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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview (ddr-manz-1-87)
Nisei male. Born July 10, 1933, in Hawthorne, California. Grew up in Hawthorne where parents ran a flower growing business. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived with family for a time in a trailer camp in Los Angeles, …
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-87-5)
Growing up without a strong religious upbringing
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-87-13)
The train trip to the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-87-10)
Parents lose family farm before mass removal
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 23 (ddr-manz-1-87-23)
Hearing about the atomic bombings in Japan while still in camp
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-87-11)
First impressions of Santa Anita Assembly Center
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 21 (ddr-manz-1-87-21)
Being in camp when the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" was issued
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-87-9)
Coping with restrictions after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-87-16)
Recreational activities and sports in camp
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Yooichi Wakamiya Interview Segment 24 (ddr-manz-1-87-24)
Returning to California and living in a trailer camp
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