Jean Shiraki Gize Interview Segment 15
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ddr-jamsj-2-14-15 (Legacy UID: denshovh-gjean-01-0015)
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00:05:43 — Segment 15 of 15
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Jean Shiraki Gize Interview
01:49:29 — 15 segments
DATE
May 24, 2011
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San Jose, California
DESCRIPTION
Nisei female. Born June 16, 1938, in Alameda, California. Was age three when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While in camp, father volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Mother answered an ad in the camp newspaper and moved with Jean to a ranch owned by the Duvenicks, a family known for their social justice activism. Eventually returned to the Oakland, California, area.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)
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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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