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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 …
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, …

Narrator Toshio Moritsugu

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1925, in Heeia, Hawaii. Grew up in a village called Fish Camp, where father was a fisherman. Witnessed Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Father was picked up and detained by the FBI at the Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. After the war, earned a PhD in chemistry …

Narrator Sachiye Okamoto

Nisei female. Born 1937 in Terminal Island, California. Grew up in Terminal Island, where father was a fisherman. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI, and the rest of the family moved to Compton, California. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for several years in the …

Narrator Miho Shiroishi

Nisei female. Born 1932 in Terminal Island, California. Grew up in Terminal Island, where father was a fisherman. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI, and the rest of the family moved to Compton, California. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for several years in the …

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 …

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 …

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. …
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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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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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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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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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 …
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" …
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 …
Grace F. Oshita Interview (ddr-densho-1013-4)
vh Grace F. Oshita Interview (ddr-densho-1013-4)
Nisei female. Born January 2, 1925, in San Francisco, California. Spent childhood in San Francisco where family operated successful miso factory and grocery store. Father arrested by FBI in February 1942 and sent to Fort Lincoln internment camp, North Dakota. Family removed to Tanforan Assembly Center and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Graduated from Topaz High School …
June M. Hoshida Honma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-256)
vh June M. Hoshida Honma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-256)
Nisei female. Born June 23, 1936, in Hilo, Hawaii. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, father was picked up by the FBI and detained at Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. The rest of the family was removed to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, to be reunited with him. After Jerome closed, transferred to …
George Kazuharu Naganuma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-481)
vh George Kazuharu Naganuma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-481)
Born August 20, 1938, in Lima, Peru. Parents ran a laundry business and father was a prominent community leader. During World War II, the FBI arrested George's father and the entire family was placed on a ship and sent to the Department of Justice camp at Crystal City, Texas. After leaving camp, the family was not …
Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 44 (January 13, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-121)
doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 44 (January 13, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-121)
Selected article titles: "Japanese Return Will Not Create Serious Trouble -- Myer. Goal of WRA to Close Centers by 1946. Those Left To Be Turned Over to FBI" (p. 1), "Selective Service Classifications Given by Leaves" (p. 1), "Hotel Association Meeting" (p. 1), "88 Residents Apply For Coast Return" (p. 1), "Traveling Aliens Must Have Permits" …
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