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vh Art Ishida Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-363-3)

Attending school and Japanese language school

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Betty Fujimoto Kashiwagi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1010-2-4)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school

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vh Masuko Oyama Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-51-5)

Attending school and Japanese language school

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vh Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-58-4)

Attending school and Japanese language school

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vh Dan Hinatsu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-60-4)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school

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vh Mary Haruka Nakamura Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-65-4)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school

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vh Shig Oka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-74-4)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school

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vh Kenji J. Yaguchi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-63-5)

Attending school and Japanese language school

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vh Mas Okui Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1003-13-4)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-321-5)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 95 (August 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-31)

Selected article titles: "On the Other Hand"; "Ex-Hawaiian Residents May Return Home"; "Proud of Husband"; "You March! You March! March!"; "Better Off?"; "Revising House Code"; "Aid Provided for Needy Japanese"; "Dependents"; "Says Prisoners Being Held in Two Camps"; "May Drop Capital Hearing of Case"; "Resettler-Social Agency Relations"; "Waves Complete Language School"; "Abridgement of Rights Censured"; "Military …

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img Bukkyokai Fujinkai teachers (ddr-csujad-56-316)

Group in front of Enmanji Buddhist Temple includes Reverend and Mrs. Goto and Japanese language school teachers from Bukkyokai Fujinkai. Handwritten list of names on back of photo. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a …

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av Interview with Yosh Nakayama, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1586)

Nakayama discusses his time in Japanese language school, speaking only Japanese at home, an instructor of his who did not understand why a Nisei student did not speak fluent Japanese, his father's arrest by the FBI, his family's evacuation from LA and internment in Manzanar, and his family's return to LA after the war. Video starts …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 7 (August 17, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-33)

Selected article titles: "Congressman Cites Masaoka Letter on Restriction of Japan Imports" (p. 1), "Demo platform chairman lauds nisei loyalty" (p. 1), "Army to Curtail Japanese Language at Presidio School" (p. 1), "$187,000 for evacuation claims payment approved for 28 recipients" (p. 1), "Citizenship restoration policy for Tule Lake renunciants established" (p. 2), "College extension course …

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av Interview with Harry Akune, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1601)

Akune discusses his decision to volunteer, his brothers in the Japanese army, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese occupation in Manchuria, his time in language school, his family after the war, meeting his wife, his time in Chicago, and his translation work in the army in Brisbane. Video starts at 0:30. Loni Ding can be …

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vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-108-12)

School uniforms; stopping to buy food to and from school (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English …

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Narrator Kay Matsuoka

Nisei female. Born April 17, 1917, in Moneta, California. Grew up working on family's strawberry farm. Attended Japanese language school where she learned Japanese dancing and singing. Was popular and excelled in high school, but was prevented by the Parent Teacher Association from giving the commencement address because of her ethnicity. Attended dress design school, and …

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vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-193-8)

Having a difficult time attending school in Japan because of the language barrier

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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Narrator Jimmie S. Matsuda

Nisei male. Born June 16, 1927, in Hood River, Oregon. Grew up in Hood River, where parents ran a farm. At the age of thirteen, went to Japan with family for a vacation and ended up staying there. Attended school in Japan and then was trained in the Japanese air force as a kamikaze pilot. Instead …

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vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-108-3)

Attended Shintoku Jikka Girls' High School after failing the physical entrance exam for another school (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, October 22, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-96)

Masao Okine writes from the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp. The letter describes the school situation in which the US Army demands that the students need to complete the study and training in a shorter period of time. He also …

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Narrator George Yamada

Nisei male. Born November 16, 1923, in Spokane, Washington. Spent childhood in downtown Spokane where parents ran the World Hotel. Father also worked as a mail handler for the Great Northern Railroad. Attended Lewis and Clark High School and Washington State University. During the war remembers seeing train cars pass through Spokane with Japanese Americans headed …

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vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-40-4)

Development of Nisei values in prewar Hawaii, Japanese language school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's …

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vh Kay Matsuoka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-48)

Nisei female. Born April 17, 1917, in Moneta, California. Grew up working on family's strawberry farm. Attended Japanese language school where she learned Japanese dancing and singing. Was popular and excelled in high school, but was prevented by the Parent Teacher Association from giving the commencement address because of her ethnicity. Attended dress design school, and …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 19 (May 11, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-19)

Selected article titles: "Seventh Citation Given Nisei Combat Unit. Japanese American Regiment Honored for Role in Opening Final Offensive in Italy" (p. 1), "California Supreme Court Will Hear Oyama Test Case On Alien Land Act June 10" (p. 1), "Returned Evacuee Files Suit To Test Alien Fishing Ban" (p. 1), "MIS Language School Will Be Moved …

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