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vh Shig Imai Interview (ddr-one-7-49)

Nisei male. Born January 16, 1920, in Dee, Oregon. Grew up in Dee, a former sawmill town, where father worked for the Oregon Lumber Company. Shig went to live in Japan for three years at the age of seven before World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the U.S. Army and eventually …

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-49-9)

Volunteering for the army after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-49-2)

Mother's family background

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-49-4)

Description of parents

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-49-6)

Returning from Japan and readjusting to life in the U.S.

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-49-8)

Community activities and holidays

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-49-7)

Attending Japanese language school

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-49-13)

Reflections

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-49-10)

Hearing about discrimination in Hood River after the war

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-49-12)

Involvement in community activities

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-49-1)

Father's family background

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-49-5)

Going to Japan to live as a child

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-49-3)

Father's work with the Oregon Lumber Company

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vh Shig Imai Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-49-11)

Working to reestablish livelihood after the war

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Narrator Shig Imai

Nisei male. Born January 16, 1920, in Dee, Oregon. Grew up in Dee, a former sawmill town, where father worked for the Oregon Lumber Company. Shig went to live in Japan for three years at the age of seven before World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the U.S. Army and eventually …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-278)

Still waiting for order to return to service company; got 4 cans of lighter fluid at the PX so doesn't need them to send; practiced shooting with his pistol; met Shig Imai, but hasn't bumped into any other friends. Parents' note on envelope back: 280 Wednesday Oct. 31, 1945

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img Group of men and women outside building (ddr-densho-493-54)

Caption on page next to photo: Warehouse gang. Some individuals identified

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img Northwest Methodist Rally Portland (ddr-one-1-324)

Black and white photographic negative of the attendees of the Northwest Methodist Rally in Portland on November 23-25, 1951. Inscription on photograph reads "Northwest methodis Rally Portland Nov. 23-". The group is posed in front of the old Epworth Methodist Church building. Front row left to right starting third from left: Rupert Fujii, Shig Tada, and …

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img Northwest Methodist Rally Portland (ddr-one-1-321)

Black and white photographic negative of the attendees of the Northwest Methodist Rally in Portland on November 23-25, 1951. The group is posed in front of the old Epworth Methodist Church building. Front row left to right starting third from left: Rupert Fujii, Shig Tada, and Reverend Francis Hayashi, other unidentified. Second row left to right: …

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img Northwest Methodist Rally Portland (ddr-one-1-319)

Black and white group photographic negative of the attendees of the Northwest Methodist Rally in Portland on November 23-25, 1951. Inscription on negative reads "Northwest Methodist Rally Portland Nov. 23-25, 1951." The group is posed in front of old Epworth Methodist Church building. Front row left to right starting third from left: Rupert Fujii, Shig Tada, …

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img Northwest Methodist Rally Portland (ddr-one-1-74)

Original black and white photographic print of the attendees of the Northwest Methodist Rally in Portland on November 23-25, 1951. The group is posed in front of the old Epworth Methodist Church building. Inscription on photograph reads "Northwest Methodist Rally Portland Nov. 23-25, 1951". Front row left to right starting third from left: Rupert Fujii, Shig …

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img Northwest Methodist Rally Portland (ddr-one-1-322)

Black and white photographic negative of the attendees of the Northwest Methodist Rally in Portland on November 23-25, 1951. Inscription on negative reads "Northwest methodis Rally Portla Nov. 23-25, 1951." The group is posed in front of the old Epworth Methodist Church building. Front row left to right starting third from left: Rupert Fujii, Shig Tada, …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 59 (January 28, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-145)

Selected article titles: "Annual Co-op Membership Meeting Sat." (p. 1), "'Gay Desperado' Is Next Film" (p. 1), "$84 is Donated to Junior Red Cross" (p. 1), "Block Depots Are Opened" (p. 1), "College Level Registration: Psychology Class Sign-up is Friday" (p. 1), "National Confab Minutes: JACL Meeting is Next Thurs." (p. 1), "First Aid Class Will …

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 70 (ddr-densho-537-79)

Issue 70 includes articles about a Las Vegas bus trip, letters to the editor, health advice, and more.

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 83 (ddr-densho-537-92)

Issue 83 includes an article about Yae Aihara skydiving for her 80th birthday, upcoming get-togethers, an excerpt about the Nisei' WWII experiences, and more.

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