Richard M. Murakami Interview Segment 11

Family background (ddr-manz-1-161-1) - 00:03:45
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor as a ten-year-old (ddr-manz-1-161-2) - 00:05:57
Moving to Florin, California, after the war started (ddr-manz-1-161-3) - 00:04:31
Two brothers sent to Japan before the war (ddr-manz-1-161-4) - 00:09:27
Memories of "evacuation day," arriving at the Marysville Assembly Center, California (ddr-manz-1-161-5) - 00:08:33
First impressions of the Tule Lake concentration camp, California (ddr-manz-1-161-6) - 00:07:29
Father's role as a block manager in camp (ddr-manz-1-161-7) - 00:05:30
Receiving a handmade toboggan for Christmas in camp (ddr-manz-1-161-8) - 00:04:09
Softball and recreational activities and camp (ddr-manz-1-161-9) - 00:06:36
Impact of the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" on family (ddr-manz-1-161-10) - 00:07:00
Memories of school in camp (ddr-manz-1-161-11) - 00:05:19
Passing time in camp: digging shells for art projects (ddr-manz-1-161-12) - 00:08:26
Uncle and aunt's wartime experiences (ddr-manz-1-161-13) - 00:04:04
Mother's looking back on her camp experiences (ddr-manz-1-161-14) - 00:06:49
Transferring to the Jerome concentration camp (ddr-manz-1-161-15) - 00:10:58
Learning values of kindness and tolerance from parents (ddr-manz-1-161-16) - 00:05:55
Arriving at the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming (ddr-manz-1-161-17) - 00:07:30
Leaving camp and returning to school in Florin, California (ddr-manz-1-161-18) - 00:11:23
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-161-19) - 00:04:31
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ddr-manz-1-161-11 (Legacy UID: denshovh-mrichard_2-01-0011)

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Memories of school in camp

00:05:19 — Segment 11 of 19

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November 19, 2014

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Richard M. Murakami

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Richard M. Murakami Interview

02:07:52 — 19 segments

DATE

November 19, 2014

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Los Angeles, California

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Sansei male. Born January 29, 1932, in Florin, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, where father ran a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, returned with family to Florin. Removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943, transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, returned to the Florin/Sacramento area.

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Larisa Proulx, interviewer; Kristen Luetkemeier, videographer

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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