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Chizuko Norton Interview (ddr-densho-1000-73)
Nisei female. Born July 3, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Japan; Bellevue, Washington; and Kirkland, Washington. Incarcerated at Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Returned to Seattle after the war, obtained master's degree from the University of Washington in the field of social work. Founded Seattle's first alternative school …
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Chizuko Norton Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-73-5)
Feeling ashamed of being different; staying "Chizuko," resisting being given an "American" name
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Chizuko Norton Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-73-27)
Conflict within Tule Lake after it became a "segregation center"
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Chizuko Norton Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-73-18)
Difficulties of assembly center life as a teenager
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Chizuko Norton Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-73-24)
Deciding whether to leave: family and the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
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Chizuko Norton Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-73-17)
Traveling to Pinedale Assembly Center, California: a dirty train ride
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Chizuko Norton Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-73-8)
Early memories of being ashamed of being different
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Chizuko Norton Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-73-6)
Issei acculturation, learning how to be more "American"
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Chizuko Norton Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-73-21)
Activities, but no "community" in Tule Lake concentration camp
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Chizuko Norton Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-73-14)
Supportive classmates after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Chizuko Norton Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-73-25)
Issues surrounding the so-called "loyalty questions"
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Chizuko Norton Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-73-33)
Attending the University of Washington: "the best years of my life"
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Chizuko Norton Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-73-40)
Impact of redress commission hearings, releasing the anger