George Hanada Interview Segment 1

Family background: parents' immigration from Japan, leasing a ranch in California (ddr-jamsj-2-5-1) - 00:04:48
Growing up and attending school in San Jose, California (ddr-jamsj-2-5-2) - 00:04:09
Losing mother at a young age; change in family dynamics (ddr-jamsj-2-5-3) - 00:04:02
Feeling worried about father after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-jamsj-2-5-4) - 00:03:29
Witnessing the so-called Santa Anita "riot" (ddr-jamsj-2-5-5) - 00:04:17
Memories of concentration camp: desolation, break-up of family structure (ddr-jamsj-2-5-6) - 00:06:52
A hostile situation while on work leave: getting shot at (ddr-jamsj-2-5-7) - 00:07:11
Thoughts on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and draft resisters (ddr-jamsj-2-5-8) - 00:05:28
Serving in the military (ddr-jamsj-2-5-9) - 00:02:15
Sharecropping in California after World War II (ddr-jamsj-2-5-10) - 00:03:31
The beginnings of George's Service Center (ddr-jamsj-2-5-11) - 00:07:48
Living and owning a business in Japantown: experiencing housing discrimination (ddr-jamsj-2-5-12) - 00:04:11
Community involvement and its effect on small business (ddr-jamsj-2-5-13) - 00:04:46
Running George's Service Center, limited family involvement (ddr-jamsj-2-5-14) - 00:02:24
Reflections on George's Service Center: "I never begrudged a day for going to work" (ddr-jamsj-2-5-15) - 00:05:07
Thoughts on Japanese American community, culture, identity (ddr-jamsj-2-5-16) - 00:09:33
Observations of changing San Jose Japantown (ddr-jamsj-2-5-17) - 00:03:17
Present-day interior and exterior shots of George's Service Center (ddr-jamsj-2-5-18) - 00:01:19
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose
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ddr-jamsj-2-5-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-hgeorge-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Family background: parents' immigration from Japan, leasing a ranch in California

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

00:04:48 — Segment 1 of 18

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DATE

November 15, 2004

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Japanese American Museum of San Jose Collection

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NARRATOR

George Hanada

INTERVIEW TITLE

George Hanada Interview

01:24:27 — 18 segments

DATE

November 15, 2004

LOCATION

San Jose, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born 1924 in Penryn, California. Spent most of childhood in San Jose, California, before being removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Served in the military at the end of World War II before returning to California. Opened owned business, George's Service Center, in San Jose's Japantown following World War II.

(This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.)

PRODUCTION

Stephen Fugita, interviewer; Mike Izumi, videographer

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Japanese American Museum of San Jose Collection

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Courtesy of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose

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