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Narrator Willie K. Ito

Sansei male. Born July 17, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, where he developed an early interest in Disney and the art of cartooning. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, returned to San Francisco. Established a long career …
Property storage list (ddr-sbbt-2-37)
doc Property storage list (ddr-sbbt-2-37)
A lists of names and locations for stored property. Yoshimura, J.; Nomura, S.; Okamoto, M.; Ujimoto, N.; Yamanaka, K.; Mizuta, S.; Matsui, J.; Tsutsumi, N.; Yoshimura, M.; Miyake, Y.; Miyake, H.; Izui; Shioyama, K.; Matsuda, Haruye; Hirokane, T.; Iwamura, K.; Suzuki, Y.; Kuromiya, S.; Edamura, H.; Kokita, K.; Takahashi, T.; Morinaga, T.; Shimizu, N.; Fukuhara, H. …
Saul Collection (ddr-densho-22)
Collection Saul Collection (ddr-densho-22)
The Saul collection consists of images and documents related to Japanese American military service during World War II. Topics include: 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion, Military Intelligence Service, rescue of the Lost Battalion, liberation of Dachau, etc. The content of this collection was brought together from multiple sources both organizational …
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-166)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-166)
Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born May 20, 1935, in Tacoma, Washington. Spent early childhood in Kent, Washington, and was removed with family to the Pinedale Assembly Center at age seven. Family was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and then moved to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled and attended grade school and high school in Chicago, …
May K. Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-79)
vh May K. Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-79)
Nisei female. Born May 31, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. Incarcerated as child at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle. In her interview, discusses issues of shame and loss of Japanese American identity as a result of incarceration.
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-166-19)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-166-19)
Thoughts the aftermath of September 11, 2001: "we just hope that history doesn't repeat itself"
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-166-16)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-166-16)
Impact of the incarceration experience: "a sense of betrayal, anger"
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-166-5)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-166-5)
As a child, having only vague memories of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and mass removal to Pinedale Assembly Center
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-166-7)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-166-7)
After leaving camp, resettling in West Chicago: being the only Japanese Americans in neighborhood
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-166-21)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-166-21)
Reading of a letter written by father reflecting on events in his life
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-166-6)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-166-6)
Age seven in camps, memories of playing with friends and attending school in Tule Lake, California, and Minidoka, Idaho
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-166-20)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-166-20)
Discussion about depictions of Japanese Americans in movies and books
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