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John Tomita Interview (ddr-manz-1-76)
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Nisei male. Born August 20, 1920, in Isleton, California. Grew up in Isleton where father operated a restaurant. Attended college and studied engineering before World War II. During the war, removed to the Sacramento (Walerga) Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In camp, worked on the survey crew. Remained in Tule Lake …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-76/
John Tomita Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-76-14)
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Work as part of a survey crew in camp
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John Tomita Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-76-13)
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Working as a surveyor in camp
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John Tomita Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-76-11)
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Preparing for mass removal
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John Tomita Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-76-2)
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Early memories of Isleton, California, and a large fire in the town
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-76-2/
John Tomita Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-76-17)
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Answering the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
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John Tomita Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-76-5)
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Speaking primarily Japanese as a child
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John Tomita Interview Segment 22 (ddr-manz-1-76-22)
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Establishing a career as a civil engineer
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John Tomita Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-76-16)
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Witnessing the aftermath of a shooting by a camp guard
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John Tomita Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-76-19)
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Remembering unrest and conflict in the Tule Lake Segregation Center
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John Tomita Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-76-20)
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Trying to volunteer for military service and classified 4-C
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John Tomita Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-76-4)
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Mother's family background
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John Tomita Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-76-15)
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Working with the Bureau of Reclamation on a project for camp
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John Tomita Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-76-12)
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First impressions of the Walerga assembly center, working as a butcher
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John Tomita Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-76-18)
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Description of Tule Lake as a segregation center
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John Tomita Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-76-6)
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Description of the Japanese section of Isleton
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-76-6/
John Tomita Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-76-8)
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Memories of high school: a serious illness, getting in a tractor accident
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-76-8/
John Tomita Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-76-10)
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Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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John Tomita Interview Segment 21 (ddr-manz-1-76-21)
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Leaving camp and working in a cannery
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John Tomita Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-76-3)
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Attending grammar school with ethnically diverse students
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John Tomita Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-76-1)
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Father's family background
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John Tomita Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-76-9)
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Attending college
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John Tomita Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-76-7)
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Living with a family friend to attend high school in Berkeley
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Narrator John Tomita

Nisei male. Born August 20, 1920, in Isleton, California. Grew up in Isleton where father operated a restaurant. Attended college and studied engineering before World War II. During the war, removed to the Sacramento (Walerga) Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In camp, worked on the survey crew. Remained in Tule Lake …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/441/
Terao funeral (ddr-densho-442-5)
img Terao funeral (ddr-densho-442-5)
Photograph of mourners in attendance at the funeral of Tomsabaro Terao. Front row left to right: Keiko Togo and Jimmy Tatsuda II. Second row: unknown, unknown, unknown, Bill Tatsuda, Charlie Tatsuda, Abe Hagiwara, Ruth Ohashi, John Tomita, unknown, Pat Hagiwara, Cherry, Tatsuda, unknown, Frank Tomita, and Mike Hagiwara. Third row: unknown, Mr. Faulkner, Mr. Inouye, Jimmy …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-442-5/
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