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vh Jim Onchi Interview (ddr-one-7-7)

Nisei male. Born March 26, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in the Gresham area. During World War II, drafted into the army. After the war, returned to Portland and became a carpenter and shipwright.

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-7-3)

Losing father at an early age

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-7-5)

Attending Japanese language school

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-7-2)

Parents' family backgrounds

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-7-17)

Influence of judo on life

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-7-11)

Living on a military base with wife

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-7-7)

Drafted into the military

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-7-13)

Recovering after a catastrophic flood

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-7-6)

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-7-1)

Childhood memories of Portland

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-7-12)

Returning to Portland and finding a job

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-7-8)

Witnessing segregation in the South

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-7-15)

Working as a carpenter after the war

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-7-14)

Rebuilding Portland community after the war

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-7-9)

Serving in the army while family was held in camp

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-7-4)

Leaving home to work in California

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-7-16)

Raising children

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vh Jim Onchi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-7-10)

Getting married in camp

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Narrator Jim Onchi

Nisei male. Born March 26, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in the Gresham area. During World War II, drafted into the army. After the war, returned to Portland and became a carpenter and shipwright.

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doc White River Valley Chapter, Valley Civic League vice presidents (ddr-densho-277-72)

A list of the JACL White River Valley Chapter members who acted as vice presidents from 1961 to 1989.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 92 (July 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-245)

Selected article titles: "Fire Causes $5,000 Loss at Poultry Farm: Chicks Killed, Building Destroyed Monday Morn" (p. 1), "New Movie Starts Run" (p. 1), "Get Marriage License Now" (p. 1), "Persons Owning Foreign Property Must Report" (p. 1), "Residents Warned Again: Project Must Use Less Water" (p. 1), "Red Cross Home Nursing Classes to Start July …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 18 (November 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-17)

Selected article titles: "No Electrified Fence! Charged Wires Unauthorized" (p. 1), "Evacuees Aid in Saving Beet Crop" (p. 1), "Stafford Soon to Get Draft of Constitution" (p. 1), "1,319 Students Prepared For High School Opening Monday" (p. 1), "Editorial: A Crop is Saved" (p. 2), "U.S. History Course Offered in First Night School Class" (p. 2), …

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doc Thanksgiving Menu (ddr-densho-368-686)

This souvenir menu includes the Thanksgiving menu as well as listing all the men stationed at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 86 (June 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-239)

Selected article titles: "Quota of Project Workers to Be Set: Preliminary Study Places Tule Lake Maximum at 4,300" (p. 1), "Swimming Prohibited" (p. 1), "Goods Stored in Los Angeles" (p. 1), "Nursing to Be Taught" (p. 1), "Priests Will Hear Speakers" (p. 1), "Segregation Inevitable" (p. 2), "Dies Committee 'Amazed' At Crowded Living in Poston" (p. …

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