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Group photo (ddr-densho-466-589)
img Group photo (ddr-densho-466-589)
Caption below photo on album page: Vagas (sic) 1999
Four men on a golf course (ddr-densho-466-522)
img Four men on a golf course (ddr-densho-466-522)
Caption below photo on album page: Kash, Me, Henry Nakada, and Henry Otsuki
Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-572)
img Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-572)
Caption on left of photo on album page: Kay & Betty Fujishin (Sunnyvale CA)
Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-573)
img Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-573)
Caption on right of photo on album page: Champ Suzuki & Friend (Honolulu, HI)
Three people sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-582)
img Three people sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-582)
Caption on left of photo on album page: Tom Watanuki (Salem, OR) Frank & Tami Kinoshita (Oceanside, CA)
Group around a table (ddr-densho-466-583)
img Group around a table (ddr-densho-466-583)
Caption on right of photo on album page: Bill Naganuma and Tom & Pat Watanuki (Salem, OR)
Group posing for photo (ddr-densho-466-585)
img Group posing for photo (ddr-densho-466-585)
Caption on right of photo on album page: Bill, Jim, Kim, Tommy, Mickey, Yo, Fred, Tom Lloyd, Geo, Louise, Sad, Mas
Four people sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-535)
img Four people sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-535)
Caption on left of photo on album page: Fred Matsumura, Shig Matsumoto and wife Joan
Two men sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-576)
img Two men sitting at a table (ddr-densho-466-576)
Caption on left of photo on album page: Lloyd Fujitani (Acampo, CA)
James Nishimura Interview (ddr-manz-1-33)
vh James Nishimura Interview (ddr-manz-1-33)
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in camp, was allowed to leave to attend high school for one year in the nearby town of Eden, Idaho. After leaving camp, Mr. Nishimura moved to …
Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-manz-1-23)
vh Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-manz-1-23)
Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language …
Edwin
vh Edwin "Ed" L. Rothfuss Interview (ddr-manz-1-163)
White male. Former superintendent of the Death Valley National Park. Involved with the establishment of the Manzanar National Historic Site.
Arthur Ogami - Kimi Ogami Interview (ddr-manz-1-109)
vh Arthur Ogami - Kimi Ogami Interview (ddr-manz-1-109)
Arthur Ogami: Nisei male. Born April 10, 1922 in Whittier, California. Spent childhood in California, before being removed to Manzanar concentration camp in 1942. Left Manzanar several times to work as a beet topper for local farmers. Decided to expatriate to Japan because of mother's wishes, and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp. In 1945, …
Dennis Bambauer Interview II (ddr-manz-1-79)
vh Dennis Bambauer Interview II (ddr-manz-1-79)
Male of Japanese and French-Irish descent. Born October 1, 1934, in Los Angeles, California. As a child, resided in the Children's Home Society Orphanage in Los Angeles. During World War II, was transferred to Manzanar concentration camp's "Children's Village" for orphans. Was adopted out of camp by a family from Bishop, California. Eventually became a teacher.
Celeste Teodor Interview (ddr-manz-1-78)
vh Celeste Teodor Interview (ddr-manz-1-78)
Nisei female. Born June 24, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Placed for adoption and was living in an orphanage when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Transferred to Manzanar's Childrens Village during World War II. After the war, lived with various foster families in Los Angeles before becoming independent at age eighteen.
Hanako Hoshiyama Fukumoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-136)
vh Hanako Hoshiyama Fukumoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-136)
Nisei female. Born 1923 in Montebello, California. Lived in several places in Southern California, where father was a flower grower. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Married and had a child in camp. Left Manzanar for Chicago, Illinois.
Yoshino Grace Fukuhara Niwa Interview (ddr-manz-1-139)
vh Yoshino Grace Fukuhara Niwa Interview (ddr-manz-1-139)
Nisei female. Born October 29, 1942, in the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Daughter of well-known artists Henry Fukuhara. After leaving camp, the family moved to New York. Yoshino eventually returned to live in California, where her family resided before World War II.
Katsumi Okamoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-24)
vh Katsumi Okamoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-24)
Nisei male. Born July 5, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned and operated a grocery store. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Served in Japan with the Military Intelligence Service following World War II.
Doris Nitta Interview (ddr-manz-1-108)
vh Doris Nitta Interview (ddr-manz-1-108)
Nisei female. Born December 28, 1929, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to California.
George Kiyo Wakatsuki Interview (ddr-manz-1-150)
vh George Kiyo Wakatsuki Interview (ddr-manz-1-150)
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1931, in Guadalupe, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California, where father was a fisherman. Family moved to Terminal Island, California, just before World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Served in the navy during the Korean War. The family's wartime experiences were chronicled in …
Taira Fukushima Interview (ddr-manz-1-124)
vh Taira Fukushima Interview (ddr-manz-1-124)
Nisei male. Born February 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father did custodial work. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Finished high school at Manzanar, and left camp to attend Drake college in Des Moines, Iowa. Drafted into the military and served as a medic …
Arthur Nishimoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-129)
vh Arthur Nishimoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-129)
Nisei male. Born August 28, 1923, in Honolulu, Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the army and served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After discharge, was called back to active duty and served with the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps in Japan.
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