Susumu Yenokida Interview Segment 1

Origins of name (ddr-manz-1-35-1) - 00:03:18
Father's family background (ddr-manz-1-35-2) - 00:06:48
Father's early life in the United States: working on the railroads (ddr-manz-1-35-3) - 00:04:21
Mother's family background (ddr-manz-1-35-4) - 00:04:30
Father's prewar farm, buying a citizen's name in order to purchase land (ddr-manz-1-35-5) - 00:07:30
Living in a farming community (ddr-manz-1-35-6) - 00:02:25
Coping with father's passing after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-35-7) - 00:07:07
Hiring a manager and saving the farm during the war (ddr-manz-1-35-8) - 00:06:37
Boy Scout activities in an assembly center (ddr-manz-1-35-9) - 00:01:12
Mother's heath difficulties in camp (ddr-manz-1-35-10) - 00:05:25
Resisting the draft by refusing to report for physical (ddr-manz-1-35-11) - 00:07:30
Making the decision to resist the draft (ddr-manz-1-35-12) - 00:07:15
Serving time in a prison camp for resisting the draft (ddr-manz-1-35-13) - 00:06:07
Memories of serving time in a prison camp (ddr-manz-1-35-14) - 00:07:41
Working in Denver (ddr-manz-1-35-15) - 00:07:34
Dealing with the community stigma of resisting the draft (ddr-manz-1-35-16) - 00:07:31
Brothers' World War II military decisions (ddr-manz-1-35-17) - 00:03:41
Attending reunions to see friends (ddr-manz-1-35-18) - 00:04:49
Destroying possessions in preparation for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-35-19) - 00:04:28
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-35-20) - 00:04:54
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ddr-manz-1-35-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-ysusumu-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Origins of name

00:03:18 — Segment 1 of 20

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DATE

July 5, 2008

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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Susumu Yenokida

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Susumu Yenokida Interview

01:50:43 — 20 segments

DATE

July 5, 2008

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born June 28, 1925, in Turlock, California. Grew up in the Cortez, California, area. During World War II, was removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. When drafted by the military, refused to report for the preinduction physical, and was tried and jailed for refusing the draft. Served time in the Santa Catalina prison camp, and was pardoned along with other resisters of conscience by President Truman in 1947.

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Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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