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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1014-1)
Nisei male. Born July 12, 1921, in San Diego, California. Grew up in San Diego, and was attending the University of California at Berkeley on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California. Was selected to leave camp to attend Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Drafted into the military, completed Officer Candidate School, …

Narrator Yoshio Matsumoto
Nisei male. Born July 12, 1921, in San Diego, California. Grew up in San Diego, and was attending the University of California at Berkeley on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California. Was selected to leave camp to attend Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Drafted into the military, completed Officer Candidate School, …

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1014-1-16)
Being selected for Officer Candidate School

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1014-1-1)
Family background: reasons for immigrating to the United States

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1014-1-15)
Induction into the military, basic training

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1014-1-11)
Part of a select group of students who were allowed to leave assembly centers to attend school

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1014-1-17)
Memories of Officer Candidate School

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1014-1-6)
Attending college knowing there were few career opportunities for Japanese Americans


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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1014-1-9)
Living in Tanforan with other university students in bachelor housing

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1014-1-21)
The Japanese American community in Detroit

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1014-1-5)
Recreational activities: hunting, deep-sea fishing

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1014-1-8)
Preparing for mass removal while at Berkeley, finding out personal letters had been turned over to the government

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1014-1-7)
A student at Berkeley when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1014-1-22)
Moving to St. Paul, Minnesota, getting involved in community activities

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1014-1-13)
Japanese American classmates at Washington University

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1014-1-3)
Description of father's grocery businesses

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1014-1-14)
Graduating from college and moving to Detroit

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1014-1-24)
Thoughts on Japanese Americans from the East Coast versus the West Coast

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1014-1-18)
Getting married before going overseas

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1014-1-2)
Growing up in San Diego, in a primarily Spanish-speaking neighborhood

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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1014-1-12)
Attending Washington University in St. Louis