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vh Kay Ikeda Interview (ddr-densho-1010-11)

Nisei female. Born 1922 in Fresno, California, where parents owned a tofu shop. Mother passed away prior to World War II giving birth to twin girls. Married prior to the war. Removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to Fresno.

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Narrator Kay Ikeda

Nisei female. Born February 4, 1922, in Fresno, California, where parents owned a tofu shop. Mother passed away prior to World War II giving birth to twin girls. Married prior to the war. Removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to Fresno.

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1010-11-11)

An uncomfortable train ride to Jerome

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1010-11-15)

Living and working in Clovis, California

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1010-11-2)

Description of parents and siblings

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1010-11-9)

Getting married before mass removal

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1010-11-10)

Memories of the Fresno Assembly Center

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1010-11-17)

Reflections

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1010-11-12)

Having a baby in camp

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1010-11-13)

Twin sisters and brother leave camp for Chicago

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1010-11-1)

Parents' family background

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1010-11-6)

Attending Japanese language school and church

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1010-11-7)

Meeting future husband

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1010-11-3)

Mother passes away giving birth to twins

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1010-11-8)

Growing up without a mother

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1010-11-4)

Having a mother figure in family friend

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1010-11-16)

Observing changes in Fresno after the war

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1010-11-14)

Returning to Fresno alone while husband served in the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Kay Ikeda Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1010-11-5)

Being reunited with twin sisters, taking care of them

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vh Kay Uno Kaneko Interview (ddr-densho-1000-282)

Nisei female. Born October 7, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, age nine when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, so family could …

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img Four women sitting at a table (ddr-njpa-5-81)

Caption on reverse: "Nine Isle young women to attend Asilomar confab. Nine young women are leaving Honolulu tonight at 8:30 to attend the annual Western Area Young Adult conference which will be held at Asilomar, Calif., from June 11 to 17. The theme for this year's conference is "Danger -- Women at Work." The Honolulu delegates …

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vh Kay Uno Kaneko Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-282-11)

Preparing for mass removal, destroying possessions

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vh Kay Uno Kaneko Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-282-14)

Establishment of churches in camp

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vh Kay Uno Kaneko Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-282-20)

Forging a closer relationship with father

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vh Kay Uno Kaneko Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-282-8)

Still feeling accepted by close friends after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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