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Nellie Mitani Interview (ddr-manz-1-88)
vh Nellie Mitani Interview (ddr-manz-1-88)
Nisei female. Born January 31, 1919, in Mesa, Arizona. Grew up in Arizona, where family ran a produce farm. Attended college, and after marrying husband, a Buddhist minister, moved to Bakersfield, California. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. While in Poston, husband was picked up by the FBI and transferred to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-88/
Satoru Ichikawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-236)
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Nisei male. Born November 2, 1929, in Fresno, California. Moved with family at a young age to Seattle, Washington, where father was the minister of the Seattle Buddhist Temple. Father was arrested by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and removed to various Department of Justice internment camps. The rest of the family was …
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Harriet Sato Masunaga Interview (ddr-densho-1000-389)
vh Harriet Sato Masunaga Interview (ddr-densho-1000-389)
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the Aala neighborhood of Honolulu before the war, where parents operated a hat cleaning business. Directly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and interned in several camps.

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Grace Sugita Hawley Interview (ddr-densho-1000-246)
vh Grace Sugita Hawley Interview (ddr-densho-1000-246)
Sansei female. Born September 28, 1931, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, where parents owned and operated a bakery. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. Family was removed to the mainland in order to reunite with father, and was …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-246/
Grace Hata Interview (ddr-densho-1003-10)
vh Grace Hata Interview (ddr-densho-1003-10)
Nisei female. Born December 5, 1930, in Gardena, California. Grew up in Gardena where parents ran a restaurant. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested and taken away by the FBI. During mass removal, family was sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and reunited with father. Following the Leave Clearance questionnaire in 1943, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1003-10/

Narrator Sarah Sato

Sansei female. (Mother and father born in Hawaii.) Born February 1925 in Peru. Spent prewar childhood in Peru and Hawaii. Father picked up by the FBI and detained after bombing of Pearl Harbor. Was incarcerated at Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Renounced citizenship in order to stay with parents, and was …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/84/

Narrator Mary Jane Mikuriya

Born December 8, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born to a father from Japan and mother from the Austria-Hungary region. Grew up in Pennsylvania during World War II, where family was monitored by the FBI. Attended Pembroke College and then worked for the federal government's Department of Education, then as an administrator in the education field. Volunteered …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/996/

Narrator Edward K. Honda

Sansei male. Born July 7, 1945, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Parents were from Hawaii, but father was picked up by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and mother went to rejoin him on the mainland. After leaving camp, lived briefly in New York City before returning to Hawaii, where parents separated. …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/391/

Narrator James A. Nakano

Nisei male. Born November 12, 1933, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, and was nine years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Father was arrested by the FBI, and family went to the concentration camp at Jerome, Arkansas, to reunite with him. Transferred to Tule Lake, California, following the so-called "loyalty questionnaire." After the war, …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/392/

Narrator Shyoko Hiraga

Nisei female. Born 1927 in Denver, Colorado. Grew up in Denver, where father was a tailor, then established a newspaper, the Rocky Nippon. During World War II, father was removed as editor of the newspaper, arrested by the FBI, and interned in a Department of Justice camp. James Omura took over as head of the newspaper, …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/668/

Narrator Kenji Suematsu

Nisei male. Born April 29, 1934, in Brawley, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Father was arrested by the FBI and mother had a nervous breakdown. Kenji and his sister were sent to stay at the Shonien orphanage in Los Angeles. During mass removal, taken to Manzanar with other orphans and placed in the Manzanar …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/657/

Narrator Yutaka Inokuchi

Nisei male. Born August 25, 1924, in Waipahu, Hawaii. Grew up on the Waipahu sugar plantation where parents worked. Was attending Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Father was picked up by the FBI and eventually interned in the Honouliuli POW camp. Mr. Inokuchi got a job in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/550/
Yuriko Hohri Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-353-9)
vh Yuriko Hohri Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-353-9)
Father's arrest by the FBI

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-353-9/
Thomas Shigekuni Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-297-5)
vh Thomas Shigekuni Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-297-5)
Witnessing FBI arrests of neighbors

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-297-5/
Yutaka Inokuchi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-320-12)
vh Yutaka Inokuchi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-320-12)
Father's arrest by the FBI

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-320-12/
Kiyo Nikaido Morimoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1010-4-10)
vh Kiyo Nikaido Morimoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1010-4-10)
Father's arrest by the FBI

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1010-4-10/
Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-26-10)
vh Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-26-10)
Father's arrest by the FBI

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-26-10/
George Iseri Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-40-16)
vh George Iseri Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-40-16)
Father's arrest by the FBI

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-40-16/
Amy Tsugawa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-30-2)
vh Amy Tsugawa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-30-2)
Father's arrest by the FBI

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Yoichi
vh Yoichi "Cannon" Kitayama Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-46-11)
Father's arrest by FBI

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-46-11/
Kay Uno Kaneko Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-282-9)
vh Kay Uno Kaneko Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-282-9)
Father's arrested by the FBI

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-282-9/
Akira Otani Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-321-11)
vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-321-11)
Father's arrest by the FBI

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-321-11/
Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 4 of 4. (ddr-one-5-115)
doc Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 4 of 4. (ddr-one-5-115)
Photocopy of a declassified petition to Attorney General of the United States Francis Biddle on behalf of Dr. Koyama included in a letter to Dr. William G. Everson. The letter was undersigned by American citizens and friends of Dr. Koyama and attesting to their belief that he is a loyal individual and would bring no harm …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 3 (January 19, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-3)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 3 (January 19, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-3)
Selected article titles: "Hundreds of Nisei in Hawaii Assisted Investigations, FBI Official Tells Congressmen" (p. 1), "Army Will Act to Protect Nisei GIs in Philippines" (p. 1), "Mike Masaoka Returns to Post With JACL" (p. 1), "Widespread Opposition Rises Against Dominion Attempt to Deport Japanese Canadians" (p. 2), "Some Evacuees Will Remain in Tule Lake Camp" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-18-3/
May Minami Interview (ddr-densho-400-16)
av May Minami Interview (ddr-densho-400-16)
May Minami was born on January 26, 1914, in Oxnard, California. She grew up in Gardena, California, where her father was the first person to sell insurance to other Japanese community members. During WWII, her parents were arrested by the FBI and the family was sent to the concentration camp at Rohwer, Arkansas. When she returned …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-16/
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