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Tom Akashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-164)
vh Tom Akashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-164)
Nisei male. Born June 7, 1929, in Merced, California. Grew up in Mount Eden, California, and was removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Incarcerated at the Topaz concentration camp in Utah, then moved to Tule Lake concentration camp after family volunteered to move to Japan. While at Tule Lake, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-164/
Jim Kajiwara - Sox Kitashima Interview (ddr-densho-1012-13)
vh Jim Kajiwara - Sox Kitashima Interview (ddr-densho-1012-13)
This interview is with a Nisei couple who were married in 1942 and were incarcerated in the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, during World War II.

(This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-13/

Narrator Ernie Iyama

Nisei male. WGrew up in California. During World War II, was removed to the Tanforan assembly center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/715/
Jean Shiraki Gize Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-14)
vh Jean Shiraki Gize Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-14)
Nisei female. Born June 16, 1938, in Alameda, California. Was age three when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While in camp, father volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Mother answered an ad in the camp newspaper and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-14/
Norman I. Hirose Interview (ddr-densho-1013-7)
vh Norman I. Hirose Interview (ddr-densho-1013-7)
Nisei male. Born June 22, 1926, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943 because of mother's wish to have the family move to Japan. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-7/
Hikaru Morohoshi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-303)
vh Hikaru Morohoshi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-303)
Kibei Nisei male. Born October 4, 1915, in Stockton, California. As a young child, sent to Japan to live with grandparents and attend school. Returned to California at age eighteen, and drafted into the U.S. military. Discharged from the army after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, Washington, and the Topaz concentration …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-303/
Harry Kawahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-368)
vh Harry Kawahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-368)
Nisei male. Born September 14, 1931, in San Leandro, California. Grew up in San Leandro, where father ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, moved with family to Salt Lake City for a year before returning to San Leandro. After …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-368/

Narrator Ann Fujikawa

Nisei female. Born in Berkeley, California. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, returned to Berkeley.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/805/

Narrator Midori Suzuki

Nisei female. May 24, 1933. Grew up in Half Moon Bay, California. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/857/

Narrator Sox Kitashima

Nisei female. Born 1918 in Hayward, California. Married in 1942 and removed with husband to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, during World War II.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/720/

Narrator Jim Kajiwara

Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. Married in 1942 and removed with wife to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, during World War II.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/719/
New arrivals in Tanforan (ddr-densho-162-53)
img New arrivals in Tanforan (ddr-densho-162-53)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-53/
Boy with a rattlesnake (ddr-densho-162-54)
img Boy with a rattlesnake (ddr-densho-162-54)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-54/
Schoolchildren in Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-162-52)
img Schoolchildren in Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-162-52)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-52/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 14 (August 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-12)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 14 (August 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-12)
Selected article titles: "Council, Legislative Body Dissolved by Army Order" (p. 1), "Attention! Nisei Voters" (p. 1).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-12/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 11 (July 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-18)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 11 (July 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-18)
Selected article titles: "Nominations Slated for Legislative Congress" (p. 1), "House Managers" (p. 1), "Medical Center News and Announcements" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-18/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 17 (August 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-15)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 17 (August 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-15)
Selected article titles: "Center Residents Assured of Getting Basic Clothing" (p. 1), "Rules Given on Bringing in of Personal Property" (p. 1), "Internee Correspondence" (p. 1), "Editorial: Women and the War" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-15/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 10 (July 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-17)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 10 (July 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-17)
Selected article titles: "Tanforan Assembly Constitution Approved" (p. 1), "Constitution and By-Laws of the Tanforan Assembly" (p. 1).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-17/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 15 (August 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-13)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 15 (August 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-13)
Selected article titles: "Procedure Announced for Tanforan Panel Election" (p. 1), "Cupid Snares First Center Pair; Wedding on Sunday" (p. 1), "Our Center Hospital: Its Birth and Growth" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-13/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 8 (July 4, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-8)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 8 (July 4, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-8)
Selected article titles: "Center Residents to Hold Fourth of July Program" (p. 1), "Constitution Drafted" (p. 1), "Messages Via Red Cross" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-8/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 3 (May 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-3)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 3 (May 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-3)
Selected article titles: "Residents Receive Over 1000 Visitors in 10 Days" (p. 1), "Want to Get Married?" (p. 1), "Rules Given for Notifying Draft Board of Address" (p. 2), "School Begins for Younger Children" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-3/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 19 (September 12, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-16)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 19 (September 12, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-16)
Selected article titles: "Advance Tanforan Contingent Leaves for Utah WRA Project. Main Evacuation of Center to Start Sept. 15" (p. 1), "Administrative Messages to Tanforan Residents" (p. 1), "Embarkation Procedure Given for Relocation" (p. 1), "Co-op Canteen Envisioned for Utah Relocation Site" (p. 1), "Nisei Faces the Future" (p. 12).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-16/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 2 (May 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-2)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 2 (May 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-2)
Selected article titles: "Employment Procedure Established" (p. 1), "Center to Hold First Flag Ceremony Sunday" (p. 1), "Tanforan Roll Call Now 7796" (p. 1), "Camp Directory Due Next Week" (p. 1), "200 Lost Articles Turn Up in Bureau" (p. 3), "1st Town Hall Meeting Set" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-2/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 9 (July 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-9)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 9 (July 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-9)
Selected article titles: "1st Pay Checks Issued" (p. 1), "Basic Clothing Service to Start Monday Morning" (p. 1).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-9/
Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 12 (July 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-10)
doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 12 (July 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-10)
Selected article titles: "80 Candidates Picked for Legislative Congress Race" (p. 1), "Tonsorial Parlor: Barber Shop to You!" (p. 4), "Editorial: Absentee Voting" (p. 6), "Editorial: Gambling" (p. 6), "Laundry and Cleaning Prices Given" (p. 8).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-10/
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