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Tats Kojima

Nisei male. Born July 31, 1923, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Age 18 when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, was removed with family to Manzanar concentration camp, California. Later transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Became an auto mechanic after World War II.

Interviews

Tats Kojima Interview — ddr-densho-1001-10
October 22, 2006. Bainbridge Island, Washington.
00:58:35 — 17 segments.
Tats Kojima
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