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2684 items
![Gene Akutsu Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-1-28)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
![Gene Akutsu Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-1-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-1-10)
A teenager's realization that U.S. democracy "went down the drain"
![Gene Akutsu Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-1-37)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-1-37)
"As long as you're a minority they can pick on you and incarcerate you..."
![Gene Akutsu Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-1-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-1-13)
Considering the consequences of resisting the draft
![Gene Akutsu Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-1-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-1-15)
Considering the consequences of resisting the draft, and interactions with jailers, other resisters, and jail inmates
![Gene Akutsu Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-1-36)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-1-36)
Reflecting on Japanese Americans' response to incarceration
![Gene Akutsu Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-1-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-1-7)
Memories of father's arrest by FBI, subsequent detention, family separation, and preparation for removal
![Gene Akutsu Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-1-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-1-11)
Minidoka concentration camp: armed MPs, housing and camp layout; finishing school, drafted for military service, and mail censoring
![Gene Akutsu Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-1-32)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-1-32)
Work detail at McNeil Island Penitentiary; imprisoned for resisting the draft
![Gene Akutsu Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-1-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-1-2)
Growing up around "Profanity Hill," Seattle, Washington
![Gene Akutsu Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-1-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-1-8)
Mass removal, and conditions in Puyallup Assembly Center: cleaning septic tanks
![Gene Akutsu Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-1-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-1-24)
Impact of draft resistance on family: harsh response from Japanese American community contributes to Mother's suicide
![Gene Akutsu Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-1-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
![Gene Akutsu Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-1-26)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
![Gene Akutsu Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-1-35)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-1-35)
Deciding between being considered a "repatriate" or an "expatriate"
![Gene Akutsu Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-1-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-1-21)
Reaction of the Japanese American community towards draft resisters
![Gene Akutsu Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-1-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
![Gene Akutsu Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-1-29)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-1-29)
Attitude towards those who volunteered for enlistment in the military
![Gene Akutsu Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-1-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-1-6)
A boy's shock and anxiety, and reactions of school peers after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
![Gene Akutsu Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-1-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-1-14)
Impact on family: father's separate detention in DOJ facilities and draft resistance by self and brother
![Gene Akutsu Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-1-19)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-1-19)
Family's "stop order" status and restrictions on movement
![Gene Akutsu Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-1-33)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-1-33)
Visitors at McNeil Island Penitentiary; imprisoned for resisting the draft
![Gene Akutsu Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-1-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-1-12)
Deciding to resist the draft: discussion of answers to the so-called "loyalty questions," and preparing for death
![Gene Akutsu Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-1-17)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-1-17)
Awaiting trial for resisting the draft in county jail: physical deterioration and poor living conditions
![Gene Akutsu Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-1-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/30/8a/308a1658e52d84e4dcf526cb0b801aa1.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-1-16)
Court appointed lawyer says, "You're on your own, boy"