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Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-143-28)
vh Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-143-28)
Moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend Woman's Medical College
Card from the American Friends Service Committee (ddr-manz-4-14)
doc Card from the American Friends Service Committee (ddr-manz-4-14)
Caption: "With the good wishes of the / American Friends Service Committee / (Quakers) / 20 South 12th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."
Alan Hisayoshi Okamoto Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-6)
vh Alan Hisayoshi Okamoto Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-6)
Nisei male. Born 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grew up in the Philadelphia area. During World War II, volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After service, returned to Philadelphia, married and raised a family.
Resettlement publication (ddr-densho-35-422)
doc Resettlement publication (ddr-densho-35-422)
Publication titled: "The Philadelphia Hostel - Resettlement Gateway To Pennsylvania And Southern New Jersey." Provides information about the Philadelphia Hostel, a short-term housing option for Japanese Americans resettling to the East Coast.
Miyo Moriuchi Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-23)
vh Miyo Moriuchi Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-23)
Sansei female. Born 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grew up in Philadelphia and attended Quaker schools. Moved to Los Angeles to attend college before traveling to various other countries and eventually returning to Philadelphia. Raised a family and became involved in Japanese American community events.
Lucas Rotman Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-22)
vh Lucas Rotman Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-22)
Yonsei male. Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where several generations of family members were very involved in Japanese American community activism and the establishment of the Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center.
Topaz Times Vol. VII No. 20 (June 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-313)
doc Topaz Times Vol. VII No. 20 (June 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-313)
Selected article titles: "Long-Awaited Invasion of Europe Started; Initial Landings Success" (p. 1), "Man Fined for Lumber Theft" (p. 1), "25% of Residents Now Relocated" (p. 2), "Philadelphia Nisei Discriminated at University of Pennsylvania" (p. 2).
Hitoshi Thomas Tamaki Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-8)
vh Hitoshi Thomas Tamaki Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-8)
Nisei male. Born 1917 in Eatonville, Washington, and grew up in nearby Tacoma, Washington. Was in Boston attending medical school when World War II started, so was not incarcerated in concentration camps with other family members. Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after the war.
Lily M. Inazu Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-11)
vh Lily M. Inazu Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-11)
Nisei female. Born in San Juan Bautista, California. During World War II, removed with her husband to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. As a result of husband's response to the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to Tule Lake. After leaving camp, resettled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mary Ishimoto Watanabe Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-1)
vh Mary Ishimoto Watanabe Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-1)
Nisei female. Born September 29, 1920, in San Jose, California. Grew up in Cupertino, California. Attending San Jose State College when World War II broke out. Sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Left camp with the help of the National Student Relocation Council to attend graduate school. …
Ben Ohama Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-5)
vh Ben Ohama Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-5)
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1917, and grew up in Sanger, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Served in the Military Intelligence Service as an interpreter in Japan. After military service, moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and became involved with the Japanese American Citizens League.

Narrator Alan Hisayoshi Okamoto

Nisei male. Born 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grew up in the Philadelphia area. During World War II, volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After service, returned to Philadelphia, married and raised a family.
Akiko Okuno Interview (ddr-manz-1-133)
vh Akiko Okuno Interview (ddr-manz-1-133)
Nisei female. Born 1926 in Gilroy, California. Grew up in the Gilroy area, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp to attend university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, eventually becoming a medical technician. After the war, returned to California.

Narrator Miyo Moriuchi

Sansei female. Born 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grew up in Philadelphia and attended Quaker schools. Moved to Los Angeles to attend college before traveling to various other countries and eventually returning to Philadelphia. Raised a family and became involved in Japanese American community events.
Paul Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-24)
vh Paul Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-24)
Sansei male. Son of Grayce Uyehara and Hiroshi Uyehara. Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where parents were active in numerous Japanese American community activities. Graduated from Oberlin College and became involved in activist and political causes. Studied law and eventually became Senior Attorney with the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Miki Maehara Rotman Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-21)
vh Miki Maehara Rotman Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-21)
Nisei female. Born 1942 on Maui, Hawaii, where both parents grew up. Father was killed in action in Europe while serving with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Worked as a drill press operator at a gear company and then became a drafter. Involved in numerous community activist …
Sumiko Yamauchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-135)
vh Sumiko Yamauchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-135)
Nisei female. Born January 11, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a florist shop. During World War II, sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived and worked with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before leaving to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually returned to …
Hiroshi Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-13)
vh Hiroshi Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-13)
Nisei male. Born January 1, 1916, in Oakland, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where father started a fish cake factory. Attended UCLA and UC Berkeley and then worked as an electrical draftsman for the Department of Water and Power for the City of Los Angeles. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, …
Noboru Richard Horikawa Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-3)
vh Noboru Richard Horikawa Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-3)
Nisei male. Born August 18, 1926, in San Francisco, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with family to stay with relatives in Watsonville, California. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, then to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp early to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drafted into the …
George Kazuo Ikeda Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-4)
vh George Kazuo Ikeda Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-4)
Nisei male. Born August 18, 1926, in San Francisco, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with family to stay with relatives in Watsonville, California. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, then to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp early to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drafted into the …

Narrator Lucas Rotman

Yonsei male. Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where several generations of family members were very involved in Japanese American community activism and the establishment of the Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center.
James Nishimura Interview (ddr-manz-1-33)
vh James Nishimura Interview (ddr-manz-1-33)
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in camp, was allowed to leave to attend high school for one year in the nearby town of Eden, Idaho. After leaving camp, Mr. Nishimura moved to …
Grayce Kaneda Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-12)
vh Grayce Kaneda Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-12)
Nisei female. Born July 4, 1919. Raised in Stockton, California. During World War II, removed during senior year at College of the Pacific, Stockton, California. Incarcerated at the Stockton Assembly Center and Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Resettled with family members in Philadelphia. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work. Active volunteer with the …

Narrator Hitoshi Thomas Tamaki

Nisei male. Born 1917 in Eatonville, Washington, and grew up in nearby Tacoma, Washington. Was in Boston attending medical school when World War II started, so was not incarcerated in concentration camps with other family members. Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after the war.
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