Lily C. Hioki Interview Segment 1

Taking an American name (ddr-jamsj-2-10-1) - 00:04:01
Father's family background: soda water shop in Japan (ddr-jamsj-2-10-2) - 00:04:29
Mother's family background (ddr-jamsj-2-10-3) - 00:10:41
Helping parents on family farm (ddr-jamsj-2-10-4) - 00:05:14
Father's drinking habit (ddr-jamsj-2-10-5) - 00:03:52
Moving to Alviso, California, and attending Japanese language school (ddr-jamsj-2-10-6) - 00:05:45
Attending school primarily with other Japanese Americans (ddr-jamsj-2-10-7) - 00:05:44
Childhood memories of Alviso (ddr-jamsj-2-10-8) - 00:06:30
Moving again; memories of a large brick yard near home (ddr-jamsj-2-10-9) - 00:07:50
Attending high school, participating in student activities (ddr-jamsj-2-10-10) - 00:05:53
Community sports and festivals (ddr-jamsj-2-10-11) - 00:09:36
Parents decide to join a caravan to "voluntarily evacuate" after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-jamsj-2-10-12) - 00:06:53
Memories of the journey by car to Utah (ddr-jamsj-2-10-13) - 00:09:06
Finding work in Utah (ddr-jamsj-2-10-14) - 00:05:52
Adjusting to life and school in Utah (ddr-jamsj-2-10-15) - 00:06:42
Finding work; visiting Salt Lake City (ddr-jamsj-2-10-16) - 00:09:40
Doing farmwork: sugar beet thinning, picking fruit (ddr-jamsj-2-10-17) - 00:07:53
Various farm jobs in Utah: picking produce, turkey processing plant (ddr-jamsj-2-10-18) - 00:15:43
Visiting the Heart Mountain concentration camp (ddr-jamsj-2-10-19) - 00:04:55
Family decides to move back to San Jose (ddr-jamsj-2-10-20) - 00:08:14
Attending a design school (ddr-jamsj-2-10-21) - 00:07:41
Getting married (ddr-jamsj-2-10-22) - 00:04:08
Re-establishing husband's family's laundry business (ddr-jamsj-2-10-23) - 00:09:07
Reflections (ddr-jamsj-2-10-24) - 00:04:49
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ddr-jamsj-2-10-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-hlily-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Taking an American name

00:04:01 — Segment 1 of 24

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DATE

December 1, 2010

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Japanese American Museum of San Jose Collection

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Lily C. Hioki

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Lily C. Hioki Interview

02:50:18 — 24 segments

DATE

December 1, 2010

LOCATION

San Jose, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born July 3, 1925, in San Jose, California. Moved with family frequently as a child before returning to San Jose for high school. In 1942, family decided to avoid incarceration by moving to Utah, and joined an automobile caravan of several families from San Jose. Lived and worked in Utah during the war primarily as farm laborers. After the war, returned to San Jose, where Ms. Hioki worked to help re-establish her husband's laundry business.

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Steve Fugita, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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Japanese American Museum of San Jose Collection

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