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Ben Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-467)
Nisei male. Born August 2, 1930, in San Mateo, California. During World War II, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Due to parents' answers on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to Tule Lake when it was designated a segregation center. After leaving camp, returned to San Mateo, …
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Ben Takeshita Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-467-12)
Establishing a career with the California State Department of Employment, starting to get involved in Japanese American community activities
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Ben Takeshita Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-467-4)
Brothers' experiences in Japan before World War II
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Ben Takeshita Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-467-6)
The train ride to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah
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Ben Takeshita Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-467-13)
Working on the committee to dedicate a plaque at the site of the Tule Lake camp, fighting for the legacy of the Kibei
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Ben Takeshita Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-467-2)
Childhood memories of going to Japan when two older brothers were sent there to live
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Ben Takeshita Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-467-5)
Memories of the day of mass removal and first impressions of the Tanforan Assembly Center
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Ben Takeshita Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-467-9)
Leaving camp and returning to California while Kibei brother goes to Japan
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Ben Takeshita Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-467-7)
The controversy over the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
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Ben Takeshita Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-467-10)
Volunteering for the military and serving with Military Intelligence in Japan and Korea
Narrator Ben Takeshita
Nisei male. Born August 2, 1930, in San Mateo, California. During World War II, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Due to parents' answers on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to Tule Lake when it was designated a segregation center. After leaving camp, returned to San Mateo, …
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"RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944" (ddr-densho-201-403)
Caption on reverse: "Property of Masao Sakagami. Nob [?] Sakagami [illegible] #34. RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944. 1st row: 1. Nukaya, 2. [unidentified], 3. Enro Okada, 4. [unidentified], 5. Shig Matsukawa, 6. Joe Matsuzaki, 7. Mitsuru Sakurada, 8. Tamio Sakata, 9. Satoru Sakuma, 10. Ishida, 11. ?? Sakuma. 2nd: 1. …