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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-255-29)
Reflections: "I've always been very positive"
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-255-26)
Occasional musical performances postwar
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-255-9)
Brother's sacrifices to keep the family together
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-255-13)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; attending school afterwards
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-255-16)
Daily life in camp: walking to school
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-255-7)
Being cared for by older siblings
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-255-17)
Seeing children in the camp orphanage
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-255-23)
Brother's work with the guayule project in camp
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-255-14)
Destroying mother's music books and instruments
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-255-21)
Participating in dances and social events in camp
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-255-6)
Mother's passing, brother's fight to keep siblings together
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-255-2)
Father's family background: father's immigration to the U.S. through Mexico
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-255-20)
Holding musical performances in camp
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-255-28)
Instilling love of music in family
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-255-19)
Attending school in camp, continuing music education
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-255-4)
Growing up in Boyle Heights; father's untimely death
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-255-11)
Performing for Issei as a very young child
Narrator Mary Kageyama Nomura
Nisei female. Born September 29, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Lost both parents at an early age, and was raised by older siblings as part of a large family. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in music from childhood, became known as the "Songbird of Manzanar," performing in camp. After …