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Mary Nakata Tomita Interview (ddr-ajah-1-4)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview (ddr-ajah-1-4)
Nisei female. Born August 6, 1931, in Alameda, California. Had a twin sister, and as an infant was adopted by mother's cousin and her husband. Grew up in Alameda, where adoptive father ran a garage. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4/
Wedding portrait of Kenji Tomita and Mary Nakata (ddr-ajah-6-47)
img Wedding portrait of Kenji Tomita and Mary Nakata (ddr-ajah-6-47)
Caption below photo: Kenji Tomita marries Mary Nakata, June 1957 at North Berkeley Methodist Church in California. Both were born in Alameda, CA., Kenji had know Mary from the time she was a very young child.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-47/
Sunday Best (ddr-one-1-655)
img Sunday Best (ddr-one-1-655)
Black and white photographic negative of Mary (Nakata) Fujii dressed in a suit, posing in front of brick wall. Possibly dressed up to go to church.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-655/
Picnic Clean Up (ddr-one-1-623)
img Picnic Clean Up (ddr-one-1-623)
Black and white photographic negative of three Nisei girls cleaning up after a picnic. From left to right: Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, and Betty Nakashimada.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-623/
Odori costumes (ddr-one-1-63)
img Odori costumes (ddr-one-1-63)
Color slide of three standing women (two posing) in kimonos or yukatas for Odori (traditional Japanese folk dance). From left to right: Mrs. Okayama, Betty Nakashimada, and Mary (Nakata) Fujii.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-63/
Sitting on the Beach (ddr-one-1-617)
img Sitting on the Beach (ddr-one-1-617)
Black and white photographic negative of an unidentified Nisei sitting on the beach drinking a bottle of soda. From left to right: Betty Nakashimada, unidentified, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, and Martha Fujii.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-617/
Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-390)
img Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-390)
Black and white photographic negative of three women, two standing one sitting, in front of a picnic table smiling for the camera at a community picnic at Viking Park hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Mary (Nakata) Fujii, Mrs. Nakata, and Yukiye Itoyama.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-390/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 4 (ddr-ajah-1-4-4)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 4 (ddr-ajah-1-4-4)
Returning from camp and receiving help from several non-Japanese American families
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-4/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 3 (ddr-ajah-1-4-3)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 3 (ddr-ajah-1-4-3)
Being sent to Santa Anita and Heart Mountain during World War II
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-3/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 14 (ddr-ajah-1-4-14)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 14 (ddr-ajah-1-4-14)
The Japanese American community in Palo Alto
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-14/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 12 (ddr-ajah-1-4-12)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 12 (ddr-ajah-1-4-12)
Role as grandparents
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-12/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 11 (ddr-ajah-1-4-11)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 11 (ddr-ajah-1-4-11)
Description of children and grandchildren
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-11/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 7 (ddr-ajah-1-4-7)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 7 (ddr-ajah-1-4-7)
Getting married and raising a family
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-7/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 2 (ddr-ajah-1-4-2)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 2 (ddr-ajah-1-4-2)
Parents' family backgrounds
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-2/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 10 (ddr-ajah-1-4-10)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 10 (ddr-ajah-1-4-10)
Post-retirement activities
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-10/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 9 (ddr-ajah-1-4-9)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 9 (ddr-ajah-1-4-9)
Description of family's activities after the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-9/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 5 (ddr-ajah-1-4-5)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 5 (ddr-ajah-1-4-5)
Returning to school
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-5/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 1 (ddr-ajah-1-4-1)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 1 (ddr-ajah-1-4-1)
Born in Alameda as a twin, adopted out to family members
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-1/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 6 (ddr-ajah-1-4-6)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 6 (ddr-ajah-1-4-6)
Parents' lives after the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-6/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-4-13)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-4-13)
Mother's skills doing embroidery
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-13/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 8 (ddr-ajah-1-4-8)
vh Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 8 (ddr-ajah-1-4-8)
Japanese American community activities in Alameda, California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4-8/
Wedding party for Kenji Tomita and Mary Nakata's wedding (ddr-ajah-6-46)
img Wedding party for Kenji Tomita and Mary Nakata's wedding (ddr-ajah-6-46)
Caption below photo: Kenji Tomita marries Mary Nakata, June 1957 at North Berkeley Methodist Church in California. Both were born in Alameda, CA. Kenji had known Mary from the time she was a very young child. Names above photo: Maid of Honor Pat Ichioka / flower girl Nancy tomato / Best Man Dan Mashihara
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-46/
Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-405)
img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-405)
Black and white photographic negative of an Odori folk dance on stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) at Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple). Dancers front row from right to left: Mary (Nakata) Fujii and Shiz (Fujita) Inaba.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-405/

Narrator Mary Nakata Tomita

Nisei female. Born August 6, 1931, in Alameda, California. Had a twin sister, and as an infant was adopted by mother's cousin and her husband. Grew up in Alameda, where adoptive father ran a garage. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/980/
Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-404)
img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-404)
Black and white photographic negative of an Odori folk dance performance on a stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) at Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Dancers on stage from left to right: Mary (Nakata) Fujii, Shiz (Fujita) Inaba.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-404/
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