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Bill Takemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-31)
vh Bill Takemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-31)
Nisei male. Born and raised on Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the war, joined the Air Force and eventually returned to Bainbridge Island.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and …

Narrator George Yoshida

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," …
Memo from the office of John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-58)
doc Memo from the office of John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-58)
Memo from the office of John J. McCloy to an unknown recipient regarding transfer of Hawaiian Kibei to Tule Lake. Author states that Kibei cannot be transferred due to lack of facilities and the fear that the Kibei will add to a growing militant section of internees. This would be problematic because the Japanese military might …
Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 7 (February 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-168)
doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 7 (February 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-168)
Selected article titles: "Relocation Officer Here to Discuss Farming Opportunities in East" (p. 1), "Draft Office Shifted Here to Aid Nisei" (p. 1), "Faith in American Democracy Keeps Nisei Going" (p. 1), "Nisei Hero Not Sure Whether It's Safe to Walk U.S. Streets" (p. 1), "Editorials: Selective Service 'Limited'" (p. 4), "What Newspaper Readers Say: Nisei …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 6 (February 6, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-6)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 6 (February 6, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-6)
Selected article titles: "Issei first to get new DAR pin" (p. 1), "26 State Solons Co-Author Cal. FEPC Measure" (p. 1), "IDC to discuss marriage bias laws" (p. 1), "Hawaii maintains vigorous campaign to push citizenship training classes for aliens" (p. 3), "Chinese tongs provided insurance against want, place to stay in San Francisco" (p. 3), …
Howard H. Furumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1007-1)
vh Howard H. Furumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1007-1)
Nisei male. Grew up in Hilo, Hawaii. Was a veterinary student at Kansas State University when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service, and served in Burma with the Merrill's Marauders.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1007-9)
vh Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1007-9)
Nisei male. Born December 8, 1916, in Hawaii. Was already in the army when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served with the Military Intelligence Service as a translator at the Pentagon and in Europe.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …

Ernest Uno Interview (ddr-densho-1007-7)
vh Ernest Uno Interview (ddr-densho-1007-7)
Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, with family. Volunteered for the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any …

Kenji Goto Interview (ddr-densho-1007-2)
vh Kenji Goto Interview (ddr-densho-1007-2)
Kibei male. Grew up in Kona, Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the Military Intelligence and was an instructor at the language school in Camp Savage, heading the Oral Language Division.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

Sharon Yuen Interview (ddr-densho-1012-18)
vh Sharon Yuen Interview (ddr-densho-1012-18)
Sansei female. Born July 1945 in Seattle, Washington. Daughter of Gordon Hirabayashi.

(This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or …

Judy Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1014-17)
vh Judy Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1014-17)
Sansei female. Born June 18, 1940, in Portland, Oregon, where father was a prominent pharmacist. As an infant, removed with family to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, family resettled in St. Paul, Minnesota.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …

Jim Onchi Interview (ddr-one-7-7)
vh Jim Onchi Interview (ddr-one-7-7)
Nisei male. Born March 26, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in the Gresham area. During World War II, drafted into the army. After the war, returned to Portland and became a carpenter and shipwright.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, …

Don Okubo Interview (ddr-densho-1004-21)
vh Don Okubo Interview (ddr-densho-1004-21)
Nisei male. Born January 22, 1919. During World War II, volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and eventually transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as an interpreter interrogating Japanese prisoners of war in Palau.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any …

Robert
vh Robert "Rusty" Kimura Interview (ddr-densho-1004-16)
Nisei male. Born January 19, 1915, in Sacramento, California. During World War II, sent to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Volunteered for the military out of camp, and was recruited to serve in the Military Intelligence Service.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …

Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1004-20)
vh Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1004-20)
Nisei male. Born December 8, 1916, in Hawaii. Was already in the army when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served with the Military Intelligence Service as a translator at the Pentagon and in Europe.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …

Glenn H. Kageyama Interview (ddr-densho-1003-16)
vh Glenn H. Kageyama Interview (ddr-densho-1003-16)
Sansei male. Born March 6, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. Son of Akira Kageyama, one of the key players in the guyaule rubber-producing project at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

Yukiko Katayama Omoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-38)
vh Yukiko Katayama Omoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-38)
Nisei female. Grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, eventually transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Bainbridge Island.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 112 (September 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-198)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 112 (September 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-198)
Selected article titles: "Federal Housing Plan Disclosed"; "Hit and Refusal"; "On the Other Hand"; "'Y' Mortgage to be Burned at Ceremony on Thursday"; "Author Comments on Class Exploitation"; "Article by Soldier Praised"; "Up to State Department to Determine Citizenship"; "Skating Party Slated"; "Shot Fired Into Home of Widow in Lodi, Cal."; "50% Want to Go Back …
Dan Aoki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-11)
vh Dan Aoki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-11)
Nisei male. Born January 31, 1918, in Kealakekua, Hawai'i, where his father was a Congregational preacher. During World War II, served with the 100th Battalion in Europe. In the 1950s, was active in Hawai'i's Democratic Party and campaign for statehood.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, …

Ben Tamashiro Interview (ddr-densho-1007-5)
vh Ben Tamashiro Interview (ddr-densho-1007-5)
Nisei male. Born in 1917 in Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii. Grew up in Hanapepe where father worked on a plantation. Volunteered for the army prior to World War II. During the war, reenlisted and became a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the …

James Lovell Interview (ddr-densho-1007-12)
vh James Lovell Interview (ddr-densho-1007-12)
White male. Born February 6, 1907, in Hastings, Nebraska. Became a teacher, and was recruited to teach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Joined the Hawaii National Guard in 1931, and in 1942, was selected to serve as executive officer and second-in-command of the 100th Battalion.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department …

Lisa Johnson Interview (ddr-densho-1020-3)
vh Lisa Johnson Interview (ddr-densho-1020-3)
Born in Alexandria, Virginia. During the Redress Movement, the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA) was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Worked as a Project Manager with the ORA from 1990 to 2000.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, …

George Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1014-16)
vh George Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1014-16)
Nisei male. Born 1934 in Guadalupe, California. During World War II, removed to the Tulare Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to the Sacramento area. Served in the U.S. Air Force, and eventually resettled in Minnesota.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the …

Lucy Kirihara Interview (ddr-densho-1014-18)
vh Lucy Kirihara Interview (ddr-densho-1014-18)
Nisei female. Born February 27, 1931, in Portland, Oregon. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, resettled with family in Minnesota, becoming a teacher in St. Paul.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, …

Sumi Uyeda Interview (ddr-densho-1011-8)
vh Sumi Uyeda Interview (ddr-densho-1011-8)
Nisei female. Born 1932 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the small town of Penryn, California, where mother was a barber. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Penryn.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department …

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