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Gerald Kita Interview Segment 2

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SEGMENT ID

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SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

A few memories as a young child in camp

0:03:43 — Segment 2 of 13

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DATE

June 16, 2023

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JACL Philadelphia Oral History Collection

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JACL Philadelphia

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Gerald Kita

INTERVIEW TITLE

Gerald Kita Interview

1:27:19 — 13 segments

DATE

June 16, 2023

LOCATION

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION

Sansei male. Born December 1, 1941, in San Jose, California. Removed as an infant with parents to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, family resettled in Illinois, and Gerald eventually attended the University of Illinois and then moved to the East Coast. Became involved in civil rights organizations.

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Rob Buscher, interviewer; Brett Kodama, interviewer

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JACL Philadelphia

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