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vh George Yamada Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-187-26)

Visiting Minneapolis while serving at Fort Snelling

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-26/

vh George Yamada Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-187-25)

Visiting Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, during the war

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-25/

vh George Yamada Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-187-34)

A discriminatory encounter involving the ROTC in college

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-34/

vh George Yamada Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-187-30)

Deciding to enter the chick-sexing industry

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-30/

Narrator Karen Yoshitomi

Sansei female. Born 1962 in Spokane, Washington. Father was born in British Columbia, Canada, and mother was born in Thomas, Washington. Grew up in the Tacoma, Washington, area, before eventually moving to Portland, Oregon, and then Seattle, Washington. Graduated from the University of Washington. Became regional director for the Japanese American Citizens League, and then Executive …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1017/

Narrator Tadashi Kuniyuki

Nisei male. Born August 12, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned a series of hotels. Graduated from the University of Washington prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Spokane, Washington, for …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/354/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-190-22)

Being reviewed by General George C. Marshall before going overseas

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-22/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-190-39)

Attending lectures in Florence while waiting to return to U.S.

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-39/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-190-12)

Feeling uncomfortable upon returning to school; hearing of FBI arrests

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-12/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-190-4)

Growing up in a Japanese labor community in Hillyard

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-4/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-190-18)

Being singled out as Japanese Americans during swearing-in ceremony

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-18/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-190-34)

Not realizing the 442nd's accomplishments until after the war

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-34/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-190-43)

The aftereffects of war: nightmares, reticence to talk about experiences

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-43/

vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-196-11)

Discovering an aptitude for art while in high school

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-196-11/

vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-196-12)

Feelings during the period leading up to World War II

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-196-12/

vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-196-15)

Losing the family business after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-196-15/

vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-196-9)

Being detained in an immigration station upon returning to U.S.

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-196-9/

vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-195-9)

One of only a few Japanese Americans in high school

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-195-9/

vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-195-15)

Community and family responses to the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-195-15/

vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-195-6)

Recalling parents' hotel, interactions with people of different ethnicities

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-195-6/

vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-195-18)

Family's preparations for mass removal, a brother in a sanitarium

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-195-18/

vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-195-2)

Mother's background: college graduate from a well-to-do family

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-195-2/

vh Mas Akiyama Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-188-9)

Returning to the U.S. at age nineteen; avoiding military conscription

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-188-9/

vh Mas Akiyama Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-188-11)

A racist encounter following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-188-11/

vh Mas Akiyama Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-188-2)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school as a child

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-188-2/

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