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Fred Oda Interview (ddr-densho-1015-9)
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Nisei male. Born September 2, 1923, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville, where parents operated a joint barbershop and bathhouse business. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before returning to Watsonville. Attended barber school in San Francisco, …
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Narrator Fred Oda

Nisei male. Born September 2, 1923, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville, where parents operated a joint barbershop and bathhouse business. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before returning to Watsonville. Attended barber school in San Francisco, …
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1015-9-16)
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Dealing with legal and business matters before mass removal
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1015-9-19)
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Moving to the Poston concentration camp; coping with difficult conditions
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1015-9-26)
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Working in father's barber business
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1015-9-17)
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Residency restrictions for Issei in town
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1015-9-23)
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Returning to Watsonville
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1015-9-28)
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Getting married, raising children
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1015-9-5)
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Mother's family background
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1015-9-29)
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Reflections
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1015-9-22)
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Recalling a speech by Congressman Spark Matsunaga
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1015-9-15)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I couldn't believe it"
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1015-9-20)
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Answering "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," then changing to "yes-yes"
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1015-9-1)
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Born in Watsonville's Asian American community
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1015-9-6)
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Recreational activities and games played as children
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1015-9-21)
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Living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1015-9-7)
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Memories of Japanese American peer group
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1015-9-11)
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Learning kendo
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1015-9-3)
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Father's skill in Japanese performing arts
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1015-9-24)
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Encountering discrimination upon returning home
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1015-9-8)
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Prewar Japanese American business district in Watsonville, California
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1015-9-10)
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Tensions between Japanese Americans from town and those from farming areas
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1015-9-25)
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Attending barber school
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1015-9-18)
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Witnessing a tragic accident involving a peer in camp
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Fred Oda Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1015-9-4)
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Parents' prewar business: barber shop and bathhouse
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