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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-137-31)

While ill in bed, feeling dissatisfaction with writing and sculpting

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-137-30)

Organizing an Asian American writers group, which evolved into MultiCultural Women Writers

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-137-23)

Coping with illness: teaching, sculpting, and writing

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history interviews. Individually …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-137-15)

Father is denied a visa to visit Japan, yet later was allowed to become a U.S. citizen

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-137-13)

Involvement in political movements while a student at New York University

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-137-8)

Hearing the news of the end of the war; being asked about the concentration camps by a returning soldier

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-137-4)

Hearing about brother's combat injury; deciding to leave Cincinnati for New York University

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-137-19)

Having more children and moving to California

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history interviews. Individually …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-137-25)

Awakening interest in poetry

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history interviews. Individually and jointly, they …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-137-1)

Explanation of English and Japanese names

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history interviews. Individually and …

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img Students outside Suzzallo Library (ddr-densho-383-226)

Written on album page below photograph: "Henry Yamada, Shizuo, & Myself. Columbia River Highway, 1931". However, the picture was actually taken on the steps of Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus. Labeled identifications may be incorrect. Pictured on right is Isamu Ito and next to him (left) is George Tokuda.

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-135-20)

Reuniting with childhood nurse

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 85 (ddr-densho-1000-135-85)

Joe's experience reuniting with father in Crystal City, Texas

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-135-18)

Tosh's and Mitsuye's recollections of brother Joe's birth, live-in nurse

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 71 (ddr-densho-1000-135-71)

Joe's experience attending school in Minidoka; memories of recreational activities

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-135-38)

Description of father's Japanese poetry club, influences on Mitsuye's later work as a writer

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-135-29)

Joe's childhood memories: learning Japanese on trip to Japan

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-135-12)

Moving to the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle, memories of neighbors and an amusing Halloween incident

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 82 (ddr-densho-1000-135-82)

Mitsuye's recollections of leaving camp for Cincinnati

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-135-6)

Tosh's birth in Seattle, Mitsuye's birth in Japan

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-135-13)

Memories of elementary school: dealing with the language barrier and perceived cultural differences

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-135-36)

Prewar plans to attend college

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-135-33)

Parents' values: don't bring shame to the family

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 52 (ddr-densho-1000-135-52)

Emotional responses upon returning to the site of the Minidoka camp many years after the war

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-135-15)

Mitsuye's upbringing: raised differently by mother as the only girl, being raised in Japan, and having poor health

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