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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 18
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 19
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 21
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 3
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 22
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 14
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 9
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 10
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 13
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 20
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 11
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 4
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 6
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 17
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 12
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 2
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 15
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 7
(ddr-densho-1000-331-7)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 16
(ddr-densho-1000-331-16)
Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 1
(ddr-densho-1000-331-1)
Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 18
(ddr-manz-1-172-18)
Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 8
(ddr-manz-1-172-8)
Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 12
(ddr-manz-1-172-12)
Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 13
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Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 15
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-331-18)
Facing discrimination after the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-18/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-331-19)
The family moves to San Lorenzo, California
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-331-21)
The "Poston Story"
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-331-3)
Parents' early years in the U.S.
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-331-22)
Becoming an artist
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-22/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-331-14)
Relationship of local Native Americans with Poston
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-14/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-331-9)
A child's memories of Santa Anita
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-331-10)
A difficult transfer to Poston with newborn baby brother
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-331-13)
Exposure to the local wildlife in Poston
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-331-20)
Postwar work to reconnect with the Native Americans on the Colorado River reservation
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-331-11)
Suddenly surrounded by other Japanese American children
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-331-4)
Description of father
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-331-4/
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-331-6)
Growing up in San Diego, California, where father was a minister
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-331-17)
Returning to San Diego, father's new job as a gardener
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-331-12)
The so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-331-2)
Mother's family background
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-331-15)
Native Americans' perceptions of the Japanese Americans in Poston
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-331-7)
Age six when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-331-16)
Father's attempts to cope with wartime experiences
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Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-331-1)
Father's family background
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Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-172-18)
Getting involved with Tule Lake pilgrimages
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Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-172-8)
Transferring to Tule Lake, sister born soon after
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Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-172-12)
Attending Buddhist services in camp
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Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-172-13)
Sports and social activities in camp
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Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-172-15)
Leaving camp and doing domestic work
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