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vh Frances Ota Interview (ddr-one-7-13)

Nisei female. Born January 22, 1923, in Wilsonville, Oregon. Taken to Japan to live with family for a few years before the outbreak of World War II. Returned alone to Oregon to join sister at age sixteen with the help of a white benefactor. Removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, but then left immediately to …

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-13-12)

Memories of living in Japan just before World War II

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-13-5)

Experiencing discrimination in Salt Lake City

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-13-10)

Living in a tent for a time after returning home

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-13-15)

Reflections

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-13-6)

Joining the military in the medical corps

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-13-13)

Serving in the military

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-13-16)

Relationship with benefactors

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-13-1)

Prewar memories: going to Japan for a few years before World War II

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-13-7)

Remembering a disastrous flood

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-13-11)

Raising a family

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-13-8)

Family's experiences in Japan during the war

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-13-9)

Values emphasized by parents

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-13-3)

Removed to the Portland Assembly Center with sister

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-13-2)

Returning to the U.S. as a sixteen-year-old with the help of a benefactor

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-13-4)

Immediately leaving assembly center to live and work at a farm labor camp

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vh Frances Ota Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-13-14)

Family's experiences in Japan

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Narrator Frances Ota

Nisei female. Born January 22, 1923, in Wilsonville, Oregon. Taken to Japan to live with family for a few years before the outbreak of World War II. Returned alone to Oregon to join sister at age sixteen with the help of a white benefactor. Removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, but then left immediately to …

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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-331)

Black and white photographic negative of members of the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple) at a Buddhist convention at Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington. Back row left to right: Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, unidentified, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, remaining unidentified. Front row left to right: Sumi …

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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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doc Cactus blossoms (ddr-csujad-55-48)

Collection of poetry written by incarcerees. Includes illustrations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00052

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doc Partial List (ddr-densho-356-959)

Partial list of individuals with their camp address, prewar town, and religious affiliation

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 12 (November 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-338)

Selected article titles: "Holiday Spirit Reigns in City" (p. 1), "Religious Thanksgiving Services for Colonists" (p. 1), "Turkey Dinner Among 'Strangers'" (p. 2), "Permits Needed to Use Heaters" (p. 3), "Quarantine Restrictions Modified by Base Hospital" (p. 3), "All Colony Dogs to be Licensed" (p. 3).

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doc Tulean Dispatch Magazine Section Vol. I No. 4 (November 1942) (ddr-densho-65-429)

Selected article titles: "The Daily Tulean Dispatch Magazine Section" (p. 2), "On a Night Like This" (p. 6), "Why Co-op?" (p. 15), "Twilight Emissary" (p. 17), "Looking Back" (p. 22), "My Blood" (p. 23), "Our Fire Fighters" (p. 25), "Corn on the Cob" (p. 27), "The Stepping Stone..." (p. 31).

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 89 (July 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-242)

Selected article titles: "Special Shoe Stamps Good For 30 Days Only" (p. 1), "No Visiting Team Coming" (p. 1), "Residents Not to Bring Scrip Covers With Stubs" (p. 1), "Exchange of Civilians With Japan Expected" (p. 1), "Relocation Grants Will Still Be Given -- Huycke" (p. 1), "Relocation Grants Will Still Be Given -- Huycke" (p. …

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