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Mary Nomura Interview Segment 1

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Losing parents at an early age, raised by older siblings

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November 7, 2002

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Mary Kageyama Nomura

Mary Nomura Interview

00:50:09 — 18 segments

November 7, 2002

Manzanar concentration camp, California, and attended school in camp. Known as the "Songbird of Manzanar," sang at functions and social events. Met future husband in Manzanar, and married after leaving camp. Resettled in California.

John Allen, interviewer

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