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img Signed photograph of a woman in front of a car (ddr-manz-10-78)

Handwritten note on front: "To Forever Faithful Gracie, Love, Alice Nomura."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-10-78/

vh Kara Kondo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-139)

Nisei female. Born May 24, 1916, in the Yakima valley, Washington, and spent childhood in Wapato, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and then to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Was on the staff of the camp newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel. Left camp for Chicago, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139/

img Valeda freshmen installation ceremony (ddr-densho-45-4)

In fall 1947, women of Japanese ancestry started a new student group called Valeda ("wise women" in Greek). Like the Fuyokai, Valeda supported Japanese American women students and encouraged them to join other organizations on campus. Valeda participated in numerous projects on campus and in the community until it disbanded in 1965. Left to right: Setsuko …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-45-4/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-139-24)

Change in the Wapato community as a result of mass removal; deciding what to take to camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-24/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-139-5)

Impact of the Washington State alien land law on Japanese farmers

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-5/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-139-3)

Explanation of Japanese families' reasons for leasing Yakama reservation land

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-3/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-139-23)

Preparation for mass removal; awareness that some white community members were afraid to speak out on behalf of persons of Japanese ancestry

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-23/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-139-29)

Impact of mass removal on the Wapato Japanese community; a sergeant in charge of removal expresses sympathy, but "it was his job"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-29/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-139-39)

Different experiences in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-39/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-139-48)

Political activism: League of Women Voters and serving on committees dealing with land use and water issues

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-48/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-139-31)

Description of living quarters at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-31/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-139-40)

Working in Louisville, Kentucky; husband encounters discrimination when trying to enlist in the Army Air Corps

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-40/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-139-25)

Helping parents prepare for removal; selling and discarding household items

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-25/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-139-34)

Thoughts on military service and the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-34/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-139-1)

Father's family background: immigration to the U.S., settled in the Yakima valley

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-1/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-139-6)

Community events in the Yakima valley: church services, sports, and cultural groups

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-6/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-139-36)

A visit by Caleb Foote and Gordon Hirabayashi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-36/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-139-14)

Varying ways for the Issei to acquire land

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-14/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-139-17)

Attending dances during high school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-17/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-139-11)

Description of photographs of early family life

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-11/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-139-13)

Difficult life for Issei in the early 20th century: "they were pioneers in the Yakima valley"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-13/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-139-33)

Working as a "society editor" for the "Heart Mountain Sentinel"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-33/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-139-19)

A frightening incident of racially motivated violence

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-19/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-139-20)

An early period of independence: attending a design school in Seattle

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-20/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 55 (ddr-densho-1000-139-55)

Reflections on September 11, 2001, current activities, hopes for the future

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-55/

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