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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview (ddr-densho-1000-374)

Nisei female. Born October 23, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Moved to Los Angeles, California, with family around age six. Had graduated from high school and was attending a trade school in dressmaking when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. …

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-374-19)

Recreational activities in camp

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-374-2)

Description of siblings: two oldest born in Japan

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-374-9)

Visiting Little Tokyo

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-374-26)

Raising children and continuing to work

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-374-5)

Mother's work making Japanese clothing

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-374-18)

Coping with camp conditions: hot weather, lack of privacy

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-374-17)

Passing time in camp

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-374-14)

Social activities in camp

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-374-13)

First impressions of Santa Anita

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-374-24)

Returning to Los Angeles

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-374-21)

Working for a hostel serving Japanese Americans in Cleveland

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-374-23)

Getting married

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-374-11)

Father's passing before World War II

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-374-4)

Moving to Los Angeles, California

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-374-22)

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-374-28)

Reflections

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-374-6)

Childhood memories of the Uptown area of Los Angeles

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-374-16)

First impressions of Gila River

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-374-8)

Being restricted in trade school classes

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-374-7)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor while attending a trade school

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-374-15)

Transferring to Gila River

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-374-1)

Parents' family backgrounds

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-374-10)

Working up until the time of mass removal

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-374-12)

Deciding what to bring during mass removal

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