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vh Harry Kawahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-368)

Nisei male. Born September 14, 1931, in San Leandro, California. Grew up in San Leandro, where father ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, moved with family to Salt Lake City for a year before returning to San Leandro. After …

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-368-5)

Vivid memories of camp at age ten: "that made an impact"

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-368-1)

Family background

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-368-15)

Getting involved in the early days of the ethnic studies movement

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-368-9)

Recreational activities in camp

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-368-18)

Working for redress: helping with witness testimonies for the commission hearings

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-368-20)

Getting married and starting a family

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-368-3)

Memories of a fire in childhood home

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-368-23)

Thoughts on the future of the Japanese American community

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-368-6)

Knowing Fred Korematsu before the war

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-368-16)

The establishment of the Greater Pasadena Area Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-368-14)

Becoming interested in religion

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-368-10)

Leaving camp and living in Salt Lake City

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-368-19)

Involvement in community activities

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-368-7)

First impressions of Topaz

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-368-8)

Growing up left-handed: difficulty learning to write Japanese characters

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-368-22)

Reflections: the importance of family

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-368-4)

Returning to school after the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I was a little bit edgy"

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-368-17)

Becoming interested in the redress movement

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-368-2)

Description of siblings

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-368-11)

Returning home; being elected student body president

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-368-21)

Family's postwar experiences

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-368-12)

Meeting Norman Mineta in college

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vh Harry Kawahara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-368-13)

Parents' postwar life

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Narrator Harry Kawahara

Nisei male. Born September 14, 1931, in San Leandro, California. Grew up in San Leandro, where father ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, moved with family to Salt Lake City for a year before returning to San Leandro. After …

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