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Colonial Hall at University of Idaho (ddr-densho-542-454)
img Colonial Hall at University of Idaho (ddr-densho-542-454)
Written below photograph: Colonial Hall, University of Idaho S. B., The dorm I stayed in between February-June 1943.
Field day at University of Idaho (ddr-densho-542-456)
img Field day at University of Idaho (ddr-densho-542-456)
Written below photograph: "Field Day" for v-12 students at University of Idaho., S.B.
Five men at the University of Idaho (ddr-densho-542-455)
img Five men at the University of Idaho (ddr-densho-542-455)
Written below photograph: [back row] ?? [Gary Kikawa], Junji Ozaki, Jimmy Iwashima, [front row] Roy Sumida, Geo. Amemiya.
Gary Kikawa outdoors (ddr-densho-542-449)
img Gary Kikawa outdoors (ddr-densho-542-449)
Gary Kikawa outdoors, likely at the University of Idaho. Written below photograph: "Pale face."
George Amemiya outdoors (ddr-densho-542-448)
img George Amemiya outdoors (ddr-densho-542-448)
George Amemiya outdoors, likely at the University of Idaho. Written below photograph: George Amemiya.
Ron Magden Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-162-14)
vh Ron Magden Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-162-14)
Mother's influence upon decision attend the University of Idaho instead of enlisting in the merchant marines
Junji Ozaki outdoors (ddr-densho-542-450)
img Junji Ozaki outdoors (ddr-densho-542-450)
Junji Ozaki outdoors, likely at the University of Idaho. Written below photograph: Junji "Doc" Ozaki.
Gary Kikawa and Mrs. Tawdy (ddr-densho-542-451)
img Gary Kikawa and Mrs. Tawdy (ddr-densho-542-451)
Gary Kikawa and Mrs. Tawdy, likely at the University of Idaho. Written below photograph: My self and Mrs. Tawdy.
View of a dining hall (ddr-densho-542-452)
img View of a dining hall (ddr-densho-542-452)
View of a dining hall, likely at the University of Idaho. Written below photograph: Our Dining Hall U. S. 1. B.
George, Junji, and Gary at a pharmacy building (ddr-densho-542-453)
img George, Junji, and Gary at a pharmacy building (ddr-densho-542-453)
George Amemiya, Junji Ozaki, and Gary Kikawa at a University of Idaho pharmacy building. Written below photograph: Georg [sic], Junj [sic], ???.
Ron Magden Interview (ddr-densho-1000-162)
vh Ron Magden Interview (ddr-densho-1000-162)
White male. Born August 30, 1926, in Mountain Home, Idaho. An enterprising child, took a job selling newspapers at age nine. High school age during the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, remembers reading about anti-Japanese sentiment in Boise, Idaho. Attended the University of Idaho and taught in Orofino, Idaho, for three years before …
Robert Coombs Interview (ddr-densho-1000-146)
vh Robert Coombs Interview (ddr-densho-1000-146)
White male. Born May 26, 1918, in Visalia, California. Attended school in Sacramento, California, and then enrolled in the University of Southern California. Involved in the development of the new progressive education theory at Stanford University in the 1930s, and was teaching high school in Sacramento, California when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Worked as a teacher …
Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-350-21)
vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-350-21)
Attending the University of Washington and living in SYNKOA house

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a …

Bob Suzuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-452)
vh Bob Suzuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-452)
Nisei-han male. Born January 2, 1936, in Portland, Oregon, where father worked for the railroad. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family moved to a small community outside of Spokane, Washington, to farm. Went to UC Berkeley and Caltech, then taught at …
Tadashi Kuniyuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-227)
vh Tadashi Kuniyuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-227)
Nisei male. Born August 12, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned a series of hotels. Graduated from the University of Washington prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Spokane, Washington, for …
Victor Takemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-8)
vh Victor Takemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-8)
Nisei male. Born October 27, 1926, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Parents were strawberry farmers before World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to Manzanar concentration camp, California. Unlike most Bainbridge Island Japanese Americans, did not transfer to the Minidoka, Idaho, concentration camp. Returned to Bainbridge Island after the war, and attended …
Jan Kumasaka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-518)
vh Jan Kumasaka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-518)
Sansei female. Born August 12, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, family removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Lived in Minidoka for only four months before leaving camp to live and farm in Great Falls, Montana. After a few years, returned to Seattle. Attended the University of …
Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-218)
vh Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-218)
Nisei male. Born on August 10, 1919, in Osaka, Japan. Attended college at the University of Washington before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Established Tule Lake's newspaper, the Tulean Dispatch. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago. Drafted into the Military Intelligence …
Ruby Inouye Interview (ddr-densho-1000-143)
vh Ruby Inouye Interview (ddr-densho-1000-143)
Nisei female. Born November 17, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and graduated salutatorian from Broadway High School. Was enrolled in the pre-medical program at the University of Washington on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend the …
Ed Tsutakawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-196)
vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-196)
Nisei male. Born May 15, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Spent much of childhood in Japan, returning to the U.S. at the age of fifteen. Began attending the University of Washington before being removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Created a series of art pieces depicting camp life. Moved to Spokane, Washington, …
Nobu Suzuki Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-84)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-84)
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1909, in Seattle, Washington. Father established one of the largest oyster companies in the United States prior to World War II. Graduated from Garfield High School, the University of Washington, and then the Pacific School of Religion where she earned a master's degree in religious education. At the outbreak of WWII, …
Nobu Suzuki Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-87)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-87)
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1909, in Seattle, Washington. Father established one of the largest oyster companies in the United States prior to World War II. Graduated from Garfield High School, the University of Washington, and then the Pacific School of Religion where she earned a master's degree in religious education. At the outbreak of WWII, …
Thomas T. Kobayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-238)
vh Thomas T. Kobayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-238)
Nisei male. Born September 4, 1916, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington prior to World War II. Fired from job at Seattle City Light after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered for …
Connie Thorson Chandler (ddr-densho-1000-159)
vh Connie Thorson Chandler (ddr-densho-1000-159)
White female. Born 1938 in Denver, Colorado. Father worked for the Bureau of Reclamation at the time WWII broke out, so family lived in Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, in 1942. Mrs. Chandler was a child at the time, and attended elementary school in Minidoka. Moved to Twin Falls for junior high and high school years before …
Mary Okazaki Kozu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-511)
vh Mary Okazaki Kozu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-511)
Nisei female. Born June 14, 1931, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents ran a boarding house. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp in 1943 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Returned with family to Seattle after the war, attended the …
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