64 items
64 items

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Kara Kondo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-139)
Nisei female. Born May 24, 1916, in the Yakima valley, Washington, and spent childhood in Wapato, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and then to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Was on the staff of the camp newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel. Left camp for Chicago, …

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Family in front of barracks (ddr-densho-153-7)
(Left to right): Jim Nose, Amy (Matsushita) Nose, Mrs. Kondo, Kara (Matsushita) Kondo, Mr. Kondo, Kyoko and Yasutaro Matsushita.

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Testimony of Kara Kondo (ddr-densho-67-213)
Written testimony of Kara Kondo of Yakima, Washington. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Prewar Climate, Family Impact and Reparation." Personal information excised by Densho.

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Heart Mountain reunion (ddr-densho-102-32)
Left to right: Judge Lance Ito, Kara Kondo, Tom Hide and Gail Nomura.

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Written piece: "Halloween Dance" (ddr-densho-102-29)
This piece was written by Kara Kondo, and is part of a series titled "Sketches from Evacuation."

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Nisei woman receiving the Governor's Centennial Volunteer Award (ddr-densho-102-48)
Washington State's First Lady Jean Gardner and Secretary of State Ralph Munro made this presentation to Kara Kondo on behalf of Governor Booth Gardner.

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Kondo Collection (ddr-densho-102)
The Kondo collection consists of photographs and documents from the personal family collection of Kara Kondo, who was interviewed by Densho in 2002. Many of the materials depict Kara's life growing up in Wapato, Washington, prior to World War II.

Narrator Kara Kondo
Nisei female. Born May 24, 1916, in the Yakima valley, Washington, and spent childhood in Wapato, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and then to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Was on the staff of the camp newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel. Left camp for Chicago, …

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-139-24)
Change in the Wapato community as a result of mass removal; deciding what to take to camp

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-139-5)
Impact of the Washington State alien land law on Japanese farmers

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-139-3)
Explanation of Japanese families' reasons for leasing Yakama reservation land

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-139-23)
Preparation for mass removal; awareness that some white community members were afraid to speak out on behalf of persons of Japanese ancestry

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-139-29)
Impact of mass removal on the Wapato Japanese community; a sergeant in charge of removal expresses sympathy, but "it was his job"

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-139-39)
Different experiences in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-139-48)
Political activism: League of Women Voters and serving on committees dealing with land use and water issues

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-139-31)
Description of living quarters at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-139-40)
Working in Louisville, Kentucky; husband encounters discrimination when trying to enlist in the Army Air Corps

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-139-25)
Helping parents prepare for removal; selling and discarding household items

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-139-34)
Thoughts on military service and the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-139-1)
Father's family background: immigration to the U.S., settled in the Yakima valley

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-139-6)
Community events in the Yakima valley: church services, sports, and cultural groups

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-139-36)
A visit by Caleb Foote and Gordon Hirabayashi

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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-139-14)
Varying ways for the Issei to acquire land


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Kara Kondo Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-139-11)
Description of photographs of early family life