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vh Min Tonai Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-302)

Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …

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vh Min Tonai Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-354)

Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …

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Narrator Min Tonai

Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-302-10)

Drafted into the national guard

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-302-5)

Tensions between Japanese Americans and camp guards

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-302-8)

Attending UCLA after leaving camp

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-302-6)

Coping with difficult conditions in camp

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-302-3)

Daily life in camp as a teenager

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-302-1)

Helping with a television segment on the World War II history of the Santa Anita racetrack

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-302-12)

Assisting military doctors

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-302-4)

Memories of the "Santa Anita riot"

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-302-14)

Wartime experiences of sister in Japan

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-302-2)

Memories of "evacuation day" and first impressions of Santa Anita

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-302-11)

Receiving onsite medical training in the military

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-302-13)

Assigned to serve in Japan as an interpreter

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-302-16)

Reflections

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-302-15)

Impact of military service

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-302-9)

"Gaming the system" in securing military assignment

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vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-302-7)

Receiving visitors in camp

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vh Min Tonai Interview I Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-354-28)

Being called upon to teach a high school class in camp

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vh Min Tonai Interview I Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-354-33)

Reflections

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vh Min Tonai Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-354-16)

Attending Japanese language school

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vh Min Tonai Interview I Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-354-24)

Witnessing the Santa Anita riot

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vh Min Tonai Interview I Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-354-32)

Parents try to rebuild their lives after the war

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vh Min Tonai Interview I Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-354-29)

Father's wartime experiences

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