Fumie I. Shimada Interview Segment 1

Parents' and grandparents' early life in the U.S. (ddr-manz-1-44-1) - 00:04:03
Description of parents and siblings (ddr-manz-1-44-2) - 00:07:12
Father's work as a machinist for the Southern Pacific Railroad (ddr-manz-1-44-3) - 00:02:31
The FBI's influence in father's firing from railroad job (ddr-manz-1-44-4) - 00:08:20
Meeting families in Reno who had moved under the "voluntary evacuation" policy (ddr-manz-1-44-5) - 00:04:08
Hearing about other instances of discriminatory actions by employers (ddr-manz-1-44-6) - 00:03:20
A story of a fired railroad worker that ended in tragedy (ddr-manz-1-44-7) - 00:03:45
Coming to terms with emotions surrounding father's case (ddr-manz-1-44-8) - 00:02:43
Deciding to fight for redress for fired Japanese American railroad workers (ddr-manz-1-44-9) - 00:06:43
Thoughts on the many groups still fighting for redress (ddr-manz-1-44-10) - 00:04:02
Receiving redress and reparations (ddr-manz-1-44-11) - 00:04:55
Receiving help from Michi Weglyn in redress effort (ddr-manz-1-44-12) - 00:04:19
Seeking help from others in effort to obtain redress (ddr-manz-1-44-13) - 00:07:13
Finding the equivalent of a "smoking gun" in redress research (ddr-manz-1-44-14) - 00:07:33
An impromptu press conference (ddr-manz-1-44-15) - 00:04:24
Working to help other groups in their efforts to obtain redress (ddr-manz-1-44-16) - 00:06:27
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-44-17) - 00:06:29
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ddr-manz-1-44-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-sfumie-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Parents' and grandparents' early life in the U.S.

00:04:03 — Segment 1 of 17

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DATE

October 17, 2008

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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ddr-manz-1-44

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Fumie I. Shimada

INTERVIEW TITLE

Fumie I. Shimada Interview

01:28:07 — 17 segments

DATE

October 17, 2008

LOCATION

Sacramento, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born July 7, 1939, in Sparks, Nevada. Grew up in Sparks, where father worked as a machinist for the Southern Pacific Railroad for twenty-two years. In February 1942, father was fired from his job. Over forty years later, Ms. Shimada fought successfully for redress for the fired railroad workers and their families.

PRODUCTION

Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, 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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