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Floyd Shimomura Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-466-20)
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An important meeting at the White House with President Ronald Reagan
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-466-11)
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Studying in Japan during college years: a time of political unrest both in U.S. and Japan
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-466-17)
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Being part of the decision to go down the "commission road" during the redress movement
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-466-16)
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The early days of redress and feelings about it within the Japanese American Citizens League
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-466-7)
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Family friends run the farm in Winters during the war
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-466-15)
vh Floyd Shimomura Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-466-15)
Involvement in discussions of early approaches to redress
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-466-10)
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Finding an autobiography written while in the eighth grade
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-466-4)
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Grandparents' family history: finding Japanese address on a tombstone
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-466-19)
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Involvement in the movement for compensation for Japanese American state workers terminated during World War II
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-466-13)
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Getting involved in the Japanese American Citizens League
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-466-14)
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Moving up in the Japanese American Citizens League as the redress movement was starting
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-466-12)
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Meeting family in Japan
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-466-5)
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Mother's family background, memories of maternal grandmother
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-466-2)
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Grandfather's family background: working in the U.S. as a sharecropper
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-466-6)
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Description of parents: meeting in camp
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Floyd Shimomura Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-466-8)
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Parents' return to California after the war ended
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U.S. Japanese to Talk Evacuation (February 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-637)
doc U.S. Japanese to Talk Evacuation (February 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-637)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 19, 1942, p. 13
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Menace Seen in Jap Internment (August 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-839)
doc Menace Seen in Jap Internment (August 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-839)
The Seattle Daily Times, August 28, 1942, p. 2
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Narrator Floyd Schmoe

White male. Born September 21, 1895. Sixth generation Quaker and an internationally recognized pacifist and peace activist. He was a forest ecologist, marine biologist, college professor, and leader of many volunteer service groups. During World War II, he was a leader in persuading colleges outside of the evacuation zone to accept Japanese American students, and in …
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Narrator Floyd Shimomura

Sansei male. Born March 13, 1948, in Winters, California. Grew up in the Winters area where parents worked on a farm they had run before World War II, when they were incarcerated at the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Graduated from UC Davis School of Law, and worked in various capacities for the State of California. Elected …
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Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-86-12)
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The incarceration as "part of history, not only of the Japanese American people, but of America"

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-86-12/
Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-86-3)
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Helping Japanese Americans resettle after World War II

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, Mr. Schmoe is 102 years …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-86-3/
Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-86-1)
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Giving aid to Japanese Americans returning to Washington state after the war

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, Mr. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-86-1/
Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-86-6)
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Gordon Hirabayashi's wartime experiences

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, Mr. Schmoe is 102 years old.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-86-6/
Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-86-4)
vh Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-86-4)
Receiving a formal note of appreciation from the Emperor of Japan for work following the atomic bombings

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-86-4/
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