Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 13

Translation of name (ddr-manz-1-87-1) - 00:02:43
Father's family background (ddr-manz-1-87-2) - 00:08:36
Mother's family background (ddr-manz-1-87-3) - 00:04:45
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-manz-1-87-4) - 00:04:43
Growing up without a strong religious upbringing (ddr-manz-1-87-5) - 00:04:33
Helping out on father's flower farm (ddr-manz-1-87-6) - 00:09:25
Description of family home (ddr-manz-1-87-7) - 00:04:16
Attending school (ddr-manz-1-87-8) - 00:09:11
Coping with restrictions after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-87-9) - 00:03:40
Parents lose family farm before mass removal (ddr-manz-1-87-10) - 00:04:14
First impressions of Santa Anita Assembly Center (ddr-manz-1-87-11) - 00:06:12
Attending school in camp (ddr-manz-1-87-12) - 00:02:30
The train trip to the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas (ddr-manz-1-87-13) - 00:03:58
Living conditions in camp (ddr-manz-1-87-14) - 00:04:13
Memories of food in camp (ddr-manz-1-87-15) - 00:05:08
Recreational activities and sports in camp (ddr-manz-1-87-16) - 00:07:31
(ddr-manz-1-87-17) - 00:04:58
Sneaking out of camp to go fishing (ddr-manz-1-87-18) - 00:04:41
Visiting town nearby camp (ddr-manz-1-87-19) - 00:04:45
Attending school in camp (ddr-manz-1-87-20) - 00:05:22
Being in camp when the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" was issued (ddr-manz-1-87-21) - 00:03:41
Watching movies in camp (ddr-manz-1-87-22) - 00:02:37
Hearing about the atomic bombings in Japan while still in camp (ddr-manz-1-87-23) - 00:04:34
Returning to California and living in a trailer camp (ddr-manz-1-87-24) - 00:09:16
Reflecting on wartime experiences (ddr-manz-1-87-25) - 00:06:18
Attending camp reunions (ddr-manz-1-87-26) - 00:03:49
Discussion of photographs (ddr-manz-1-87-27) - 00:04:24
(ddr-manz-1-87-28) - 00:05:14
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-87-13 (Legacy UID: denshovh-wyooichi-01-0013)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

The train trip to the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas

00:03:58 — Segment 13 of 28

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DATE

February 4, 2010

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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INTERVIEW ID

ddr-manz-1-87

NARRATOR

Yooichi Wakamiya

INTERVIEW TITLE

Yooichi Wakamiya Interview

02:25:17 — 28 segments

DATE

February 4, 2010

LOCATION

Los Angeles, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born July 10, 1933, in Hawthorne, California. Grew up in Hawthorne where parents ran a flower growing business. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived with family for a time in a trailer camp in Los Angeles, California. Remained in California 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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