Rokuro Kurihara Interview Segment 17

Family background (ddr-manz-1-69-1) - 00:05:59
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-69-2) - 00:08:07
Participating in Japanese language school and judo (ddr-manz-1-69-3) - 00:05:17
Father's gardening business (ddr-manz-1-69-4) - 00:03:43
The bus ride to Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-69-5) - 00:01:26
Memories of the Japanese American community (ddr-manz-1-69-6) - 00:06:35
Dealing with curfew and other restrictions after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-69-7) - 00:02:24
Other Japanese Americans from hometown in camp (ddr-manz-1-69-8) - 00:05:41
Making camouflage nets in camp (ddr-manz-1-69-9) - 00:02:38
Having fun as a young person in camp (ddr-manz-1-69-10) - 00:02:32
Working for a construction crew in camp (ddr-manz-1-69-11) - 00:06:20
Helping to create camp gardens (ddr-manz-1-69-12) - 00:02:14
Attending high school in camp (ddr-manz-1-69-13) - 00:04:31
Excursions out of camp to go fishing (ddr-manz-1-69-14) - 00:02:06
Sports in camp (ddr-manz-1-69-15) - 00:04:17
Remembering a football game between Japanese Americans in camp and local high school athletes (ddr-manz-1-69-16) - 00:03:26
(ddr-manz-1-69-17) - 00:02:26
Brother's experiences after leaving camp (ddr-manz-1-69-18) - 00:04:08
Leaving camp and working at Seabrook Farms (ddr-manz-1-69-19) - 00:04:30
Moving to Cleveland and attending college (ddr-manz-1-69-20) - 00:03:49
Returning to camp site (ddr-manz-1-69-21) - 00:02:10
Parents arrange for caretakers for family farm (ddr-manz-1-69-22) - 00:02:07
Taking short trips out of camp (ddr-manz-1-69-23) - 00:03:50
Thoughts on the Manzanar riot (ddr-manz-1-69-24) - 00:07:19
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May 10, 2009

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Rokuro Kurihara

Rokuro Kurihara Interview

01:37:35 — 24 segments

May 10, 2009

Glendale, California

Nisei male. Born July 11, 1927, in Glendale, California. Grew up in Glendale where parents had a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked briefly with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, then attended college in Cleveland, Ohio. Eventually returned to California.

Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer

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