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World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Personal recollections (114)
Race and racism -- Discrimination (94)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Preparation (78)
Race and racism -- Cross-racial relations (77)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures (72)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home (69)
World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team (69)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions (64)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions (56)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- "Resettlement" (55)
Redress and reparations -- Legal cases/coram nobis cases (54)
Industry and employment -- Fishing and canneries (44)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Responses of non-Japanese Americans (44)
World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire" (44)
Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (43)
Japan -- Pre-World War II (40)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League (40)
Religion and churches (38)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Education (38)
Redress and reparations -- Mobilizing and organizing the community (37)
Geographic communities -- Hawai'i (37)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (36)
Japan -- During World War II (35)
Immigration and citizenship -- Life in Japan and reasons for leaving (32)
Community activities -- Recreational activities (31)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture (31)
Redress and reparations (30)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Fred Korematsu (30)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- The journey (29)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service (28)
Identity and values -- Kibei (27)
Industry and employment -- Small business (26)
World War II -- Department of Justice camps (26)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Impact of incarceration (25)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Gordon Hirabayashi (25)
World War II -- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (23)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake (23)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (22)
Japan -- Post-World War II (22)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day" (22)
Education -- Japanese language schools (22)
Identity and values -- Nisei (22)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social and recreational activities (21)
Immigration and citizenship -- Arrival (21)
Japanese Latin Americans (20)
Reflections on the past -- September 11, 2001 and aftermath (20)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Flower growers (20)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Renunciation of citizenship (20)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance (20)
Industry and employment -- Hotel industry (19)
Identity and values -- Issei (19)
Japanese Canadians (18)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Work and jobs (18)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service -- Merrill's Marauders (18)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Medical care and health issues (18)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights (17)
World War II -- Military service -- U.S. Counterintelligence Corps (17)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Expatriation/repatriation/deportation (16)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans -- "Voluntary evacuation" (16)
Reflections on the past -- Camp pilgrimages (16)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Poetry (15)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays (15)
Race and racism -- Stereotypes (14)
Community activities -- Nihonmachi ("Japantowns") (14)
Religion and churches -- Christianity (14)
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (14)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave (13)
Reflections on the past (13)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Formation and work (12)
Redress and reparations -- Impact of redress movement (12)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts (12)
Education -- Public schools (12)
World War II -- Military service -- 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (12)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Student leave (11)
Identity and values -- Sansei (11)
Industry and employment -- Railroads (10)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Lobbying and implementation of findings and recommendations (10)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey (10)
World War II -- Military service -- Office of Strategic Services (10)
Education -- Higher education (10)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farming (10)
Industry and employment -- Educators (10)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (10)
Activism and involvement (9)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs (9)
Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (8)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music (8)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Exclusion orders (8)
Education -- Church-run schools (8)
World War II -- Military service -- Women's Army Corps/Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (8)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Community responses to resistance (8)
Military service -- Veterans' organizations (7)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Seattle, Washington hearings (7)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Seattle (7)
Military service (7)
World War II -- Economic losses (7)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications (7)
Industry and employment -- Timber (7)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Other forms of resistance (7)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Redress and reparations (6)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts (6)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Weddings (6)
Military service -- Pre-World War II service (6)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings (5)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations (5)
Industry and employment -- Organized labor (5)
World War II -- Military service -- 1800th Engineer General Service Battalion (5)
Community activities -- Sports (5)
Japan -- Education (5)
Japanese Canadians -- Incarceration during World War II (5)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Events prior to Pearl Harbor (5)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (5)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Social and recreational activities (5)
Industry and employment -- Domestic service (4)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (4)
Race and racism -- Violence (4)
Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan (4)
Journalism and media -- Community publications (4)
Industry and employment -- Medicine (4)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Grocery stores (4)
Japanese Canadians -- Life in Canada (4)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Temporary agricultural work leave (4)
Activism and involvement -- Protests, rallies, or marches (4)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farmers' markets and stands (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Religion (4)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Minoru Yasui (3)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (3)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music -- Taiko (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Painting (3)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bellevue (3)
Military service -- Post-World War II service (3)
Japan -- Government and politics (3)
Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Holidays and festivals (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Sports (3)
World War II -- "Enemy alien" classification (3)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Impact of resistance on families (2)
Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization (2)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance (2)
Activism and involvement -- Civil liberties (2)
Community activities -- Conventions and conferences (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Baseball (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Basketball (2)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Laundromats (2)
Religion and churches -- Buddhism (2)
Arts and literature (2)
World War II -- Japanese American Citizens League activities (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Medical care and health issues (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Manzanar riot/uprising (2)
World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion (2)
Industry and employment -- Aviation (2)
Industry and employment -- Gardening (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Food (2)
World War II -- Military service (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Arts and literature (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Arts and literature (1)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Discriminatory laws (1)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- "War hysteria" (1)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Aftermath (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs -- Organized labor (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Education (1)
Activism and involvement -- Politics (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Francisco (1)
Geographic communities -- Colorado (1)
Community activities -- Weddings (1)
Education (1)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Picnics (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Bowling (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Judo (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Migrant labor (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Strawberries (1)
Industry and employment -- Barbering and hairdressing (1)
Industry and employment -- Law (1)
Japan -- Military (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Food (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Impacts of incarceration (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Sports (1)
World War II -- Immigration detention centers (1)
Identity and values (1)
World War II -- U.S. Army internment camps (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Greenhouses (1)
Identity and values -- Family (1)
Activism and involvement -- Movements and ideologies (1)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Gidra (1)
Geographic communities -- Utah (1)
Redress and reparations -- Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (1)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans (1)
Facilities
Minidoka (193)
Tule Lake (186)
Topaz (Central Utah) (96)
Heart Mountain (93)
Manzanar (91)
Poston (Colorado River) (79)
Granada (Amache) (67)
Puyallup (Camp Harmony) (66)
Jerome (47)
Tanforan (31)
Santa Anita (31)
Crystal City (25)
Gila River (25)
Portland (24)
Pinedale (24)
Fort Lincoln (Bismarck) (16)
Rohwer (14)
Salinas (13)
Santa Fe (13)
Merced (11)
Pomona (11)
Fresno (8)
Sand Island (6)
McNeil Island Penitentiary (4)
Fort Missoula (3)
Leupp (3)
Fort Sill (3)
Tulelake (3)
Honouliuli (3)
Sacramento (Walerga) (2)
Old Raton Ranch (2)
Stockton (1)
Moab (1)
Lordsburg (1)
Ellis Island (1)
Kooskia (1)
Seattle (1)
Tuna Canyon (1)
Format
Oral History (8719)
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Interviews (8720)
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 3
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 18
(ddr-densho-1000-248-18)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 20
(ddr-densho-1000-248-20)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 7
(ddr-densho-1000-248-7)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 2
(ddr-densho-1000-248-2)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 24
(ddr-densho-1000-248-24)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 21
(ddr-densho-1000-248-21)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 8
(ddr-densho-1000-248-8)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 22
(ddr-densho-1000-248-22)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 10
(ddr-densho-1000-248-10)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 15
(ddr-densho-1000-248-15)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 12
(ddr-densho-1000-248-12)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 23
(ddr-densho-1000-248-23)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 6
(ddr-densho-1000-248-6)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 1
(ddr-densho-1000-248-1)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 17
(ddr-densho-1000-248-17)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 16
(ddr-densho-1000-248-16)
Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 9
(ddr-densho-1000-248-9)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 5
(ddr-densho-1000-331-5)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 8
(ddr-densho-1000-331-8)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 18
(ddr-densho-1000-331-18)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 19
(ddr-densho-1000-331-19)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 21
(ddr-densho-1000-331-21)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 3
(ddr-densho-1000-331-3)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 22
(ddr-densho-1000-331-22)
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-248-3)
Older stepbrother's experiences in a Department of Justice internment camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-3/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-248-18)
Establishing a career as a mechanic in the fire department
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-18/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-248-20)
First coming up with the idea to start a nursing home for the Issei generation
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-20/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-248-7)
Deciding to leave camp for Cleveland
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-7/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-248-2)
The so-called "loyalty questionnaire" creates a split in the family
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-2/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-248-24)
Reflections, raising children
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-24/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-248-21)
Forming Issei Concerns
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-21/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-248-8)
Working in a defense plant in Cleveland
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-8/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-248-22)
Becoming involved with Seattle's Nisei Veterans Committee
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-22/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-248-10)
Training alongside white soldiers
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-10/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-248-15)
Being assigned to the 88th Division as a motorpool mechanic
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-15/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-248-12)
Seeing devastation and poverty in Italy
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-12/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-248-23)
Rewarding aspects of community involvement
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-23/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-248-6)
Working as a Nisei amongst a group of Issei
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-6/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-248-1)
Father suffers a heart attack in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-1/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-248-17)
Barred from joining a union because of ancestry, becoming a mechanic
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-17/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-248-16)
Returning to Seattle after military discharge
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-16/
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Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-248-9)
Receiving draft notice, going through basic training
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-248-9/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-331-5)
Description of mother
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-5/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-331-8)
Description of San Diego community
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-8/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-331-18)
Facing discrimination after the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-18/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-331-19)
The family moves to San Lorenzo, California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-19/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-331-21)
The "Poston Story"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-21/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-331-3)
Parents' early years in the U.S.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-3/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-331-22)
Becoming an artist
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-22/
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