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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 …
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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 …
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-59-23)
Becoming head of Uwajimaya, Inc.: business expands and father becomes ill
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-59-4)
Description of father, values and personal philosophies
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-59-3)
Running store and raising the family, "The quiet strength" of mother
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-59-27)
The future of Uwajimaya, a tricky question of succession
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-59-10)
Fortuitous circumstances and strong business sense eases the chore of restarting business
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-59-16)
Postwar opportunities for Japanese Americans: societal, cultural, and self-imposed limitations
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-59-5)
Father's maintaining family ties to Japan
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-59-9)
Parents' reasons for settling in Seattle and restarting Uwajimaya
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-59-14)
The expectation to help with the family business
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-59-17)
Attending school with students of different ethnicities
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-59-6)
Taking Japanese language classes in Tule Lake
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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
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-59-15)
Decision to go into engineering, old attitudes towards entrepreneurism
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-59-21)
Reflecting on personal strength: "to fill niches that were not being filled"
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-59-7)
Mother copes with raising several children in camp, including newborns
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-59-12)
Mother as the backbone of family business
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-59-18)
Japanese cultural values: being a good citizen within a community
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-59-19)
Feeling comfortable with friends of different ethnic backgrounds
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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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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-59-25)
Becoming president of Uwajimaya after father's passing