Tamiko Honda Interview Segment 13

Father's family background (ddr-manz-1-94-1) - 00:06:47
Mother's background: "picture bride" (ddr-manz-1-94-2) - 00:03:56
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-94-3) - 00:03:46
Grandmother's immigration to the United States (ddr-manz-1-94-4) - 00:02:56
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-manz-1-94-5) - 00:07:01
Memories of grammar school (ddr-manz-1-94-6) - 00:01:52
Father's flower growing business (ddr-manz-1-94-7) - 00:02:49
Feeling welcome in the community of Redwood City (ddr-manz-1-94-8) - 00:05:43
Being denied for a civil service job (ddr-manz-1-94-9) - 00:02:42
Trip to Japan as a child; brother left behind (ddr-manz-1-94-10) - 00:05:03
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "an unbelievable day" (ddr-manz-1-94-11) - 00:05:22
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-94-12) - 00:06:24
"Evacuation Day" (ddr-manz-1-94-13) - 00:03:17
First impressions of camp (ddr-manz-1-94-14) - 00:05:17
Daily activities in camp (ddr-manz-1-94-15) - 00:03:58
The journey by train to Topaz (ddr-manz-1-94-16) - 00:05:25
Finding work in camp (ddr-manz-1-94-17) - 00:02:09
Temporarily leaving camp to visit a nearby town (ddr-manz-1-94-18) - 00:03:50
Taking up hobbies and trying to improve living conditions (ddr-manz-1-94-19) - 00:07:07
Leaving camp and resettling in New York (ddr-manz-1-94-20) - 00:09:55
Eventually returning home to Redwood City (ddr-manz-1-94-21) - 00:04:40
Hearing about the passing of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (ddr-manz-1-94-22) - 00:03:05
Brother's experiences in Japan and return to the U.S. (ddr-manz-1-94-23) - 00:02:58
Father's postwar flower growing business (ddr-manz-1-94-24) - 00:02:22
Meeting future husband and getting married (ddr-manz-1-94-25) - 00:03:38
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-94-26) - 00:07:51
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ddr-manz-1-94-13 (Legacy UID: denshovh-htamiko-01-0013)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

"Evacuation Day"

00:03:17 — Segment 13 of 26

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DATE

April 15, 2010

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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ddr-manz-1-94

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Tamiko Honda

INTERVIEW TITLE

Tamiko Honda Interview

01:52:02 — 26 segments

DATE

April 15, 2010

LOCATION

Redwood City, California

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born September 14, 1924, in Santa Clara, California. Grew up in Santa Clara and Redwood City, California, before World War II. During the war, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, resettled for a time in New York before returning to Redwood City.

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Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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