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Nisei soldiers resting in a tent (ddr-densho-114-105)
img Nisei soldiers resting in a tent (ddr-densho-114-105)
Original caption: Japanese Americans in Army Train to Avenge Pearl Harbor: 100th Infantry Battalion Officers and some of the enlisted men are of Japanese ancestry. American citizens, born in the Hawaiian Islands of unquestioned loyalty and patriotism. Formerly part of the Hawaiian National Guard: As it must to all men, rest comes in a pup tent …
Rin Miura Interview (ddr-one-7-5)
vh Rin Miura Interview (ddr-one-7-5)
Issei female. Born October 4, 1901, in Fukuda, Japan. Grew up in Japan and immigrated to the U.S. after marrying. Settled in Portland, and during World War II was removed to the Portland assembly center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, returned to Portland.

(This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript …

Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-59-23)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-59-23)
Becoming head of Uwajimaya, Inc.: business expands and father becomes ill
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-59-3)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-59-3)
Running store and raising the family, "The quiet strength" of mother
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-59-10)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-59-10)
Fortuitous circumstances and strong business sense eases the chore of restarting business
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-59-16)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-59-16)
Postwar opportunities for Japanese Americans: societal, cultural, and self-imposed limitations
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-59-9)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-59-9)
Parents' reasons for settling in Seattle and restarting Uwajimaya
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-59-2)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-59-2)
Father's business making and delivering food to the Issei work camps, origins of Uwajimaya
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-59-15)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-59-15)
Decision to go into engineering, old attitudes towards entrepreneurism
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-59-21)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-59-21)
Reflecting on personal strength: "to fill niches that were not being filled"
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-59-7)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-59-7)
Mother copes with raising several children in camp, including newborns
Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-59-24)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-59-24)
Working at Boeing & Uwajimaya, successful participation in the World's Fair
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