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18 items
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Interview (ddr-densho-1000-453)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e5/ff/e5ffa641b3ae0dc4d5f28fa87d0302ea.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Interview (ddr-densho-1000-453)
Nisei female. Born October 17, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, and was involved at an early age with traditional Japanese dancing and stage performance. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, family resettled in Denver, …
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-453-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/80/4e/804e04a82bd314c23696224b501ba71c.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-453-12)
Deciding to return to California
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-453-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6a/89/6a89e94c60c020f1cda1b5b41624c661.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-453-14)
A memorable role in a Hollywood film with Jerry Lewis
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-453-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ca/4e/ca4eef20c8efb6d6d03d8eabbb734504.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-453-9)
Description of the Japanese American community in Denver right after the war
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-453-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/11/aa/11aa398567ac14f321511e9d0a563bae.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-453-13)
Running for Nisei Week queen and doing some modeling
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-453-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/06/89/0689de5372c01bec118754f198b54201.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-453-3)
Learning classical Japanese dance at a young age from a famous teacher from Japan
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-453-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e5/ff/e5ffa641b3ae0dc4d5f28fa87d0302ea.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-453-1)
Description of family members: parents and older siblings
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-453-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/13/30/1330421cf6cec296fa4c61888c3c4d52.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-453-10)
Adjusting to life after camp: being called "Japs" by kids at school
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-453-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d1/ee/d1ee02bd8eb93016f25e9197a5b141cf.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-453-6)
Memories of Rohwer: restful time for parents, attending school
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-453-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a5/fd/a5fd6f5281542d4b27a1eeebefe32925.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-453-2)
Father's work in prewar Los Angeles
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-453-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/46/fe/46fed8833af9589ec1381e26f6d96356.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-453-4)
Father's work as a gardener and teacher of gidayu, a type of reciting used in Japanese puppet theater
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-453-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1d/84/1d8472d22fca7d7fbf8fe635130c1df8.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-453-15)
Working at the Bel Air Presbyterian Church and meeting Ronald Reagan
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-453-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8d/bb/8dbb11e1b7bf6d9e6b9060223bf7e1ea.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-453-7)
Leaving camp and moving to Denver with several families who owned businesses
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-453-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/95/f8/95f8da0ee0291aaeb483e35008c7fa01.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-453-16)
Getting involved in the Los Angeles Japanese American community
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-453-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/51/6d/516dc59faa20dd5c456dd540ee59c502.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-453-5)
Living conditions at the Santa Anita Assembly Center
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-453-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e7/c8/e7c8e9befc3779ff44291ca6f33ad9d3.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-453-8)
The day of mass removal: using another family's address in order to leave with friends
![June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-453-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b0/b4/b0b42edb3216737d6db633dd4c0e8f13.jpg)
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-453-11)
Working for Minoru Yasui while living in Denver
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Narrator June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk
Nisei female. Born October 17, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, and was involved at an early age with traditional Japanese dancing and stage performance. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, family resettled in Denver, …