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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview (ddr-densho-1003-11)

Nisei male. Born April 29, 1934, in Brawley, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Father was arrested by the FBI and mother had a nervous breakdown. Kenji and his sister were sent to stay at the Shonien orphanage in Los Angeles. During mass removal, taken to Manzanar with other orphans and placed in the Manzanar …

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1003-11-20)

Experiencing discrimination after the war

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1003-11-23)

Effects of wartime experiences on family

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1003-11-25)

Raising a family

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1003-11-15)

Growing up with an independent personality

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1003-11-6)

A child's memories of Manzanar Children's Village

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1003-11-26)

Reflections

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1003-11-4)

Memories of the Shonien orphanage

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1003-11-3)

Mother has a nervous breakdown and father is picked up by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1003-11-8)

Going to visit father in camp

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1003-11-18)

Being trained to maintain photography equipment

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1003-11-2)

Description of siblings

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1003-11-16)

Moving into home on the outskirts of Little Tokyo

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1003-11-17)

Enlisting in the military

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1003-11-11)

Everyday life in camp as a child

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1003-11-21)

Working for a company that manufactured photography equipment

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1003-11-9)

Reuniting with parents in camp

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1003-11-5)

Being removed to Manzanar Children's Village

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1003-11-13)

Living in a hotel after the war

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1003-11-10)

Coping with mother's mental illness

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1003-11-1)

Parents' family backgrounds

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1003-11-22)

Developing camera lenses

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1003-11-7)

Recreational activities in camp

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1003-11-14)

Parents' work to reestablish lives after the war

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1003-11-27)

Overview of career

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