowler, eventually running family's farm prior to World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, married and was removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp for Minneapolis, Minnesota, to join the National Youth Administration (NYA) for training. Upon arrival, was informed that the Japanese Americans' enrollment in the program had been terminated. Drafted into military service and served with the Military Intelligence Service in the Philippines and Japan. Returned and settled permanently in Minneapolis.
PRODUCTION
Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer
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Twin Cities JACL Collection
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Courtesy of the Twin Cities JACL Collection
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.