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May Ota Higa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-174)
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Nisei female. Born March 14, 1916, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle and Ellensburg, Washington, before going to Japan to teach just prior to the onset of World War II. Returned to Seattle in 1941, and was removed with family to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, resettled in …
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Group of Japanese American women in camp (ddr-densho-157-30)
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Mickie Ishide, Yone, Vicki Tanabara, Kimi Tanaka, Molly Ota, May Deguchi.
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-174-8)
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Memories of attending church as a child
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-174-13)
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Memories of prewar interracial friendships
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-174-22)
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Experiencing discrimination during job interviews
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-174-29)
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Reaction to September 11, 2001
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-174-21)
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Description of siblings' post-camp experiences
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-174-19)
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Difficulties with mother's mental health condition in camp
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-174-6)
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-174-27)
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Returning to Seattle, having children
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-174-2)
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Father's entrepreneurial spirit: becoming a "hotel king"
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-174-14)
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Difficulty finding a teaching job, deciding to go to Japan
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-174-3)
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Mother's reluctance to immigrate to U.S., resourcefulness upon arrival
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-174-12)
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Experiencing discrimination, prewar: barred from restaurants
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-174-7)
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Description of childhood neighborhood and recreational activities
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-174-18)
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Restrictions after the bombing of Pearl Harbor; first impressions of Puyallup Assembly Center
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-174-17)
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Hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor while visiting with Japanese American soldiers
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-174-15)
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Experiences living and teaching in Japan
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-174-26)
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-174-24)
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Meeting an influential teacher and mentor at Columbia University
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-174-5)
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Suffering financial difficulties during the Great Depression
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-174-10)
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Moving to Ellensburg, Washington, and attending college; experiencing discrimination by a professor
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-174-9)
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Fond memories of grade school; being discouraged by a counselor from applying for college
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-174-25)
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Meeting husband, getting married
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May Ota Higa Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-174-4)
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Description of siblings
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