Mary Suzuki Ichino Interview I Segment 14

Born in Stockton, California (ddr-manz-1-51-1) - 00:02:53
Father's family background (ddr-manz-1-51-2) - 00:04:11
Father's immigration to California (ddr-manz-1-51-3) - 00:08:41
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-51-4) - 00:02:28
Memories of childhood home (ddr-manz-1-51-5) - 00:04:55
Moving to Boyle Heights, memories of supportive neighbors (ddr-manz-1-51-6) - 00:06:40
(ddr-manz-1-51-7) - 00:03:11
Father's establishment of a produce market (ddr-manz-1-51-8) - 00:05:23
Attending Maryknoll Catholic school (ddr-manz-1-51-9) - 00:04:56
Memorable teachers at Maryknoll (ddr-manz-1-51-10) - 00:06:19
Celebrating Nisei Week in Little Tokyo (ddr-manz-1-51-11) - 00:03:10
Visiting Little Tokyo as a child (ddr-manz-1-51-12) - 00:04:09
Graduating from Maryknoll, attending high school (ddr-manz-1-51-13) - 00:06:46
Father's restaurant in Los Angeles (ddr-manz-1-51-14) - 00:04:26
Description of father's restaurant (ddr-manz-1-51-15) - 00:02:56
Interacting with students of different ethnic groups in high school (ddr-manz-1-51-16) - 00:03:10
Preparing for mass removal: volunteering with Maryknoll to help store property (ddr-manz-1-51-17) - 00:04:45
Hearing of homes being searched by the FBI: "There was an awful lot of hysteria" (ddr-manz-1-51-18) - 00:03:14
Losing home and property during mass removal (ddr-manz-1-51-19) - 00:02:22
Changing attitude about incarceration: realization of injustice as a teenager (ddr-manz-1-51-20) - 00:05:35
Quaker acquaintance writes a letter protesting the incarceration (ddr-manz-1-51-21) - 00:04:58
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Father's restaurant in Los Angeles

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July 17, 2008

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Mary Suzuki Ichino

Mary Suzuki Ichino Interview I

01:35:08 — 21 segments

July 17, 2008

Pasadena, California

Nisei female. Born December 9, 1924, in Stockton, California. Grew up Sacramento and Boyle Heights, California. Attended the Maryknoll Catholic school in Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles and worked for the War Relocation Authority, providing assistance to returning Japanese Americans seeking housing and jobs.

Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer

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