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Shirley Nagatomi Okabe Interview Segment 9

Family background: many generations of Buddhist temple families in Japan (ddr-manz-1-132-1) - 00:06:24
Parents' immigration to Canada (ddr-manz-1-132-2) - 00:04:15
Parents' return to Japan before coming to California (ddr-manz-1-132-3) - 00:05:15
Father's appointment as minister of a Buddhist temple in Los Angeles (ddr-manz-1-132-4) - 00:05:20
Father's questioning by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-132-5) - 00:03:27
First impressions of the Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-manz-1-132-6) - 00:04:36
First impressions of Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-132-7) - 00:05:39
Starting school in camp (ddr-manz-1-132-8) - 00:03:27
Taking music lessons in camp (ddr-manz-1-132-9) - 00:09:58
Camp facilities: mess hall and latrines (ddr-manz-1-132-10) - 00:05:03
Description of father's Buddhist church office in camp (ddr-manz-1-132-11) - 00:04:44
Staying in touch with brother in Japan (ddr-manz-1-132-12) - 00:04:48
Father's role as a marriage go-between in camp (ddr-manz-1-132-13) - 00:03:40
Participating in cultural events in camp (ddr-manz-1-132-14) - 00:04:41
Father's travel to another camp to attend a funeral (ddr-manz-1-132-15) - 00:08:05
Family's response to the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" (ddr-manz-1-132-16) - 00:05:51
Father's participation in the wedding of a well-known photographer (ddr-manz-1-132-17) - 00:03:36
Leaving camp and returning to California (ddr-manz-1-132-18) - 00:04:16
Father's role in planning the cemetery monument at Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-132-19) - 00:06:39
Siblings' postwar experiences (ddr-manz-1-132-20) - 00:04:17
Description of brother (ddr-manz-1-132-21) - 00:03:32
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-132-22) - 00:05:19
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-132-9 (Legacy UID: denshovh-oshirley-01-0009)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Taking music lessons in camp

00:09:58 — Segment 9 of 22

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DATE

January 30, 2013

LOCATION

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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INTERVIEW ID

ddr-manz-1-132

NARRATOR

Shirley Nagatomi Okabe

INTERVIEW TITLE

Shirley Nagatomi Okabe Interview

01:52:52 — 22 segments

DATE

January 30, 2013

LOCATION

San Jose, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born February 7, 1937, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, where father was a prominent Buddhist minister. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to California. Father was instrumental in the planning and building of the cemetery monument at Manzanar after the war.

PRODUCTION

Alisa Lynch, interviewer; Kristen Luetkemeier, videographer

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CONTRIBUTOR

Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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Courtesy of the Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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