Kerry Christenson Powell Interview Segment 22

Family background (ddr-manz-1-144-1) - 00:07:28
Parents' meeting and moving to California (ddr-manz-1-144-2) - 00:03:50
Father's work with National Soda Products (ddr-manz-1-144-3) - 00:05:51
Memories of living in a work settlement (ddr-manz-1-144-4) - 00:08:55
Moving to Lone Pine, California, as a child (ddr-manz-1-144-5) - 00:03:26
Parents' helping to establish a church (ddr-manz-1-144-6) - 00:08:50
Picking fruit on the land that would later become the Manzanar concentration camp (ddr-manz-1-144-7) - 00:05:49
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-144-8) - 00:01:59
A visit to Manzanar on a Camp Fire trip (ddr-manz-1-144-9) - 00:10:20
A few impressions of Manzanar during visit (ddr-manz-1-144-10) - 00:03:01
Community response to Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-144-11) - 00:03:31
Raised to be racially tolerant (ddr-manz-1-144-12) - 00:04:24
Visiting Hiroshima's peace park (ddr-manz-1-144-13) - 00:02:26
Graduating high school (ddr-manz-1-144-14) - 00:04:05
Meeting husband and getting married (ddr-manz-1-144-15) - 00:04:45
Husband's military service (ddr-manz-1-144-16) - 00:04:47
Running a hotel (ddr-manz-1-144-17) - 00:07:31
Setting up a film festival in the community (ddr-manz-1-144-18) - 00:08:58
Involvement in community arts causes (ddr-manz-1-144-19) - 00:04:57
Description of the Wedding of the Waters (ddr-manz-1-144-20) - 00:07:07
Thoughts on the importance of historic monuments (ddr-manz-1-144-21) - 00:04:07
Memories of growing up in Keeler, California (ddr-manz-1-144-22) - 00:04:38
Getting involved in local organizations (ddr-manz-1-144-23) - 00:11:40
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ddr-manz-1-144-22 (Legacy UID: denshovh-pkerry-01-0022)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Memories of growing up in Keeler, California

00:04:38 — Segment 22 of 23

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DATE

September 16, 2013

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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INTERVIEW ID

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Kerry Christenson Powell

INTERVIEW TITLE

Kerry Christenson Powell Interview

02:12:25 — 23 segments

DATE

September 16, 2013

LOCATION

Independence, California

DESCRIPTION

White female. Grew up in California and moved to Lone Pine as a child. During World War II, visited the Manzanar concentration camp, California, on a trip with the Camp Fire girls. Active in Lone Pine community groups, and established a film festival featuring movies from the area.

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Kristen Luetkemeier, interviewer; Rose Masters, 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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