Carol Hirabara Hironaka Interview Segment 1

Meaning of name (ddr-manz-1-48-1) - 00:03:22
Father's immigration to U.S. with family (ddr-manz-1-48-2) - 00:06:00
Description of grandparents (ddr-manz-1-48-3) - 00:05:02
Mother's family background (ddr-manz-1-48-4) - 00:03:05
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-48-5) - 00:02:25
Daily life on family's farm (ddr-manz-1-48-6) - 00:09:45
Growing up with both parents and grandparents (ddr-manz-1-48-7) - 00:08:45
Interest in art as a child (ddr-manz-1-48-8) - 00:04:30
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-manz-1-48-9) - 00:04:13
Attending a grammar school which had recently been segregated (ddr-manz-1-48-10) - 00:09:07
Interest in commercial art while in high school (ddr-manz-1-48-11) - 00:03:27
Community responses to the bombing of Pearl Harbor: attending school the next day (ddr-manz-1-48-12) - 00:03:49
Dealing with curfew and changes in the Japanese American community following the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-48-13) - 00:05:08
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-48-14) - 00:08:11
Arrival in Manzanar: "we felt like we were prisoners when we got there" (ddr-manz-1-48-15) - 00:05:36
Living arrangements in Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-48-16) - 00:03:37
Being honored by high school many years later (ddr-manz-1-48-17) - 00:03:44
Working in the camp's administration building (ddr-manz-1-48-18) - 00:04:16
Forming a girl's club in camp, participating in sports (ddr-manz-1-48-19) - 00:07:16
Social activities in camp (ddr-manz-1-48-20) - 00:05:52
Thoughts on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" (ddr-manz-1-48-21) - 00:02:54
Family's work in camp (ddr-manz-1-48-22) - 00:07:35
Owning two pet cats in camp (ddr-manz-1-48-23) - 00:06:08
Leaving camp, living in a hostel in Florin (ddr-manz-1-48-24) - 00:10:27
Having an arranged marriage (ddr-manz-1-48-25) - 00:04:15
Reflections: "I lost my naivete about government" (ddr-manz-1-48-26) - 00:07:20
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-48-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-hcarol-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Meaning of name

00:03:22 — Segment 1 of 26

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DATE

October 18, 2008

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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INTERVIEW ID

ddr-manz-1-48

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Carol Hirabara Hironaka

INTERVIEW TITLE

Carol Hirabara Hironaka Interview

02:25:49 — 26 segments

DATE

October 18, 2008

LOCATION

Sacramento, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born January 25, 1925, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin, where parents operated a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Returned to Florin after the war.

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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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