Masaru Ed Nakawatase Interview Segment 6

Description of activist sister (ddr-phljacl-1-19-1) - 0:08:25
Sister Reiko's work with the Japanese American community in Philadelphia (ddr-phljacl-1-19-2) - 0:03:41
Participating in Japanese American community events (ddr-phljacl-1-19-3) - 0:02:48
Parents' work at Seabrook Farms postwar (ddr-phljacl-1-19-4) - 0:08:43
Father's family history (ddr-phljacl-1-19-5) - 0:09:35
Memories of childhood at Seabrook Farms (ddr-phljacl-1-19-6) - 0:06:36
Different ethnic groups and segregation at Seabrook (ddr-phljacl-1-19-7) - 0:06:42
Participating in Japanese American community activities at Seabrook (ddr-phljacl-1-19-8) - 0:07:24
Getting involved in the Civil Rights Movement (ddr-phljacl-1-19-9) - 0:08:43
Work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (ddr-phljacl-1-19-10) - 0:10:43
Being one of a few Asians in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (ddr-phljacl-1-19-11) - 0:04:27
Working with the American Friends Service Committee (ddr-phljacl-1-19-12) - 0:06:32
Rejected from being drafted into the military because of eyesight (ddr-phljacl-1-19-13) - 0:08:41
Finding commonalities with other indigenous communities (ddr-phljacl-1-19-14) - 0:06:55
Attending the hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-phljacl-1-19-15) - 0:10:49
Raising a family (ddr-phljacl-1-19-16) - 0:07:17
Work with the Seabrook Education and Cultural Center (ddr-phljacl-1-19-17) - 0:07:34
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ddr-phljacl-1-19-6 ()

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Memories of childhood at Seabrook Farms

0:06:36 — Segment 6 of 17

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DATE

May 8, 2023

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JACL Philadelphia Oral History Collection

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Densho

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Masaru Ed Nakawatase

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Masaru Ed Nakawatase Interview

2:08:58 — 17 segments

DATE

May 8, 2023

LOCATION

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION

Sansei male. Born September 29, 1943, in the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, parents moved to and worked at Seabrook Farms in New Jersey. Masaru grew up in the Seabrook with the families that worked there. Became involved in the Civil Rights Movement and worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the American Friends Service Committee, and serves on the board of the Seabrook Education and Cultural Center.

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Rob Buscher, interviewer; Brett Kodama, interviewer

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JACL Philadelphia

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