Kaz Yamamoto Interview Segment 1

Parents' family backgrounds (ddr-manz-1-111-1) - 00:08:23
Living in Japan for a short time as a child (ddr-manz-1-111-2) - 00:07:10
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-111-3) - 00:05:55
Attending elementary school (ddr-manz-1-111-4) - 00:04:12
Memories of Japanese language school (ddr-manz-1-111-5) - 00:09:52
Learning Japanese calligraphy (ddr-manz-1-111-6) - 00:09:12
Recreational activities before the war (ddr-manz-1-111-7) - 00:04:47
Childhood memories of Santa Monica (ddr-manz-1-111-8) - 00:05:23
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-111-9) - 00:03:14
Coping with restrictions after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-111-10) - 00:07:42
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-111-11) - 00:10:40
First arriving at Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-111-12) - 00:04:15
Working in Manzanar's camouflage net factory (ddr-manz-1-111-13) - 00:03:10
Attending school in camp (ddr-manz-1-111-14) - 00:06:23
Leaving camp for six months to work in a defense plant (ddr-manz-1-111-15) - 00:14:27
Leaving camp temporarily to work on a farm (ddr-manz-1-111-16) - 00:09:55
Living conditions on the farm labor camp (ddr-manz-1-111-17) - 00:04:44
Working as a junior cook in camp (ddr-manz-1-111-18) - 00:07:20
Hearing about the Manzanar riot (ddr-manz-1-111-19) - 00:04:37
Sister's illness after leaving camp (ddr-manz-1-111-20) - 00:05:48
Meeting future wife and getting married (ddr-manz-1-111-21) - 00:06:20
Returning to Santa Monica (ddr-manz-1-111-22) - 00:05:18
Visiting Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-111-23) - 00:09:24
Family's postwar experiences (ddr-manz-1-111-24) - 00:10:41
Description of jobs in camp (ddr-manz-1-111-25) - 00:05:21
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-111-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-ykaz-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Parents' family backgrounds

00:08:23 — Segment 1 of 25

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DATE

January 20, 2011

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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INTERVIEW ID

ddr-manz-1-111

NARRATOR

Kaz Yamamoto

INTERVIEW TITLE

Kaz Yamamoto Interview

02:54:13 — 25 segments

DATE

January 20, 2011

LOCATION

Santa Monica, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born March 18, 1924, in Sanger, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp temporarily to work at a farm labor camp in Pocatello, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, before eventually returning to Santa Monica.

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Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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Courtesy of the Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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