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Narrator Dorothy Ikkanda

Nisei female. Born February 10, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. Married prior to World War II. During the war, removed with husband to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, and eventually moved to Los Angeles.

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Narrator Karlene Koketsu

Nisei female. Born January 7, 1935, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Sawtelle area of Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving Manzanar, lived briefly with family in Utah before eventually returning to California.

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-393-17)

Thoughts on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-393-5)

Growing up in a predominately Latino neighborhood

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-393-2)

Description of siblings

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-393-24)

Remaining active in the Boy Scouts after the war

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-393-22)

Visiting relatives in Japan while serving in the army

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-393-6)

Memories of attending the Maryknoll school

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-393-8)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor after attending a movie

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-393-23)

Returning to California and becoming a teacher

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-393-4)

Showing photographs of father's grocery stores

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-393-1)

Father's family background: attending college in the U.S.

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-393-9)

First impressions of Santa Anita Assembly Center

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-393-18)

Leaving camp and returning to California

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-393-14)

Participating in a stamp club in camp

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-393-26)

Description of photographs

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-393-20)

Attending high school, participating in sports

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-393-13)

Going on hikes out the camp with the Boy Scouts

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-393-3)

Helping in family's grocery store

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-393-15)

Coping with unpleasant living conditions in camp

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-393-11)

Attending school in camp

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-393-25)

Staying active in Japanese American community organizations

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-393-10)

Memories of the train ride to Heart Mountain

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-393-19)

Father starts up a hotel business in the Little Tokyo area

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-393-7)

Celebrating holidays and kenjinkai picnics

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