Art Imagire Interview Segment 1

Parents' immigration from Japan (ddr-manz-1-34-1) - 00:08:25
Description of parents (ddr-manz-1-34-2) - 00:08:27
Parents' prewar cleaning and dressmaking business (ddr-manz-1-34-3) - 00:05:34
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-manz-1-34-4) - 00:05:06
Celebrating holidays as a child (ddr-manz-1-34-5) - 00:03:12
Brother's difficulties being accepted into college and the military (ddr-manz-1-34-6) - 00:02:01
Growing up in Oakland (ddr-manz-1-34-7) - 00:04:20
Family's decision to move to Reno following the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-34-8) - 00:04:58
Help from a family friend when moving to Reno (ddr-manz-1-34-9) - 00:03:56
Mother's adjustment to life in Reno (ddr-manz-1-34-10) - 00:06:23
Attending school in Reno (ddr-manz-1-34-11) - 00:05:31
Description of other Japanese American families in Reno (ddr-manz-1-34-12) - 00:03:50
Attending church (ddr-manz-1-34-13) - 00:05:54
Awareness of racial prejudice during wartime (ddr-manz-1-34-14) - 00:08:27
Attending college, joining ROTC (ddr-manz-1-34-15) - 00:05:25
Thoughts on not having gone to an concentration camp (ddr-manz-1-34-16) - 00:04:06
Choosing a career in engineering (ddr-manz-1-34-17) - 00:06:38
Working in the aeronautics industry (ddr-manz-1-34-18) - 00:08:04
Wife's family background (ddr-manz-1-34-19) - 00:04:52
Involvement in Sacramento's Japanese American community (ddr-manz-1-34-20) - 00:07:05
Thoughts on redress (ddr-manz-1-34-21) - 00:05:54
Taking trips to the former camp sites (ddr-manz-1-34-22) - 00:06:02
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ddr-manz-1-34-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-iart-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Parents' immigration from Japan

00:08:25 — Segment 1 of 22

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DATE

July 4, 2008

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ddr-manz-1-34

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Art Imagire

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Art Imagire Interview

02:04:10 — 22 segments

DATE

July 4, 2008

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born August 1, 1933, in Oakland, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, moved with family to Reno, Nevada, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Attended the University of Nevada and later worked for an aerospace company. Presently resides in Sacramento, California.

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Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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