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Narrator George Murakami
Nisei male. Born 1934 in Guadalupe, California. During World War II, removed to the Tulare Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to the Sacramento area. Served in the U.S. Air Force, and eventually resettled in Minnesota.
Narrator Judy Murakami
Sansei female. Born June 18, 1940, in Portland, Oregon, where father was a prominent pharmacist. As an infant, removed with family to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, family resettled in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Narrator Masako Murakami
Sansei female. Born March 27, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Parents were both Kibei from Seattle, Washington, and Bakersfield, California. Grew up in San Francisco, California, where father was in sales. During World War II, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After father signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to the Tule …
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Masako Murakami Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-166-5)
Father's answering "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
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Masako Murakami Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-166-3)
Living conditions at the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona
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Masako Murakami Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-166-10)
The stigma of having been at Tule Lake while it was a segregation center
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Masako Murakami Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-166-12)
Leaving camp and returning to California
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Masako Murakami Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-166-8)
Memories of Tule Lake: hospital, farm areas, ice skating
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Masako Murakami Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-166-6)
Transferring to Tule Lake, memories of the pro-Japan groups
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Masako Murakami Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-166-13)
Volunteering for the Japanese American National Museum
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Roy Murakami Interview Segment 24 (ddr-manz-1-59-24)
Father's role as the head judo instructor in camp