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James Lovell Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-12-1)
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Description of Japanese Americans in Hawai'i before World War II (audio only)

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the …

The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 21 (November 27, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-46)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 21 (November 27, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-46)
Selected article titles: "WRA Has No Right to Intern Nisei Citizens, Says Biddle. Attorney General Criticizes Wartime Treatment Accorded Japanese American Group. Relocation Camps Not Designed as Internment Centers, But as Refuge; Upholds Loyalty of Minority; Backs WRA Program of Resettlement" (p. 1), "War Department Reveals List Of Japanese Americans Hurt, Presumably on Italian Front" (p. …
Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-61)
img Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-61)
Original WRA caption: Residents of Japanese ancestry appear for registration prior to evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. Updated Library of Congress summary: "Photograph shows Shizuko Ina standing behind others waiting to be assigned a "family number" before being removed from their homes and incarcerated in a detention facility …
Ronald Ikejiri Interview (ddr-densho-1000-461)
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Sansei male. Born December 3, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, parents had been incarcerated at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Father signed 'no-no' on the so-called 'loyalty questionnaire', renounced U.S. citizenship, and was sent to the Department of Justice camp at Bismarck, North Dakota. Family did not end up expatriating to …
Sam Ogo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-193)
vh Sam Ogo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-193)
Nisei male. Born September 1, 1919, in Millwood, Washington, where father worked for SP&S railroad. After serious injury, father quit the railroad and moved family to Spokane, Washington, where they operated numerous hotels. Sent to Japan with siblings in 1933 to attend school. Was only one in the family to return to the U.S. three years …

Narrator Ron Wakabayashi

Sansei male. Born November 13, 1944, in Reno, Nevada, where parents had resettled after leaving the concentration camps in Topaz, Utah, and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II. Grew up in East Los Angeles. Involved in a number of community social service organizations in Los Angeles, such as Oriental Concern and the Asian American Drug Abuse …

Narrator Marjorie Matsushita Sperling

Nisei female. Born July 27, 1922, in Wapato, Washington. Grew up in Wapato, where family ran a farm. Was attending the University of Washington when the war broke out on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in camp, worked for the recreation …

Narrator Kenji Maruko

Sansei male. Born December 13, 1920, in Fresno, California. Father was born in Hawaii, mother was born in Japan. Grew up in Fresno, where parents ran a successful bicycle shop and general store. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty …

Narrator Satoru Ichikawa

Nisei male. Born November 2, 1929, in Fresno, California. Moved with family at a young age to Seattle, Washington, where father was the minister of the Seattle Buddhist Temple. Father was arrested by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and removed to various Department of Justice internment camps. The rest of the family was …
Jack Dairiki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-325-7)
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Having to stay in Japan because of the impending war with the United States; attending school

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect …

Min Tonai Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-302-1)
vh Min Tonai Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-302-1)
Helping with a television segment on the World War II history of the Santa Anita racetrack

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Larry R. Pacheco Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-397-13)
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Seeing a jet for the first time while a prisoner of war in Germany

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Rose Nakagawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1010-9-14)
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Arranging for a white family to take care of farm during World War II

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Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-43-15)
vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-43-15)
Hearing about the end of the war and waiting for husband to return from military service

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Earl Hanson Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-160-7)
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Memories of Japanese families on Bainbridge Island before World War II; visiting friends' homes

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Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-287-34)
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Recovering the money to build the church that father had hidden at the start of the war

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Dan Aoki Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1007-11-3)
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The role the World War II Nisei veterans had on the Hawai'i statehood movement (audio only)

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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 2 (July 19, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-29)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 2 (July 19, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-29)
Selected article titles: "House Committee Clears Way For Debate, Vote This Week On Evacuee Claims Proposal" (p. 1), "Senate Passes Amendment to Soldier Brides Act. Will Permit Entry Into U.S. of 'Ineligible Alien' Spouses of American Servicemen" (p. 1), "JACL Committee in Japan Discusses Assistance to Nisei" (p. 1), "Real Estate Operator's Plan For Exclusion of …
Hana Tada leading a group of Japanese Americans in singing
img Hana Tada leading a group of Japanese Americans in singing "God Bless America" at a service in 1984 (ddr-csujad-52-36)
Caption above image reads, "GOD BLESS AMERICA--Hana Tada, 93, (center) leads group of Japanese-Americans in singing 'God Bless America' at a service here 2/19 commemorating the internment of them & 3,600 other Japanese-Americans in camps here during WWII. Tada & her group do not speak English, saying they were too busy making livings as farmers to …
Weekly Press Review No. 11 (ddr-densho-156-323)
doc Weekly Press Review No. 11 (ddr-densho-156-323)
Original summary excerpt: No new events were sources of major press attention this week. In terms of number of papers showing interest, the evacuee property situation on the West Coast was most important issue. On March 16, WRA issued an official denial of prevalent reports that large stores of evacuee-owned farm machinery were still undisposed of. …
Bob Suzuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-452)
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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 …

Narrator Dave Tatsuno

Nisei male. Born March 31, 1913, in San Francisco, California. Spent difficult childhood years in San Francisco under care of a guardian while family lived in Japan. Graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley before World War II. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and then to Topaz concentration …

Narrator Yoshihiro Uchida

Nisei male. Born April 1, 1920, in Calexico, California. Grew up in the Orange County area. Drafted into the army during World War II, while family was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Father and brothers were all transferred to Department of Justice camps, and eventually went to Japan. After military service, Mr. Uchida returned …

Narrator Frank Miyamoto

Nisei male. Born July 29, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Wrote 'Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle' as a Master's thesis, published in 1939 as one of the first academic works on the Japanese immigrant community. Incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Member of the Evacuation and Resettlement Study which studied the incarceration and resettlement …
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