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vh Louie Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1010-1)

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 …

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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 …

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1010-1-22)

Watching Japanese movies in the community theater

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1010-1-37)

Leaving camp and living in Chicago

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1010-1-28)

Leaving for Merced Assembly Center by train

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1010-1-44)

Important values to pass on to grandchildren

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1010-1-29)

Memories of assembly center

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1010-1-17)

Organized sports

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1010-1-25)

Playing baseball

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1010-1-2)

Parents' family background

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1010-1-19)

Memories of large Japanese community picnics

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1010-1-38)

Working in a resort hotel

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1010-1-23)

A dangerous game of hide and seek as a young person

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1010-1-32)

Family members' jobs in camp

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1010-1-4)

Description of family's restaurant and rooming house

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1010-1-40)

Returning to Walnut Grove, observing changes

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1010-1-24)

The closeness of the Japanese American community

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1010-1-7)

Going to a Japanese-owned grocery store

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1010-1-21)

The importance of New Year's celebrations

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1010-1-13)

Little interaction between ethnic groups

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1010-1-15)

Going to Japanese language school

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1010-1-1)

Born in Walnut Grove; receiving an American name

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1010-1-12)

Trying to fight landownership restrictions through formation of a Japanese Association

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1010-1-31)

First impressions of concentration camp

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vh Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1010-1-3)

Parents' establishment of Mary's Restaurant

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