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51 items
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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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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.
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Letter of support for publication of "Open Letter" to S.I. Hayakawa (ddr-densho-122-42)
From James Handa and Chiseko Handa, personal information redacted.
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Nisei's Devotion - Beyond the Call of Duty (ddr-densho-1007-1840)
Speech by Tom Sakamoto at the 1988 JACL Installation Dinner describing his experiences growing up in San Jose's Japantown, wartime experience and military service, and the impact of Japanese American treatment during World War II.
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Letter from Peter Nakahara to Tom Sakamoto (ddr-densho-1007-1107)
For a panel on war crimes for the MIS 50th anniversary reunion.
Narrator Sam Araki
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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Sam Araki Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-402)
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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Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-133-7)
Mother's role as a prewar Japanese language school teacher
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Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-133-14)
Destroying family's belongings after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-133-20)
First impressions of camp: typhoid inoculation, lack of privacy
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Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 33 (ddr-manz-1-133-33)
Working for and living with a family while attending college
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Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 29 (ddr-manz-1-133-29)
Hearing about conflict and uprisings in camp
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Akiko Okuno Interview Segment 42 (ddr-manz-1-133-42)
Speaking to schoolchildren about wartime experiences