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Narrator Michiko Wada

Nisei female. Born December 4, 1924, in California. Grew up in Watts, California, where parents ran a grocery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/822/
Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 29 (April 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-388)
doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 29 (April 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-388)
Selected article titles: "Statement Given on Protection of U.S. Property" (p. 1), "Exposure Cause of Wada Death " (p. 1), "Eight Called for Induction on April 27" (p. 1), "California: Returnees Found to be Satisfied" (p. 2), "Nisei Vets Entertained" (p. 2), "Family Returns to Hood River" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-388/
Wada, Famous Jap Musher, Comes Into His Own in North. After Spending Nearly Twenty Years in Alaska, and Making Many Extraordinary Journeys, He Strikes Gold. (July 21, 1912) (ddr-densho-56-214)
doc Wada, Famous Jap Musher, Comes Into His Own in North. After Spending Nearly Twenty Years in Alaska, and Making Many Extraordinary Journeys, He Strikes Gold. (July 21, 1912) (ddr-densho-56-214)
The Seattle Daily Times, July 21, 1912, pp. 14, 15
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-214/
Group of young women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-3-336)
img Group of young women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-3-336)
Caption below photo: Nisei girls from Alameda. CA, picnicking 1933
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-3-336/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-162-13)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-162-13)
Attending Japanese language school at Tule Lake
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-13/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-162-18)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-162-18)
Reflections
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-18/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-162-12)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-162-12)
Transferring to Tule Lake because of the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-12/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-162-7)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-162-7)
Memories of graduating in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-7/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-162-15)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-162-15)
Brother and father sent to Department of Justice camps
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-15/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-162-16)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-162-16)
Leaving camp and returning to California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-16/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-162-6)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-162-6)
Attending school in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-6/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-162-1)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-162-1)
Parents' family backgrounds
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-1/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-162-2)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-162-2)
Parents' arranged marriage
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-2/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-162-11)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-162-11)
Reuniting with father in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-11/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-162-17)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-162-17)
Receiving redress check and apology
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-17/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-162-5)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-162-5)
First impressions of Manzanar
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-5/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-162-3)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-162-3)
Childhood memories of Watts, California, helping at parents' grocery store
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-3/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-162-9)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-162-9)
Memories of the "Manzanar Riot"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-9/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-162-10)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-162-10)
Remembering the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-10/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-162-8)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-162-8)
Working in the block manager's office in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-8/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-162-4)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-162-4)
Coping with father's arrest by the FBI
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-4/
Michiko Wada Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-162-14)
vh Michiko Wada Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-162-14)
Coping with daily life at Tule Lake
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162-14/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 6 (August 6, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-32)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 6 (August 6, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-32)
Selected article titles: "Apartments Outside Minority Section Won't Rent to Nisei" (p.1), "Future of Youth Is in Our Own Making: Y. Wada" (p.1, 4), "Official U.S. Supreme Court Includes Section of Japanese Americans" (p.1, 5), "U.S. and Vietnam" (p.2), "Union Leader Asks Some 700 Tanno Be Returned to Japan"(p.3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-37-32/
Letter from Lily Abiko to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-6)
doc Letter from Lily Abiko to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-6)
Lily Abiko writes to Kimi Fujii with updates on discrimination she's encountered while apartment hunting, friends she has seen recently, and thoughts about the military draft. She also advises Kimi about concerns Kimi has about marriage and infertility.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-6/
Employment application (ddr-densho-424-540)
doc Employment application (ddr-densho-424-540)
For Yukio Isoye, redacted
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-424-540/
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