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vh Toyoko Okumura Interview (ddr-janm-13-6)

Nisei female. Born October 14, 1916, in Gardena, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. In response to the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to Tule Lake segregation center with family, and expatriated to Japan. Worked in Japan for the U.S. government and …

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vh Akiko Kurose Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-42-6)

Reaction of non-Japanese Americans to the bombing of Pearl Harbor: mixed responses

Mrs. Kurose was undergoing treatment for cancer and required frequent breaks and medication to help her with pain management.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-92-15)

Treatment by Caucasians in the community after the Pearl Harbor bombing, "Them dirty Japs..."

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-117-18)

Experiencing anger and hate towards all people of Japanese ancestry as a result of Pearl Harbor bombing

Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 3 (March 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-184)

Selected article titles: "Schools to Open: Teachers Are Wanted" (p. 1), "Newspaper Delivery System to Be Set Up" (p. 1), "Spring Carnival Slated for April 10 by Rec. Dept.: 3 Halls Will Be Setting" (p. 1), "Tax Forms to Be Filed" (p. 1), "8 Depart For Idaho" (p. 1), "Dispatchers Leave City" (p. 1), "Teacher Rides …

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doc Japanese in Hawaii (ddr-csujad-19-86)

An article from "The new republic," vol. 107, no. 11, number 1450 (September 14, 1942), by Blake Clark describes the feeling in mainland United States, that the Japanese in Hawaii cannot be trusted as a result of the many rumors that came out after the attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the California State …

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doc Trouble among Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-19-38)

This is an article from the magazine "The New Republic," vol. 108, no. 5, number 1470, by Isamu Noguchi describing the trouble and unrest among Japanese Americans in the war relocation centers following the entry of the United States in the second world war due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 2 (July 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-252)

Selected article titles: "Idaho Seasonal Workers Beaten by Buhl Youths at Twin Falls" (p. 1), "D.S.C. Bestowed on Korean American" (p. 1), "Peterson Tells Ethnic Problems" (p. 1), "Fidler Opposes Espionage Film" (p. 1), "New Bill to Exclude Nisei From Voting" (p. 1), "Urge Citizens to Register for Voting" (p. 1), "Californian Negates DeWitt Statement" (p. …

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vh Joe Takehara Interview (ddr-chi-1-15)

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1932, in San Diego, California. Prior to World War II, father worked as a fisherman and mother worked in a fish cannery. Father passed away at an early age, leaving mother to raise eight children. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, temporarily moved to Sunnydale, California, before being sent to the …

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vh Sam Mihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-516)

Nisei male. Born February 1, 1933, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco's Japantown, where father edited a bilingual newspaper. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Salt Lake City, Utah, before returning …

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doc To the descendants of George and Masako Okabe (ddr-csujad-55-2311)

Transcription of an oral history interview with George and Masako Okabe regarding their experiences during World War II. Interview covers Pearl Harbor, mass removal, daily life at Tule Lake and Grenada incarceration camps, repatriation to Japan, and return to U.S. Includes Yamazaki's report on the interview for her Sophomore World History class. See this object in …

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vh John Kanda Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-116-2)

Classmates' reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor; telling teacher, "I'm just as American as you are"

This interview is part of a collaborative effort of the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League and Densho.

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vh Junkoh Harui Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-11-11)

An eight-year-old's confusion after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was done outdoors in the Bainbridge Gardens Nursery which resulted in increased background noise and frequent interruptions by the business P.A. system.

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vh George Koshi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1008-1-6)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor: "What a stupid act on the part of Japan"to Denver

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 10 [7] (August 18, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-34)

Selected article titles: "Sen. Fong Raps State Dept. Ignoring Asian Refugees" (p. 1), "Miss JACL 1968 coronation ball tomorrow enraptures San Jose with Convention fever" (p. 1), "Police Commission Seeking Broader Powers to Limit Parades in L.A. City" (p. 1), "New Jersey school bans Jewish skullcap" (p. 1), "Map makers removing anti-racial names" (p. 1), "Patsy …

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doc Alien Enemy Program--So Far (ddr-csujad-19-51)

This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," summer 1942, which talks about the classification of the Japanese American people as enemies after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It discusses about the Act of 1798 which states that an alien enemy is a person who is an alien who happens to have enemy nationality. See …

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doc Short story: "Heavy fog rolled in from the Pacific" (ddr-densho-468-75)

Assignment for English 211, Section II. Part 1 ("Hope") is set in 1941 and follows a Japanese American who moved to Yokohama in 1939 and returned to the US disillusioned two years later. The main character, Johnny Obata, then faces anti-Japanese racism and unemployment. Part two ("Faith") follows Johnny's experiences following Pearl Harbor. In Part 3 …

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vh Junko Mizuta Interview (ddr-chi-1-6)

Nisei female. Born 1925 in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, where parents ran a laundry business and managed an apartment house. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI, and the rest of the family was removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon. While at the assembly center, Junko, a teenager, …

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vh Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview (ddr-chi-1-12)

Sansei female. Born February 20, 1945, at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, her father, an Issei, was a curator at the Harding Museum in Chicago. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her parents decided to volunteer to go early to Manzanar to help set up the camp. After leaving Manzanar, the family …

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vh Sam Araki Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-437)

Nisei male. Born July 12, 1931, in Saratoga, California. Grew up in Saratoga, where father worked as a gardener on a large estate. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father moved the family inland to Reedley in an attempt to avoid mass removal. Eventually removed to Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to California …

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vh Fred Tadashi Shingu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-292)

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1923, in Yuba City, California. Grew up in Elk Grove, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with family to Florin, California, and was removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. While in Tule Lake, refused to sign the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and …

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vh Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1004-20)

Nisei male. Born December 8, 1916, in Hawaii. Was already in the army when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served with the Military Intelligence Service as a translator at the Pentagon and in Europe.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …

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doc Evacuation of the Japanese from the west coast during World War II: A social injustice or a justifiable wartime precaution? (ddr-csujad-55-2038)

Essay written for an English class covering Japanese immigration to the west coast, occupations of Japanese immigrants, discrimination, culture and customs, education, reaction to Pearl Harbor among the Japanese community, "evacuation," life in incarceration camps, Nisei in the armed forces, leaving camp, laws, and the settlement of Nisei in the Midwest and east coast. See this …

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vh Howard H. Furumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1007-1)

Nisei male. Grew up in Hilo, Hawaii. Was a veterinary student at Kansas State University when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service, and served in Burma with the Merrill's Marauders.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

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vh Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1007-9)

Nisei male. Born December 8, 1916, in Hawaii. Was already in the army when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served with the Military Intelligence Service as a translator at the Pentagon and in Europe.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …

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