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vh Rose Niguma Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-34-5)

Memorable teachers before the war

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vh Shig Oka Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-74-17)

Reestablishing lives after the war

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vh Don Okubo Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1004-21-4)

Interrogating Japanese prisoners of war

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vh Kenji Suematsu Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1003-11-20)

Experiencing discrimination after the war

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vh Nob Koura Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1001-23-4)

Farming before World War II

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vh Shizue Irei Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-407-10)

Finding work after the war

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vh Kay Uno Kaneko - Hana Shepard - Mae Matsuzaki Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1007-8-8)

Siblings' work before the war

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Narrator Victor Ikeda

Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language …

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Narrator David R. Boyd

White male. Born February 2, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where his father, Gene Boyd, worked for the Seattle Parks Department. Gene Boyd was the athletic director for the Collins Field House, and had a close relationship with members of the Japanese American community in Seattle. Notably, during World War II, Gene Boyd …

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Narrator Marietta Boyd Gruner

White female. Born July 25, 1943, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where her father, Gene Boyd, worked for the Seattle Parks Department. Gene Boyd was the athletic director for the Collins Field House, and had a close relationship with members of the Japanese American community in Seattle. Notably, during World War II, Gene Boyd …

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doc Bulletin, no. 49 (ddr-csujad-34-5)

An issue of "Bulletin" circulated in the Manzanar camp, titled: Question revision. An assessment, that is, "loyalty questionnaire," was conducted in the Manzanar camp on February 12-16 by the War Department and WRA prior to other camps. However, the question 28 was confusing and revised before the assessment was conducted in other camps. The bulletin informed …

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-111)

Issei female. Born 1907 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Attended school in Japan, and was encouraged by father to study English. Married a Buddhist minister and immigrated to the United States. Lived in Fresno, California, then returned to Japan for two years. Moved to Seattle, Washington, where husband was a minister at the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During World …

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-112)

Issei female. Born 1907 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Attended school in Japan, and was encouraged by father to study English. Married a Buddhist minister and immigrated to the United States. Lived in Fresno, California, then returned to Japan for two years. Moved to Seattle, Washington, where husband was a minister at the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During World …

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vh Tom Matsuoka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-47)

Kibei male. Born August 1, 1903, in Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii. Taken to Japan in 1905 and raised by grandparents. Returned to the United States in 1919, joining father at Barneston sawmill in Washington. Married and farmed in Bellevue, Washington. Founded Bellevue Seinenkai and managed the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association prior to World War II. Was picked …

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vh Phil Shigekuni Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-364-5)

A transitory lifestyle during the war

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vh Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-410-10)

Hearing about the end of the war

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vh Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-284-19)

Lifestyle changes during the war: gas masks, martial law

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vh Christie O. Ichikawa Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-383-31)

Seeing the positive aspects of World War II experience

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vh Kazuko Iwahashi Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-337-23)

Returning to camp sites after the war

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vh Jane Komeiji Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-406-12)

Continuing to run the family business during the war

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vh Jane Komeiji Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-406-13)

Efforts to help the war effort

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vh Jane Komeiji Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-406-14)

Hearing about the end of the war

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vh Robert M. Wada Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-356-7)

Selling newspapers just before World War II broke out

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vh Yosh Nakamura Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-385-5)

Having friends of different ethnicities before the war

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vh Kiwamu "Kiyo" Tsuchida Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-405-9)

Fired from railroad job after the war broke out

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