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World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team (204)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Tulean Dispatch (172)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League (122)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions (94)
Race and racism -- Discrimination (88)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Personal recollections (86)
Redress and reparations (72)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Education (72)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights (66)
Race and racism -- Cross-racial relations (65)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- "Resettlement" (62)
Religion and churches -- Christianity (62)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (61)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Pacific Citizen (61)
Identity and values -- Nisei (60)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures (56)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home (55)
Community activities -- Conventions and conferences (54)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs (54)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service (53)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Preparation (52)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations (49)
World War II -- Propaganda -- U.S. government propaganda (48)
Geographic communities -- Hawai'i (47)
Community activities -- Sports -- Bowling (45)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social and recreational activities (42)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions (42)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farming (41)
Redress and reparations -- Mobilizing and organizing the community (39)
World War II -- Military service (39)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays (38)
World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire" (38)
Reflections on the past (36)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Responses of non-Japanese Americans (36)
Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (33)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake (31)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Gordon Hirabayashi (31)
Religion and churches -- Buddhism (30)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (29)
Community activities -- Recreational activities (29)
Japan -- Pre-World War II (28)
Japan -- During World War II (27)
Industry and employment -- Fishing and canneries (26)
Immigration and citizenship -- Life in Japan and reasons for leaving (26)
Redress and reparations -- Legal cases/coram nobis cases (25)
Religion and churches (25)
World War II -- Department of Justice camps (24)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Expatriation/repatriation/deportation (23)
Japanese Latin Americans (23)
Military service -- Veterans' organizations (23)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (22)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications (22)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Medical care and health issues (21)
Japanese Canadians (20)
Identity and values -- Issei (20)
Identity and values -- Kibei (20)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture (20)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Sports (20)
Japan -- Post-World War II (19)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Seattle (19)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service -- Merrill's Marauders (19)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance (19)
Activism and involvement -- Politics (18)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (18)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Impact of incarceration (18)
World War II -- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (17)
Community activities -- Weddings (17)
Education -- Japanese language schools (17)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Renunciation of citizenship (17)
World War II -- Military service -- U.S. Counterintelligence Corps (17)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Lobbying and implementation of findings and recommendations (16)
Reflections on the past -- September 11, 2001 and aftermath (16)
Geographic communities -- California (16)
Education -- Higher education (16)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Deportation and internment during World War II (16)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (16)
Identity and values -- Family (16)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Social and recreational activities (16)
Industry and employment -- Small business (16)
Community activities (15)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Work and jobs (15)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers (15)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (14)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (14)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Picnics (14)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- The journey (14)
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (14)
Reflections on the past -- Camp pilgrimages (14)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Other forms of resistance (14)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day" (13)
Identity and values -- Sansei (13)
Immigration and citizenship -- Arrival (13)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans -- "Voluntary evacuation" (13)
World War II -- Concentration camps (13)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Food (13)
World War II -- Military service -- 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (13)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Fred Korematsu (12)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications (12)
Community activities -- Nihonmachi ("Japantowns") (12)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Obon (12)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") (12)
World War II -- Economic losses (12)
Education -- Church-run schools (11)
World War II -- Japanese American Citizens League activities (11)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Events prior to Pearl Harbor (11)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Community responses to resistance (11)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Minidoka Irrigator (10)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Economic associations (10)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Exclusion orders (10)
World War II -- Military service -- Office of Strategic Services (10)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance -- Odori (10)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Jose (10)
Education -- Public schools (10)
World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion (10)
Identity and values -- Children (10)
Identity and values -- Women (10)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave (9)
Redress and reparations -- Impact of redress movement (9)
Industry and employment -- Hotel industry (9)
Industry and employment -- Medicine (9)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake -- Hoshidan (9)
World War II -- Military service -- Women's Army Corps/Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (9)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Religion (9)
Military service -- Pre-World War II service (9)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Formation and work (8)
Geographic communities (8)
Military service (8)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Newell Star (8)
Industry and employment -- Gardening (8)
Identity and values -- Men (8)
Military service -- Enlisting and recruiting (8)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farmers' markets and stands (8)
Industry and employment -- Railroads (7)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music (7)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts (7)
Journalism and media -- Community publications (7)
Community activities -- Funerals (7)
Activism and involvement -- Protests, rallies, or marches (7)
Geographic communities -- Peru (7)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (7)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Student leave (6)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (6)
Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization (6)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts (6)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey (6)
Community activities -- Sports (6)
Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (6)
Geographic communities -- Colorado (6)
Japan -- Education (6)
World War II -- Administration (6)
World War II -- Administration -- War Relocation Authority (WRA) (6)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Temporary agricultural work leave (6)
Identity and values -- Youth (6)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Holidays and festivals (6)
World War II -- Leaving camp (5)
Race and racism -- Violence (5)
Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan (5)
World War II -- Military service -- 1800th Engineer General Service Battalion (5)
Activism and involvement -- Civil liberties (5)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Hawaiian statehood (5)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Poetry (5)
Community activities -- Sports -- Basketball (5)
Community activities -- Travel (5)
Japanese Canadians -- Incarceration during World War II (5)
Industry and employment -- Timber (5)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Impact of resistance on families (4)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings (4)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Discriminatory laws (4)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- "War hysteria" (4)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Washington, D.C. hearings (4)
Community activities -- Sports -- Golf (4)
Community activities -- Sports -- Judo (4)
Immigration and citizenship -- Picture brides (4)
Race and racism (4)
Industry and employment -- Retail (4)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Grocery stores (4)
Japan -- Government and politics (4)
Japanese Canadians -- Life in Canada (4)
Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Manzanar riot/uprising (4)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath (4)
Industry and employment (4)
World War II -- "Enemy alien" classification (4)
Activism and involvement (3)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Redress and reparations (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Weddings (3)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance (3)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Student clubs (3)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Essays (3)
Geographic communities -- Washington (3)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bellevue (3)
Military service -- Post-World War II service (3)
Education (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Baseball (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Football (3)
Education -- Secondary education (3)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Laundromats (3)
Arts and literature (3)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- YMCA/YWCA (3)
Identity and values -- Elders (3)
Immigration and citizenship (2)
Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (2)
Industry and employment -- Domestic service (2)
Race and racism -- Stereotypes (2)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Aftermath (2)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Decision to incarcerate (2)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Seattle, Washington hearings (2)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film (2)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Documentaries (2)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Painting (2)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Photography (2)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Francisco (2)
Geographic communities -- Colorado -- Denver (2)
Geographic communities -- Illinois -- Chicago (2)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bainbridge Island (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Fishing (2)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Strawberries (2)
Industry and employment -- Importing (2)
Industry and employment -- Insurance (2)
Industry and employment -- Law (2)
Japan -- Okinawa (2)
Religion and churches -- Religious organizations (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Medical care and health issues (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Funerals (2)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake -- Stockade (2)
Industry and employment -- Aviation (2)
Geographic communities -- California -- Oakland (2)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis (2)
Geographic communities -- Nevada (2)
Identity and values -- Parents (2)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Nichi Bei (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Construction (2)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Minoru Yasui (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Heart Mountain Sentinel (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs -- Organized labor (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Granada Pioneer (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications -- Tulare News (1)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Hawaiian statehood -- Constitutional convention (1)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Running for office (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music -- Taiko (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater (1)
Geographic communities -- New York (1)
Geographic communities -- Oregon (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Tacoma (1)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Cherry blossom festivals (1)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Portland Rose Festival (1)
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Redress and reparations -- Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (1)
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Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 28
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Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 4
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Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 10
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John A. (Jack) Svahn Interview Segment 18
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 7
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 29
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 21
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 19
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 8
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 3
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 5
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 25
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 28
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 6
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 2
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 15
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 26
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 24
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 13
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 11
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 4
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 12
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 9
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 20
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 16
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Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-208-28)
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Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-208-4)
Father's immigration to the United States as a contract laborer
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Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-208-10)
Observing organized gambling within the Chinese American community
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John A. (Jack) Svahn Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-536-18)
Feeling confident that Reagan would sign the redress bill
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-269-7)
Attending school with few other Japanese Americans
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-269-29)
Regaining U.S. citizenship and returning to California
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-269-21)
Feeling obligated to renounce citizenship due to family's wishes
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-269-19)
Dealing with uncomfortable living conditions
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-269-8)
Going to Japanese language school on Saturdays
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-269-3)
Moving frequently as a young child
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-269-5)
Japanese American community activities
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-269-25)
Working at the U.S. military headquarters in Japan
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-269-28)
Getting married to another Japanese American in Japan
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-269-6)
Values passed on by parents
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-269-2)
Parents' family background
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-269-15)
Attending school in camp, going on outings
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-269-26)
Released from job in Japan due to expatriate status
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-269-24)
Receiving special food rations
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-269-13)
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-269-11)
First impressions of the Salinas Assembly Center
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-269-4)
Description of childhood home
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-269-12)
Coping with the heat in camp
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-269-9)
Having a traditional Japanese bath
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-269-20)
Hiding a shortwave radio in camp
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Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-269-16)
Transferring to Tule Lake
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