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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-13)
Nisei male. Born January 1, 1916, in Oakland, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where father started a fish cake factory. Attended UCLA and UC Berkeley and then worked as an electrical draftsman for the Department of Water and Power for the City of Los Angeles. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, …
Narrator Paul Uyehara
Sansei male. Son of Grayce Uyehara and Hiroshi Uyehara. Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where parents were active in numerous Japanese American community activities. Graduated from Oberlin College and became involved in activist and political causes. Studied law and eventually became Senior Attorney with the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Paul Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-24)
Sansei male. Son of Grayce Uyehara and Hiroshi Uyehara. Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where parents were active in numerous Japanese American community activities. Graduated from Oberlin College and became involved in activist and political causes. Studied law and eventually became Senior Attorney with the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview Segment 12 (ddr-phljacl-1-13-12)
Growing up with students of many different ethnicities
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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview Segment 3 (ddr-phljacl-1-13-3)
Losing job as a civil service worker after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview Segment 6 (ddr-phljacl-1-13-6)
Establishing a career as an electrical engineer
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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview Segment 14 (ddr-phljacl-1-13-14)
Japanese American values and characteristics
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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-phljacl-1-13-9)
Twenty-five dollars and train fare to leave camp
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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-phljacl-1-13-7)
Longtime involvement with the Japanese American Citizens League
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Hiroshi Uyehara Interview Segment 11 (ddr-phljacl-1-13-11)
Attending Japanese language school as a child
Narrator Hiroshi Uyehara
Nisei male. Born January 1, 1916, in Oakland, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where father started a fish cake factory. Attended UCLA and UC Berkeley and then worked as an electrical draftsman for the Department of Water and Power for the City of Los Angeles. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, …