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vh Kenneth Narahara Interview (ddr-ajah-1-2)

Sansei male. Born December 16, 1936, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Alameda, California, where parents had a florist business. Immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were forced to leave Alameda, so the family split up and moved to Oakland. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. …

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vh Mas Takano Interview (ddr-ajah-1-5)

Nisei male. Born June 15, 1932, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father was a gardener. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Cortez, California, for a few months before being removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California. Drafted into the …

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av Mary Higake Hasegawa (ddr-ajah-8-3)

Mary Higake Hasegawa was born on May 12, 1921, in Alameda, California. In 1939, she was sent to Japan to live with relatives, and spent World War II in Tokyo and Fukushima. After the war, returned to Alameda.

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av Home movie footage of the wedding of Ron Tsuchiya and Dorienne Ouye (ddr-ajah-3-351)

Home movie footage of the wedding of Alameda Buddhist Temple member Ron Tsuchiya and Dorienne Ouye of Oakland, California. The wedding took place at a church in Berkeley, California.

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vh Jo Takata Interview (ddr-ajah-1-6)

Sansei female. Born January 16, 1944, at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, the family returned to Alameda, California, where they had lived before World War II. Jo grew up in Alameda and became a high school teacher. Involved with the Buena Vista United Methodist Church and numerous other Japanese American community activities in …

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Narrator Michael Yoshii

Sansei male. Born August 10, 1952, in Berkeley, California. Graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in social welfare. Attended the Pacific School of Religion and graduated with an MDiv. Appointed full-time pastor to the Buena Vista United Methodist Church in Alameda, California, in 1988. Served as pastor for more than thirty years, leading the church's …

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vh Bob Y. Sakata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-216)

Nisei male. Born April 15, 1926 in Alameda, California. Spent childhood in Alameda where family operated 10-acre farm. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Resettled in Brighton, Colorado, and resumed farming. Along with wife and son, owns and operates Sakata Farms, currently one of the top produce growers in the country.

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vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview (ddr-ajah-1-4)

Nisei female. Born August 6, 1931, in Alameda, California. Had a twin sister, and as an infant was adopted by mother's cousin and her husband. Grew up in Alameda, where adoptive father ran a garage. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to …

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vh Judy Furuichi Interview (ddr-ajah-1-8)

Sansei female. Born December 27, 1942, in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Prior to World War II, parents lived and worked in Alameda, California. During World War II, the family was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to Alameda, where Judy grew up. …

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av Jo Takata for Nellie Takeda (ddr-ajah-8-8)

In this video, Jo Takata talks about her mother, Nellie Takeda. Nellie was born in Alameda, California, and was married just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, returned to Alameda and lived for a number years …

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vh Shigeki Sugiyama Interview (ddr-manz-1-96)

Nisei male. Born December 19, 1927, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, worked at the camouflage net factory and in the camp's hospital. Transferred with family to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, was drafted into the U.S. military …

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vh Kiyoko Masuda Interview (ddr-ajah-1-1)

Sansei female. Born May 4, 1940, in Alameda, California. During World War II, as an infant, was sent with family to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, then to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, family lived for over a year in Dayton, Ohio, before returning to Alameda. Kiyo grew up in Alameda, eventually …

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av Howe Hanamura and Wendy Hanamura at Min Nakayama Court (ddr-ajah-6-313)

B-roll of Howe Hanamura and Wendy Hanamura at Min Nakayama Court in Alameda, California. Part of the 1995 documentary Honor Bound: A Personal Journey.

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img Takuritsu Morita and two students (ddr-ajah-6-600)

Caption below photo: Sensei Takuritsu Morita and two young students at the Official California Alameda Japanese Elementary School, at 2256 Pacific Avenue. Circa 1916-1918

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