Ann Sugimoto Interview Segment 3

Family background (ddr-manz-1-72-1) - 00:03:29
Father's family background: self-taught and good with numbers (ddr-manz-1-72-2) - 00:04:32
Mother's family background: schoolteacher who loved music (ddr-manz-1-72-3) - 00:02:32
Father's establishment of a prewar produce market (ddr-manz-1-72-4) - 00:02:01
Being raised as a Christian (ddr-manz-1-72-5) - 00:03:05
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-72-6) - 00:00:58
Father's land purchases (ddr-manz-1-72-7) - 00:01:44
Moving to Venice, California, and living in a craftsman house (ddr-manz-1-72-8) - 00:04:09
Recreational activities: trips to the mountains (ddr-manz-1-72-9) - 00:05:02
Helping on family's farm (ddr-manz-1-72-10) - 00:04:41
Japanese language school and celebrating holidays (ddr-manz-1-72-11) - 00:06:48
Attending high school (ddr-manz-1-72-12) - 00:01:20
Ambitions to be a fashion designer (ddr-manz-1-72-13) - 00:03:26
Meeting future husband (ddr-manz-1-72-14) - 00:03:28
Parents' reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-72-15) - 00:03:34
Witnessing FBI arrests of Japanese Americans during friend's wedding (ddr-manz-1-72-16) - 00:05:43
Dealing with the curfew after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-72-17) - 00:01:50
Husband's job running a gasoline service business (ddr-manz-1-72-18) - 00:05:10
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-72-19) - 00:06:44
First impressions of Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-72-20) - 00:04:36
Description of military policemen in camp (ddr-manz-1-72-21) - 00:03:08
Activities in camp (ddr-manz-1-72-22) - 00:02:42
Description of Japanese Americans from Terminal Island (ddr-manz-1-72-23) - 00:03:43
Having a baby in camp (ddr-manz-1-72-24) - 00:04:27
Parents' adjustment to life in camp (ddr-manz-1-72-25) - 00:01:48
Husband takes a job in camp to support newborn baby (ddr-manz-1-72-26) - 00:02:09
Recreational activities in camp (ddr-manz-1-72-27) - 00:07:10
(ddr-manz-1-72-28) - 00:03:36
Husband leaves camp early to work in Chicago (ddr-manz-1-72-29) - 00:03:48
Leaving camp (ddr-manz-1-72-30) - 00:02:11
Brother's experiences with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (ddr-manz-1-72-31) - 00:04:32
(ddr-manz-1-72-32) - 00:02:11
Leaving camp and settling in Ohio (ddr-manz-1-72-33) - 00:09:13
Moving back to California, observing changes (ddr-manz-1-72-34) - 00:05:05
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-72-35) - 00:04:34
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-72-3 (Legacy UID: denshovh-sann-01-0003)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Mother's family background: schoolteacher who loved music

00:02:32 — Segment 3 of 35

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DATE

June 9, 2009

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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INTERVIEW ID

ddr-manz-1-72

NARRATOR

Ann Sugimoto

INTERVIEW TITLE

Ann Sugimoto Interview

02:15:09 — 35 segments

DATE

June 9, 2009

LOCATION

Culver City, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born September 22, 1916, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Venice, California. Married before World War II, and removed during the war to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Had a child in camp. After leaving Manzanar, lived in Ohio for a number of years before returning to California.

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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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