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vh Paul Saito Interview (ddr-one-7-38)

Nisei male. Born 1923 in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Carver and Ontario, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Remained in Ontario during World War II. Drafted into the military in 1945 and served in the Counterintelligence Corps in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned to Oregon after military service and continued to farm.

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-38-4)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-38-16)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-38-12)

Description of father

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-38-5)

Hiring Japanese Americans from camp during the war

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 19 (ddr-one-7-38-19)

Stationed in Japan during the U.S. occupation

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-38-17)

Hiring Japanese Americans from camp to work on farm

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-38-3)

Playing sports in high school

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 20 (ddr-one-7-38-20)

Returning to Oregon

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-38-13)

Moving to Ontario, Oregon

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-38-8)

Involvement in community activities

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-38-11)

Recreational activities during childhood

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-38-10)

Family's prewar farm in Carver, Oregon

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 21 (ddr-one-7-38-21)

Reflections

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-38-7)

Returning to Oregon and attending college

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 18 (ddr-one-7-38-18)

Being drafted and joining the Counterintelligence Corps

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-38-2)

Helping on family's farm

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-38-6)

Being drafted into the military

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-38-1)

Early memories of growing up in Portland

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-38-9)

Career in the onion industry

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-38-15)

Sports and other activities in school

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vh Paul Saito Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-38-14)

Prewar farming techniques

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Narrator Paul Saito

Nisei male. Born January 21, 1923, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Carver and Ontario, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Remained in Ontario during World War II. Drafted into the military in 1945 and served in the Counterintelligence Corps in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned to Oregon after military service and continued to farm.

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img Ohashi Family portrait (ddr-densho-442-184)

Photograph of the Ohashi family standing and seated around a couch. Top row left to right: Edward Saburo "Sab" Ohashi, Neil Jiro Ohashi, Paul Masaru Ohashi, and Robert "Bob" Teruo Ohashi. Bottom row left to right: Komatsu (Saito) Ohashi, Wakaichi "Buck" Ohashi, and Hope Nobuko Ohashi.

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img Ohashi Family portrait (ddr-densho-442-186)

Photograph of the Ohashi family standing and seated around a couch. Top row left to right: Neil Jiro Ohashi, Edward Saburo "Sab" Ohashi, Robert "Bob" Teruo Ohashi, and Paul Masaru Ohashi. Bottom row left to right: Komatsu (Saito) Ohashi, Wakaichi "Buck" Ohashi, and Hope Nobuko Ohashi.

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