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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview (ddr-densho-1000-370)

Nisei female. Born February 20, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Venice, California, where father and uncle ran a carnival concession stand. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. In 1944, was part of a group organized by the Quakers …

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-370-5)

Attending Japanese language school

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-370-24)

Attending business school

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-370-25)

Forming a Nisei women's club

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-370-8)

The day of mass removal

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-370-33)

Receiving an honorary degree

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-370-12)

First arriving at Amache concentration camp: "it was a very desolate scene"

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-370-1)

Family background

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-370-9)

Working in a camp mess hall

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-370-29)

Finding work after graduating from college

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-370-22)

Attending college, meeting other Japanese Americans

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-370-14)

Working as a dental assistant in camp

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-370-7)

Storing belongings with a family friend

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-370-27)

Parents' resettlement in Pasadena

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-370-23)

Visiting Gila River concentration camp to encourage resettlement

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-370-30)

Beginning to talk about wartime experiences

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-370-11)

Reuniting with father in camp

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-370-13)

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-370-4)

Childhood memories of Venice, California

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-370-19)

Leaving camp and traveling to Pasadena

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-370-10)

Memories of camp as a young person: lack of privacy

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-370-28)

Getting married

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-370-15)

Social activities in camp

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-370-16)

Leaving camp to attend school in Colorado

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-370-31)

Testifying at the redress hearings

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