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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-370-31)

Testifying at the redress hearings

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-370-18)

Leaving camp as part of a test group allowed to return early to the West Coast

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-370-26)

Meeting future husband

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-370-34)

Reflections

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-370-2)

Mother's background and immigration to the U.S.

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-370-21)

Receiving support from family and friends

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-370-6)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; father's arrest by the FBI

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-370-3)

Father's work running carnival concessions

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-370-17)

Returning to camp and working for the camp newspaper

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-370-20)

Experiencing discrimination after returning to California

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-370-32)

Staying in touch with Quaker man who helped with resettlement

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Narrator Esther Takei Nishio

Nisei female. Born February 20, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Venice, California, where father and uncle ran a carnival concession stand. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. In 1944, was part of a group organized by the Quakers …

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 6, 1981 - Part 3 (ddr-densho-1024-111)

Testifiers continue to speak out on the economic loss and psychological impact of Japanese internment during World War II. Recollections of post-camp resettlement also demonstrate the discrimination and prejudice experienced by many Japanese Americans. Introduction by June Hibino of Nikkei Progressives and NCRR. Part 3 Testifiers: Rei Osaki, Peter K. Ota, John J. Saito, Linda Morimoto, …

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