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vh Homer Yasui Interview II Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-27-3)

Anti-Asian discrimination in the United States

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-43-2)

Parents' early life in the United States

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vh Joe Saito Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-36-10)

Parents' early life in the United States

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vh Frank Fukuhara Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1004-1-11)

Working for the United States military in Japan

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vh Grace Shinoda Nakamura Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1003-8-2)

Father's immigration to the United States as a child

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vh Sadayoshi Omoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1001-37-1)

Family background: parents' early life in the United States

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vh Roy Matsumoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1001-40-3)

Returning to the United States and attending high school

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vh Fred Y. Hoshiyama Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-275-3)

Parents' early years in the United States

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vh Peggy Yamato Mikuni Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-379-3)

Father brings his siblings to the United States

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vh Jack Dairiki Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-325-19)

Returning to the United States and being drafted into the U.S. military

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vh Tetsushi Marvin Uratsu Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-338-10)

Considering allegiance to Japan versus the United States as a child

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vh Michiko Frances Chikahisa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-347-11)

Returning to the United States and attending a Maryknoll school

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vh Takashi Hoshizaki Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-290-9)

Father's thoughts on impending war between Japan and the United States

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vh Kay Sweeney Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-8-6)

Deciding to come to the United States to study nursing

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vh Henry Ueno Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-18-3)

Mother's guilty feelings about leaving several children in the United States

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vh Frank Fukuhara Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1004-1-6)

Not knowing that brother in United States had been drafted into the military

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vh Jack Dairiki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-325-7)

Having to stay in Japan because of the impending war with the United States; attending school

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vh Toshi Nagamori Ito Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-309-2)

Mother's immigration to the United States: becoming director of a shelter for "picture brides"

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vh Roy Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-40)

Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …

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av Redress: An Oral History of the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-13)

In 1988, Congress passed and President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act, a historic piece of legislation that sought, for the first time, to provide a measure of justice to Japanese Americans nearly 40 years after their incarceration during World War II. The Japanese American Redress program that resulted is a little-known success story of …

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vh Harry K. Yoshikawa Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-278-9)

Returning to the United States and going to automotive school

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vh Tokio Yamane Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-432-33)

Sister's decision to return to the United States after the war (Japanese language)

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vh Minoru Yasui Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1012-3-13)

Continuing belief in the United States (audio only)

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

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vh Tetsuo Nomiyama Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-279-3)

Returning to the United States after avoiding military conscription in Japan

Participating in this interview is Mr. Paul Minerich, who is Mr. Nomiyama's son-in-law. An attorney, Mr. Minerich headed the effort to clear his father-in-law's name regarding his wartime court martial conviction. This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of …

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview (ddr-densho-1012-14)

Sansei female. Born 1955 in Los Angeles, CA. Grew up in Gardena, CA, surrounded by a large Japanese American community. Influenced by father's role in community and politics, and mother's emphasis on education. Attended University of California, Santa Barbara where she became increasingly aware of Japanese American history, issues of ethnic identity and racial inequality. Attended …

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