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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-255-4)
Growing up in Boyle Heights; father's untimely death
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-255-11)
Performing for Issei as a very young child
Narrator Mary Kageyama Nomura
Nisei female. Born September 29, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Lost both parents at an early age, and was raised by older siblings as part of a large family. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in music from childhood, became known as the "Songbird of Manzanar," performing in camp. After …