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vh Iku Amatatsu Watanabe Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1001-36-7)

Father's arrest by FBI and preparation for camp

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vh Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-287-13)

Visiting father after his pick-up by FBI

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vh Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-287-15)

Enduring harassment by the FBI after father's arrest

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Narrator Rae Takekawa

Sansei female. Born August 27, 1927, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on the family farm in Bellevue, Washington, prior to World War II. Was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Was released early to harvest sugar beets in Chinook, Montana. At the onset of World War II, her father was …

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Narrator Junko Mizuta

Nisei female. Born 1925 in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, where parents ran a laundry business and managed an apartment house. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI, and the rest of the family was removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon. While at the assembly center, Junko, a teenager, …

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Narrator Etsuko Ichikawa Osaki

Nisei female. Born February 19, 1931, in Fresno, California. Family moved to Seattle, Washington, where father became minister of the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During the war, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, to be reunited with father, who was arrested by the …

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doc Lt. K.D. Ringle's "Report on the Japanese Question" (ddr-densho-67-9)

Report by Lt. K.D. Ringle, of of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Opinions: the vast majority of nisei are loyal to the U.S.; less than 3% possibly could act as saboteurs or agents, and are already known to FBI and ONI; nisei should be encouraged to participate in war effort; kibei are most dangerous, should …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 15 (April 15, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-15)

Selected article titles: "Three Nisei Soldiers Win Army Decorations" (p. 1), "Gen. DeWitt Opposes Return of Evacuees. 'Jap's a Jap,' Declared Army Commander; Repudiates Citizen Rights of Japanese Americans" (p. 1), "Topaz Resident Killed by Shot Fired by M.P." (p. 1), "Japanese Americans Carried Out Special Assignment" (p. 1), "FBI Director Says Japanese in Hawaii Not …

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img Peace activist and internees (ddr-densho-13-45)

Floyd Schmoe, a pacifist and supporter of the Japanese American community, with Yoshi Asaba and Father Joe Kitagawa at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Father Kitagawa was the Episcopal minister at Minidoka. Floyd Schmoe was born in 1895 and is a peace activist and Quaker from Seattle, Washington. Schmoe was a strong supporter of the Japanese …

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doc Chimata Sumida Department of Justice Case File (ddr-densho-379-750)

Chimata Sumida's Department of Justice File includes the warrant for his arrest on January 19, 1942; a FBI investigation report that focused on Sumida's store and the inclusion of a stock of radios with short-wave capabilities; Sumida's Alien Enemy Questionnaire; and a transcript of his hearing for parole from Fort Missoula. Chimata Sumida's hearing for parole …

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vh Kazuko Uno Bill Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-219)

Nisei female. Born June 5, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in South Park, Washington where family operated a small produce farm. Attended Cleveland High School and the University of Washington. Was in senior year of college on December 7, 1941. Father picked up by FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and sent to Missoula internment …

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vh Lillian Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-254)

Sansei female, born April 30, 1928, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Hawaii, where family ran a successful wholesale bakery business. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and sent to Sand Island internment camp. Moved with rest of the family to Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, to be reunited with …

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vh Kazuko Uno Bill Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-211)

Nisei female. Born June 5, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in South Park, Washington where family operated a small produce farm. Attended Cleveland High School and the University of Washington. Was in senior year of college on December 7, 1941. Father picked up by FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and sent to Missoula internment …

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av Interview with Frank Emi, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1792)

Emi discusses resisting the draft, the difference between Nisei and Caucasians, Issei attitudes toward the draft, the attitudes of draft resisters, Heart Mountain as a "model" relocation camp, being arrested in camp by the FBI, awaiting trial in jail in Cheyenne and Laramie (in WY), his family's thoughts on him resisting the draft, and a fellow …

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Narrator Nellie Mitani

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 Methodist 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 …

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Narrator Grace Sugita Hawley

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 …

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Narrator Satoru Ichikawa

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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Narrator Grace Hata

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, …

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-388-6)

Father is arrested by the FBI during World War II

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vh Richard Iwao Hidaka Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-345-8)

Father's arrest by FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Jane Komeiji Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-406-11)

The aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor: being visited by the FBI

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vh Mits Yamasaki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-366-14)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; FBI arrests the orphanage director

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vh Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-342-9)

Home and business searched by FBI on December 7, 1941

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vh Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-342-6)

Feeling that the FBI was watching father and his hotel business

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vh Nancy Shimotsu Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-391-15)

Father's arrest by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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