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May Ohmura Watanabe Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-454-12)
vh May Ohmura Watanabe Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-454-12)
Work as a public nurse
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-454-12/
May Ohmura Watanabe Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-454-13)
vh May Ohmura Watanabe Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-454-13)
Parents' postwar experiences
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-454-13/

Narrator Harvey Watanabe

Nisei male. Born February 7, 1919, in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/103/

Narrator Masao Watanabe

Nisei male. Born December 10, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up near the Nihonmachi area of Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. In 1943, volunteered for the army while in camp. Served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, L Company. Returned to Seattle after the war and …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/104/

Narrator Matsue Watanabe

Nisei female. Born July 12, 1927, and raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Left camp to work and attend school in Chicago, Illinois, before eventually returning with family to Bainbridge Island.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/249/

Narrator Louie Watanabe

Nisei male. Born August 22, 1925, in Walnut Grove, California. Grew up in Walnut Grove, where parents owned and operated a restaurant and rooming house. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp for Chicago, Illinois, and worked in various places, including Colorado Springs …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/423/

Narrator Bill Watanabe

Nisei male. Born January 5, 1944, in the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After World War II, left camp with family for the Los Angeles area, where parents had lived before the war. Established a career as an engineer. Active in the Little Tokyo Service Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/641/

Narrator Martha Watanabe

Born in Chicago, Illinois. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Worked as an Administrator with the ORA from 1989 to 1991. After leaving the ORA, worked with the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, the Office …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/932/
Young people's church gathering (ddr-densho-259-282)
img Young people's church gathering (ddr-densho-259-282)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Some sort of young Nisei gathering taken in front of the Hood River Riverside Church, a Congregational church Since both the Reverends Lester Bond, the then-pastor at Riverside, and Taro Goto are shown, I figure that this was some sort of a young peoples' church gathering, mostly likely a YPCC [Young People's …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-282/
Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-249-1)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-249-1)
Born in Los Angeles, California
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-249-22)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-249-22)
Reflections: legacy of parents
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-249-20)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-249-20)
Raising children, moving back to Chicago
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-249-16)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-249-16)
Moving to Chicago after graduating from college
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-249-6)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-249-6)
Memories of elementary school, celebrating holidays
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-249-10)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-249-10)
Attending high school
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-249-11)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-249-11)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor; preparing for removal while father is very ill
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-249-14)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-249-14)
Leaving camp to live and work in Texas as a schoolgirl
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-249-14/
Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-249-9)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-249-9)
Parents' founding of the Fundamental Baptist Mission
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-249-7)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-249-7)
Visiting Japan as a child
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-249-7/
Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-249-21)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-249-21)
Testifying at the redress hearings
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-249-21/
Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-249-8)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-249-8)
Losing family home to fire
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-249-5)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-249-5)
Father's role as pastor at a Baptist church
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-249-3)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-249-3)
Mother's family background
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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-249-15)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-249-15)
Attending college
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-249-15/
Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-249-2)
vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-249-2)
Father's family background: raised in a Christian orphanage
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-249-2/
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