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vh Amy Tsugawa Interview (ddr-one-7-30)

Nisei female. Born and raised in Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI. The rest of the family was removed to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, to be reunited with father. After leaving camp, moved with family to Japan before eventually returning to …

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vh Toshio Inahara Interview (ddr-one-7-45)

Nisei male. Born 1921 in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Tacoma, Washington, where father ran a Japanese confectionery. In the early 1930s, moved with family to Oregon. During World War II, family took advantage of the "voluntary evacuation" period and moved to Ontario, Oregon. Attended medical school and established a prominent career as a vascular surgeon.

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-4)

Forming the Asian Pacific American Coalition for Equality (APACE)

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-8)

Transitioning JACL leadership

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-2)

Family background

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-6)

The importance of women in the JACL

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-3)

Moving to Seattle and getting involved in the Japanese American community

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-5)

First getting involved with the JACL, challenges as a young woman

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-7)

Thoughts on Seattle as a pan-Asian community

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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-1)

Introduction of interviewers

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-4-1)

Family background

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-4-3)

Celebrating holidays before the war

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-4-10)

Teaching in Hawaii

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-4-6)

Living conditions in Heart Mountain

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-4-2)

Losing mother at an early age, being raised by father

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-4-7)

Unrest surrounding the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in camp

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-4-4)

Preparing for mass removal

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-4-8)

Leaving camp to attend college

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-4-11)

Returning to the West Coast and raising a family

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-4-5)

Memories of the Portland Assembly Center: "Life there was just a noisy terrible confusion"

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-4-9)

First experiencing segregation in the South

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vh Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-4-12)

Reflections on camp

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-372)

He went to Florence with Ryo and had a lobster dinner at a restaurant; he has his own searching team with a driver and interpreter; his regiment left for home that day, the 442nd will be deactivated once they get home; met Carl Fujimoto in Florence; had ravioli and meatballs for dinner. Parents' note on envelope …

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Narrator Betty Fujimoto Kashiwagi

Nisei female. Born February 9, 1929, in Isleton, California. Grew up in Isleton where parents operated a boarding house. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In 1943, transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, then, when that camp closed, to the Rohwer concentration camp, …

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Narrator Ayako Nishi Fujimoto

Nisei female. Born January 28, 1930. One of four sisters, grew up near Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a nursery business. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Following the war, returned to Los Angeles.

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