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Hirano Collection (ddr-densho-131)
Collection Hirano Collection (ddr-densho-131)
Included in the Hirano collection is one photograph of Junction Produce Co., an Issei-run produce store located in the Green Lake area of Seattle, Washington prior to World War II. This photograph was also used in the book, The Green Lake Japanese American Community, 1900-1942.
Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-317-4)
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Observing food shortages in Japan

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-317-9)
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Walking for hours trying to get home after the bombing

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-317-11)
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Family's experiences when the atomic bomb hit

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-317-20)
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Reflections

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-317-12)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-317-12)
Returning to family home: little information about the effects of radiation

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-317-17)
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Finding work after graduating from college

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-317-7)
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Surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima from a classroom near the epicenter

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-317-19)
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Helping to establish an organization of atomic bomb survivors

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-317-2)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-317-2)
Father's family background

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-317-10)
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Witnessing horrific sights in the devastation caused by the atomic bombing

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-317-16)
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Returning to school in Hawaii, contracting tuberculosis

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-317-15)
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Deciding to return to Hawaii

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-317-3)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-317-3)
Family moves to Japan and establishes a farm: vegetables, chickens and honeybees

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-317-8)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-317-8)
The immediate aftermath of the atomic bombing: seeing other survivors

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-317-5)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-317-5)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor as an American in Japan

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-317-14)
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Rebuilding family farm

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-317-13)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-317-13)
The aftermath of the atomic bombing: U.S. government surveys, response to U.S. military

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-317-1)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-317-1)
Early memories of Hilo, Hawaii

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-317-6)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-317-6)
Working with fellow students to help the war effort

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Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-317-18)
vh Izumi Hirano Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-317-18)
Family's postwar experiences

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Dinner was served (ddr-densho-253-6)
img Dinner was served (ddr-densho-253-6)
Caption: "Dinner was served - and consumed standing up owing to lack of tables and chairs. Camp steward Arthur Hirano, former New York restauranteur. His first menu consisted of beef stew, steamed rice, string beans, peas, apricots, bread and jelly. His customers were appreciative."
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