216 items
216 items
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Alan Kondo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-551)
Sansei male. Born in 1946 in Toronto, Canada, where parents settled after their wartime incarceration. Father initially worked for The New Canadian newspaper and then opened a print shop. As a teenager in Toronto, Alan became the lead singer of a band, the Asian Minors. After attending the University of Toronto, moved to Los Angeles and …
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Douglas L. Aihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-522)
Sansei male. Born March 15, 1950, in Torrance, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area, where father sold insurance. Active with Los Angeles' Koyasan Buddhist Temple's Boy Scout troop and performed with its drum and bugle corps. Attended UCLA and joined the staff of Gidra, an Asian American monthly newspaper-magazine started by a group of …
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Gary M. Itano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-479)
Sansei male. Born April 3, 1949, in East Los Angeles. Grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the Watts neighborhood, where parents owned a grocery store. Attended UCLA and became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Father was one of the "Fort McClellan Disciplinary Barrack Boys," or "DB Boys," who resisted military orders during World …
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-551-18)
Recording the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-551-26)
Learning more about Japanese Canadian wartime history
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-551-2)
Father's family background: born in Canada and moved to Japan
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-551-12)
Involvement in Japanese Canadian community groups
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-551-24)
Visiting the former concentration camp sites
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-551-11)
Experiences in high school, becoming the lead singer of a garage band
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-551-21)
Talking to children about family's experiences during World War II
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-551-14)
Working on films with Visual Communications
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-551-3)
Description of parents: growing up in the Vancouver Japanese Canadian community
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-551-10)
Mother and aunts doing piece work in a Jewish garment factory
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-551-17)
Getting involved with Japanese American community activist organizations
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-551-4)
Family's experiences in Canada during World War II
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-551-23)
Japanese Canadian versus Japanese American identity
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-551-19)
Meeting second wife at a community conference
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Alan Kondo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-551-6)
The disruption of family during World War II