Sumiye Takeno Interview Segment 1

Father's family background (ddr-manz-1-36-1) - 00:04:02
Description of father (ddr-manz-1-36-2) - 00:05:03
One of eleven siblings (ddr-manz-1-36-3) - 00:06:25
Helping on family's farm as a child (ddr-manz-1-36-4) - 00:04:40
Nearly being adopted into another family as a child (ddr-manz-1-36-5) - 00:03:02
Growing up in Florin, California (ddr-manz-1-36-6) - 00:04:21
Description of mother (ddr-manz-1-36-7) - 00:02:57
Involvement in church activities (ddr-manz-1-36-8) - 00:03:42
Playing on a softball team (ddr-manz-1-36-9) - 00:02:02
Attending a segregated school (ddr-manz-1-36-10) - 00:04:53
Taking trips into Sacramento (ddr-manz-1-36-11) - 00:04:30
Celebrating holidays (ddr-manz-1-36-12) - 00:03:40
Attending sewing school in Los Angeles (ddr-manz-1-36-13) - 00:04:29
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-36-14) - 00:06:09
Working as a nurse's aide in camp (ddr-manz-1-36-15) - 00:08:12
Social activities in camp (ddr-manz-1-36-16) - 00:05:38
Having an arranged marriage, getting married in camp (ddr-manz-1-36-17) - 00:09:08
Moving to Denver, husband's job as a journalist (ddr-manz-1-36-18) - 00:03:04
Involvement in community activities (ddr-manz-1-36-19) - 00:04:46
Husband's work with the Rocky Shimpo newspaper (ddr-manz-1-36-20) - 00:07:15
Siblings' postwar work (ddr-manz-1-36-21) - 00:02:42
Visiting the site of Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-36-22) - 00:02:54
Reflections, thoughts on redress (ddr-manz-1-36-23) - 00:04:46
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-36-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-tsumiye-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Father's family background

00:04:02 — Segment 1 of 23

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DATE

July 5, 2008

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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-1-36

NARRATOR

Sumiye Takeno

INTERVIEW TITLE

Sumiye Takeno Interview

01:48:20 — 23 segments

DATE

July 5, 2008

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born November 17, 1922, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin, where parents operated a farm. Just prior to World War II, attended sewing school in Los Angeles. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Married in camp, and moved to Denver, Colorado.

PRODUCTION

Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, 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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