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img Nisei man (ddr-densho-92-23)

George Yoshida.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-92-23/

vh George Yoshida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-132)

Nisei male. Born April 9, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Parents immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. Attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School and Washington Middle School in Seattle before his family moved to East Los Angeles in 1936. Incarcerated in Poston Detention Camp #1, Arizona, in April 1942. While in camp, helped organize the "Music Makers," …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132/

img Portrait of Nisei couple (ddr-densho-92-24)

George Yoshida and wife, name unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-92-24/

Collection Yoshida Collection (ddr-densho-92)

The Yoshida collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of musician George Yoshida, who was interviewed by Densho in 2002.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-92/

img Friends at a Young Buddhist Association outing (ddr-densho-328-496)

Caption in album: "'Ogden Y.B.A. Outing / 1948 / [?] Koga / George Yoshida."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-328-496/

doc Letter sent to T.K. Pharmacy from Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp (ddr-densho-319-482)

Request for sake.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-319-482/

doc Storage list for George Kunisade and Yoshida (ddr-sbbt-2-271)

A check-in list for goods belonging to George Kunisade and Yoshida, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 793.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-271/

img Peter Okamoto (ddr-densho-365-12)

Four boys wrestle on the ground. The label reads: "Toyota?, Yoshida, Okamoto, Himoto." The envelope housing the photograph is addressed to Takeharu Inouye from George Sugimoto. The caption on the envelope reads: "Old photo of Peter Okamoto."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-365-12/

Narrator George Yoshida

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/126/

img Nagai, Naohara, Yoshida (ddr-csujad-38-431)

A photograph of three U.S. soldiers, including George N. Naohara. The caption reads: Nagai, Naohara, Yoshida. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_005_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-431/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-132-37)

Decision to go back to school for teaching credentials; difficulty finding jobs because of racial background

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-37/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-132-44)

Experiences in Japan: observing elementary art education, learning Japanese teaching techniques

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-44/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-132-32)

Decision to leave camp for Chicago, Illinois; receiving help from a network of other Nisei for employment, housing

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-32/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-132-21)

Hearing about Japanese Americans who were removed early; visiting friends in Santa Anita Assembly Center while still "free"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-21/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-132-22)

Preparing for mass removal: destroying Japanese cultural items, bringing popular music records; traveling to Poston concentration camp, Arizona

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-22/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-132-19)

Awareness of Japan's political activities leading up to 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-19/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-132-26)

Witnessing medical reactions to incarceration while working at a camp hospital

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-26/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-132-1)

Father's background: fluent in English at the time of immigration; "a bent for music"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-1/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-132-40)

Moving to El Cerrito, California; finding someone willing to sell a home to a Japanese American family

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-40/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-132-25)

Working as an orderly at the camp hospital; observing a surgery

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-25/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-132-42)

Teaching art to elementary school students; experimenting with different techniques and styles

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-42/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-132-18)

Never considering pursuing a career in music

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-18/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-132-29)

Helping to organize a dance band in camp, rehearsing evenings and weekends

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-29/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-132-39)

Philosophy and experiences while teaching: "I think my special approach to educating these kids was a sense of humor"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-39/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-132-33)

Initial thoughts upon leaving camp for Chicago: "Free at last"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-33/

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