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Ikuko
av Ikuko "Cookie" Takeshita (ddr-ajah-8-9)
Ikuko "Cookie" Takeshita was born in Alameda, California, where father was on the board of directors of the Alameda Buddhist Temple. During World War II, removed with family to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After the war, returned to Alameda.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-9/
Cookie Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-465)
vh Cookie Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-465)
Nisei female. Born April 1, 1929, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father ran a gardening business. During World War II, family was ordered to leave Alameda and moved to Cortez, California, before being sent to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp to attend school in Cleveland, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-465-1)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-465-1)
Father's family background, getting into the gardening business
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-1/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-465-13)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-465-13)
A close group of friends in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-13/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-465-16)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-465-16)
Returning to California, trying out work as a housecleaner
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-16/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-465-12)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-465-12)
Adopting a nickname
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-12/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-465-10)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-465-10)
A visit in camp from a former teacher
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-10/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-465-18)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-465-18)
Attending college and finding a job at UC Berkeley
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-18/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-465-15)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-465-15)
Leaving camp and going to school in Cleveland
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-15/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-465-4)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-465-4)
Attending Japanese language school before the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-4/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-465-17)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-465-17)
Taking the civil service exam and finding a job
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-17/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-465-8)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-465-8)
Hearing of families where the father was arrested by the FBI
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-8/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-465-3)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-465-3)
Issei father barred from buying property before the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-3/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-465-5)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-465-5)
Growing up in a Japanese American community
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-5/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-465-14)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-465-14)
The so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and military volunteers
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-14/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-465-19)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-465-19)
Reflections
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-19/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-465-2)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-465-2)
Parents' meeting and marriage
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-2/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-465-7)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-465-7)
Moving out of Alameda when the war started
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-7/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-465-11)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-465-11)
Memories of the train ride to Amache
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-11/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-465-6)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-465-6)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, remembering the kindness of the school principal
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-6/
Cookie Takeshita Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-465-9)
vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-465-9)
First impressions of the Merced Assembly Center
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-9/
Ikuko
img Ikuko "Cookie" Takeshita and her brother, Mas Takano Alameda, CA 2022 (ddr-ajah-6-279)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-279/

Narrator Cookie Takeshita

Nisei female. Born April 1, 1929, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father ran a gardening business. During World War II, family was ordered to leave Alameda and moved to Cortez, California, before being sent to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp to attend school in Cleveland, …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/912/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 13 (March 30, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-13)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 13 (March 30, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-13)
Selected article titles: "Editorial: The Wronged Nisei" (p. 1), " House approves $588,000 for payment of claims in 2nd supplemental bill" (p. 1), "Dick Arimoto named president of Rotary Club in Redwood City" (p. 1), "Vandals blast mailbox of Nisei" (p. 1), "New word: acculturation" (p. 2), "Japanese cultural heritage can enrich America, advises Issei naturalized …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-28-13/
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