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Frank Yamasaki Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-107)
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Nisei male. Born January 26, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in South Park and Belltown areas of Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in draft, imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for resisting the draft. Resettled in Seattle.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-107/
Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-107-6)
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Raising Nisei children within the community, Issei methods of parental control
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-107-4)
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Ethnic make-up of childhood neighborhood; first exposure to Italian culture
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-107-7)
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Encountering racial discrimination: denial of access to public pool
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-107-34)
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Starting over after the war: denial of all things Japanese, and attitude toward pardon of draft resisters
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-107-11)
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Ostracization by classmates following bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I'm still bitter"
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-107-19)
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Increased leisure time for the Issei in camp
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-107-14)
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Teenage activities in Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-107-32)
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Career decisions upon being released from prison: interest in art
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-107-27)
vh Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-107-27)
Resisting the draft on principle
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-107-21)
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Deciding to leave camp and go to Spokane, Washington
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-107-2)
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Choosing an "American" name: from "Hideo" to "Frank"
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-107-1)
vh Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-107-1)
Description of parents' early life adjusting to the U.S.
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-107-18)
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Memories of Minidoka concentration camp: sand everywhere, even in the food
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-107-16)
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Quarantined for measles in Puyallup Assembly Center
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Frank Yamasaki Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-107-35)
vh Frank Yamasaki Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-107-35)
Words of wisdom: have compassion for all of humanity
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-107-22)
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Contracting tuberculosis and living in a sanitarium
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-107-17)
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Memories of assembly center: dances, friends
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-107-20)
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Community life in Minidoka concentration camp: bands, sumo, Japanese crafts, and other activities
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-107-8)
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Teenage "rites of passage": driving, smoking
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-107-28)
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Feelings upon being sentenced to prison for draft resistance: "it was a nightmare"
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-107-3)
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Moving with family as a child: "we were all poor in that area, and it was home to me"
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-107-30)
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Daily life at McNeil Island Penitentiary; work and visitors
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-107-25)
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Family's response to decision to resist the draft
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-107-13)
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"Evacuation day": "Everyone was dressed in their Sunday best"
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