250 items
250 items
Narrator Henry Shimizu
Nisei male. Born November 26, 1928, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Grew up in Prince Rupert, and was removed with other Japanese Canadians to Hastings Park, Vancouver, Canada, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Moved to the New Denver incarceration camp and then resettled in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his family. Studied and practiced medicine …
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Green Lake Judo Team (ddr-densho-136-38)
Green Lake Dojo was established in 1932. Classes were held twice a week at the Community Hall in North Seattle. The mass removal of Japanese Americans from Seattle forced Green Lake Dojo to close in 1942. Back row (L to R): Sumio Mochizuki, Akira Kumasaka. Fifth row (L to R): Mr. Tanagi, unidentified, Kiyoshi Tada, Mr. …
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Farewell party (ddr-densho-363-51)
The caption on the bottom of the photograph reads "Asano Maruyama's Farewell Party [standing] Chiyo Sakane, Kimi Uchida, Tomi Ichida, H. Shimizu, Ruth Murakami [sitting] me [Kimi Kuwahara], Asano, Toshiko Tsuyuki 1944".
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Team photo of men's basketball team (ddr-densho-426-1570)
Inscription: Eiichi Sato, Hideo Kawahara, Hiroshi Kawahara, Masami Kono, Youchi Enomoto, Moeo Matoi, Haruo Nishimura, Kazumi Yamamoto, Toshi Shimizu, Yukio Kawahara, Ichiro Yoshimoto, The Fog's Team Season of '32-'33 "B" class Champs
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Japanese Americans at Shoshone Falls (ddr-densho-15-64)
Japanese Americans from the Minidoka concentration camp visit Shoshone Falls. This area was a popular destination for camp inmates on a day pass. Left to right: Yoneko Tanaka, Fusako Shimizu, Ayako (last name unknown), and Lily Hori.
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Chuck, Art and Toshi (ddr-densho-287-261)
Photograph of Chuck Shimomura holding a glass bottle, while Art Somekawa (left) and Toshi Shimizu (right) look on from the running board of a car. Written on the album page the image is "Chuck - Art - Toshi" in white ink.
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Five people sitting on rocks (ddr-densho-464-66)
Inscription on front: Yukiko Kimiko Mr. Asano Hatsuye / 1944
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Summer hike (ddr-densho-363-11)
A group poses for a photograph on a summer hike from Heart Mountain. Front row (left to right): Asano Marutama, Kiyo, Kimiko, Nancy Oyama, Hatsuye Shimizu; Back row: Mr. Yamamoto, Kimi Kuwahara, Tomi Ichida, Toshiko
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 62 (ddr-densho-1000-198-62)
Reflections on the work of the Japanese Canadian Redress Foundation
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-198-40)
Description of housing arrangements at New Denver
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-198-33)
Being allowed to periodically leave Hastings Park
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-198-22)
Effect of the onset of the war on Japanese fishing fleet in British Columbia
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-198-39)
Impressions upon arriving at New Denver
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-198-41)
Building of the New Denver camp into a community
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-198-35)
Preparing abandoned ghost towns to house Japanese Canadians during the war
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-198-43)
Dealing with poorly constructed buildings and stark climate in New Denver
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-198-20)
Reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 64 (ddr-densho-1000-198-64)
Raising a family: description of children
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-198-3)
Observing cultural and ethnic diversity in childhood community
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-198-48)
Passing the time in camp: family friend builds a rock garden
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-198-42)
Remote location of New Denver dispels the need for fences
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 57 (ddr-densho-1000-198-57)
Practicing plastic surgery in the early years of the profession
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Henry Shimizu Interview Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-198-65)
Doing a series of paintings based on experiences during World War II