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Mary Hirata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-22)
Nisei female. Born November 27, 1926, in Wenatchee, Washington. Grew up in Wenatchee and moved to Seattle with family in 1938. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled during World War II in Pocatello, Idaho. Returned to Seattle after World War II.
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Mary Hirata Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-22-13)
Puyallup Assembly Center: six in one room, no privacy
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Mary Hirata Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-22-7)
Family life in Wenatchee, Washington, learning English and going to church
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Mary Hirata Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-22-12)
A circuitous trip to reach Puyallup Assembly Center
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Mary Hirata Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-22-11)
Preparing for mass removal: deciding what to take, and remembering things left behind
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Mary Hirata Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-22-10)
Reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor: burning all things Japanese
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Mary Hirata Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-22-5)
Knowing very few other Japanese Americans in Wenatchee, Washington
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Mary Hirata Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-22-8)
Memories of prewar Seattle: Alki Beach, walking to "Tip School"