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Narrator Shigeki Sugiyama

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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/500/
Mary Higake Hasegawa (ddr-ajah-8-3)
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-3/
Home movie footage of the wedding of Ron Tsuchiya and Dorienne Ouye (ddr-ajah-3-351)
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-3-351/
Jo Takata Interview (ddr-ajah-1-6)
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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-6/

Narrator Mary Nakata Tomita

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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/980/
Bob Y. Sakata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-216)
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-216/
Judy Furuichi Interview (ddr-ajah-1-8)
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. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-8/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview (ddr-ajah-1-4)
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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-2-13)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-2-13)
Description of father's personality
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-13/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 16 (ddr-ajah-1-2-16)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 16 (ddr-ajah-1-2-16)
Looking back on family's experiences
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-16/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 15 (ddr-ajah-1-2-15)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 15 (ddr-ajah-1-2-15)
Reflections
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-15/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 10 (ddr-ajah-1-2-10)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 10 (ddr-ajah-1-2-10)
Father's postwar gardening and landscaping business
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-10/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 2 (ddr-ajah-1-2-2)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 2 (ddr-ajah-1-2-2)
Father's childhood growing up in family's hotel
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-2/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 17 (ddr-ajah-1-2-17)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 17 (ddr-ajah-1-2-17)
Grandparent's and parents' role in Alameda in the early 1900s
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-17/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 6 (ddr-ajah-1-2-6)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 6 (ddr-ajah-1-2-6)
Family members' activities in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-6/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-ajah-1-2-7)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-ajah-1-2-7)
Living in a hostel in Oakland after leaving camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-7/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 11 (ddr-ajah-1-2-11)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 11 (ddr-ajah-1-2-11)
Learning values of parents
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-11/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 12 (ddr-ajah-1-2-12)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 12 (ddr-ajah-1-2-12)
Serving in the military for two years and then attending business college
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-12/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-ajah-1-2-4)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-ajah-1-2-4)
Family split up after the bombing of Pearl Harbor; memories of the Tanforan Assembly Center
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-4/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 5 (ddr-ajah-1-2-5)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 5 (ddr-ajah-1-2-5)
The train ride to Topaz and first impressions of camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-5/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 1 (ddr-ajah-1-2-1)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 1 (ddr-ajah-1-2-1)
Family history: grandparents' immigration to the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-1/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-ajah-1-2-9)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-ajah-1-2-9)
Attending high school, participating in sports
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-9/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 14 (ddr-ajah-1-2-14)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 14 (ddr-ajah-1-2-14)
Playing golf in retirement
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-14/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 8 (ddr-ajah-1-2-8)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 8 (ddr-ajah-1-2-8)
Memories of friends in elementary school
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-8/
Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 3 (ddr-ajah-1-2-3)
vh Kenneth Narahara Interview Segment 3 (ddr-ajah-1-2-3)
Father's prewar florist business
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-2-3/
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