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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-137-7)

Moving to New York City: "a liberating experience"

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. …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-137-14)

Memories of the McCarthy period, attending the University of Chicago

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 41 (ddr-densho-1000-137-41)

Thoughts on the early days of the redress movement

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 …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-137-44)

Talking to children about incarceration experience; the importance of education

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 10 (ddr-densho-1000-137-10)

Meeting future husband at an art exhibit

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 26 (ddr-densho-1000-137-26)

Introduction to poetry and the women's movement: "a wonderful exhilarating experience"

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 38 (ddr-densho-1000-137-38)

Visiting Japan for the first time in fifty years

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 …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-137-36)

An eye-opening experience: teaching professional women who had gone back to school

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 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 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 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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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 131 (November 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-64)

Selected article titles: "On the Other Hand"; "League Chief Visits Coast"; "Mrs. Roosevelt Greets Young Couple Resettling in Buffalo"; "Big Town Visited by Quartet of Nisei Soldier Veterans"; "Want Ads"; "Busseis Enjoy Halloween Dance"; "Fallacy of Racial Myth is Disclosed"; "Shig Yasutake Given Praise by General"; "Nisei American in Glendale Very Ill"; "'No Thanks,' Says Hawaii"; …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-137-9)

Reuniting with family in Chicago, Illinois after deciding to attend graduate school at the University of Chicago

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 24 (ddr-densho-1000-137-24)

Renewed hope after discovering illness was misdiagnosed: "I just decided that I would do something with my life"

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 …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-137-18)

Dealing with the stresses of father's passing, studying for master's comprehensive exams, and moving around the country for husband's job

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, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-137-18/

vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-137-32)

Self-publishing an anthology with a group of Orange County poets; influence of father's senryu 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 …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-137-2)

Living and working in an American Friends' hostel in Cincinnati after leaving Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho

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 …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-137-43)

Parallels between experiences of Japanese Americans and Arab Americans following September 11, 2001: call for political action

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 20 (ddr-densho-1000-137-20)

Adjusting to life in Pasadena, California and becoming involved in the controversy over the Fair Housing bill

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 5 (ddr-densho-1000-137-5)

Fond memories of living in a dormitory at the University of Cincinnati, returning to visit years later

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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