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vh Elsa Kudo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-388)

Sansei female. Born September 29, 1936, in Canete, Peru. Grew up in Peru where parents ran a successful store. During World War II, father was arrested by the FBI and removed from the family. Elsa and her mother and siblings were deported from Peru and taken by ship to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, and …

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-388-4)

Memories of a happy childhood

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-388-21)

Getting involved with the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-388-17)

Meeting future husband and getting married

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-388-1)

Family background

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-388-7)

Vivid memories of the day of her father's arrest

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-388-13)

Living and working at Seabrook Farms

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-388-15)

Moving with family to Chicago

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-388-2)

Growing up in Peru and being homeschooled by father

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-388-20)

The importance of family

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-388-22)

Discussion of the Campaign for Justice

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-388-10)

The journey by boat the U.S.: mother begs an American soldier for milk for her infant

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-388-12)

Learning English as a child in Crystal City

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-388-16)

A difficult housing situation in Chicago

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-388-3)

Description of father: ambitious and resourceful

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-388-6)

Father is arrested by the FBI during World War II

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-388-11)

Reuniting with father in Crystal City

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-388-5)

Mother's skill in cooking

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-388-9)

Father's strategies in running a successful business

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-388-18)

Making the decision to move to Hawaii

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-388-14)

Being labeled "illegal entry" by the U.S. government

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-388-19)

Other family members move to Hawaii

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vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-388-8)

Mother continues running family store after father is taken away

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Narrator Elsa Kudo

Sansei female. Born September 29, 1936, in Canete, Peru. Grew up in Peru where parents ran a successful store. During World War II, father was arrested by the FBI and removed from the family. Elsa and her mother and siblings were deported from Peru and taken by ship to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, and …

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 60 (ddr-densho-537-69)

Issue 60 includes information about a Peru Kai reunion, letters to the editor, the life story of Maruko Ishiyama, and more.

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