Miyoko Sakai Nagai Interview Segment 8

Father's family background (ddr-manz-1-120-1) - 00:06:01
Description of mother (ddr-manz-1-120-2) - 00:06:19
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-120-3) - 00:12:52
Mother's establishment of a prewar flower shop (ddr-manz-1-120-4) - 00:06:20
Family's flower growing business (ddr-manz-1-120-5) - 00:07:51
Growing up with few other Japanese American families (ddr-manz-1-120-6) - 00:08:00
Visiting Los Angeles' Little Tokyo (ddr-manz-1-120-7) - 00:04:55
Mother's skill as a businesswoman (ddr-manz-1-120-8) - 00:05:45
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-manz-1-120-9) - 00:05:08
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, house searched by the FBI (ddr-manz-1-120-10) - 00:08:28
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-120-11) - 00:11:17
First impressions of Manzanar: overcrowding (ddr-manz-1-120-12) - 00:04:23
Attending high school in camp (ddr-manz-1-120-13) - 00:04:26
Different jobs in camp (ddr-manz-1-120-14) - 00:05:16
Mother's work in camp (ddr-manz-1-120-15) - 00:05:37
Coping with difficult conditions in camp (ddr-manz-1-120-16) - 00:05:16
Siblings' camp experiences (ddr-manz-1-120-17) - 00:04:57
Leaving camp and returning to California (ddr-manz-1-120-18) - 00:08:20
Reestablishing the family flower shop after the war (ddr-manz-1-120-19) - 00:04:35
Returning to Manzanar camp site (ddr-manz-1-120-20) - 00:06:32
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-120-21) - 00:07:35
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-120-8 (Legacy UID: denshovh-nmiyoko-01-0008)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Mother's skill as a businesswoman

00:05:45 — Segment 8 of 21

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DATE

May 10, 2011

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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INTERVIEW ID

ddr-manz-1-120

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Miyoko Sakai Nagai

INTERVIEW TITLE

Miyoko Sakai Nagai Interview

02:19:53 — 21 segments

DATE

May 10, 2011

LOCATION

Los Angeles, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born October 4, 1925, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Los Feliz, California, where family ran a successful flower shop. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, eventually returned to California.

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Richard Potashin, interviewer

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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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