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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-190-20)

Witnessing segregation Mississippi: "It was a just completely different world for us"

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-190-15)

Attending Gonzaga university after being barred from volunteering for the military

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-190-40)

Returning home, meeting a member of the "Lost Battalion" from Texas

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-190-10)

Hearing news of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor: "I felt vulnerable"

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-190-14)

Changes in Spokane's Japanese American community with the influx of "voluntary evacuees"

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-190-31)

Pulled out of rest period for the rescue of the "Lost Battalion"

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-190-2)

Father's work upon immigration to the U.S.: railroad laborer, hotel busboy

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-190-30)

Combat in Bruyeres: new replacement soldiers seeing battle for the first time

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-190-27)

A squad leader uses improvised Japanese language to communicate with troops

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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-190-32)

Realizing the immense casualties after the battle of the "Lost Battalion"

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.

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-196-2)

Father's work in the U.S. in the family's import/export business

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.

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-196-17)

Feeling frustrated on the difficult train ride to Minidoka concentration camp

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.

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-196-13)

Coincidentally sketching a battleship upon hearing about 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.

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-196-18)

Living conditions in Minidoka concentration camp, work as the camp's artist

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.

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vh Mas Akiyama Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-188-20)

Encountering a "color line" and housing discrimination after 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.

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vh Mas Akiyama Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-188-10)

Reaction to bombing of Pearl Harbor: deciding to volunteer for the military

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.

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vh Mii Tai Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-186-16)

Parents' values: importance of discipline, don't bring shame to the 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.

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vh Mii Tai Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-186-13)

Meeting husband who was in an concentration camp 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.

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vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-193-16)

Trying to enlist in the army, being rejected for various reasons

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.

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vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-193-10)

Returning to the U.S. to avoid serving in the Japanese military

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.

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vh Richard H. Yamamoto Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-191-8)

Memories of helping at parents' hotel: spraying for bedbugs, stoking the furnace

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.

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vh George Yamada Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-187-27)

Reactions to the end of the war; preparing to return home

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.

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vh George Yamada Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-187-7)

Activities during childhood: getting in a fight, relationship with Chinese community

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.

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vh George Yamada Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-187-20)

Memories of basic training: experiences with issues of race and discrimination

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-1000-187-20/

Narrator Fred Shiosaki

Nisei male. Born August 23, 1924 in the area of Spokane, Washington, known as Hillyard. Grew up in a multi-ethnic Hillyard area where his parents owned the Hillyard Laundry. When World War II began, was a senior at Rogers High School. Went on to attend Gonzaga University and then volunteered for military service, joining the 442nd …

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