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Kochiyama,Yuri

Arrest of father

Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003

Three tall caucasian men were ringing our bell, so I opened the door, the living …

Kochiyama,Yuri

Camp as a positive thing

Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003

Everything in camp could be a positive thing. Every person you meet, you know, that …

Kochiyama,Yuri

Mr. Finch, godfather of the 442nd

Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003

Mr. Finch? He was called the ‘Godfather of the 442.’ Well, he said, “Look, would …

Kochiyama,Yuri

Rounding up Issei and Nikkei

Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003

The first 48 hours, I think about 3,000 Isseis were picked up. And the first …

Miyatake,Archie

His father describes the importance of photographing camp life

Archie Miyatake March 22, 2001

After he got into camp, he called me and told me I have something to …

Takeshita,Yukio

Involvement in JACL

Yukio Takeshita September 11, 2003

Well, I’m living here almost 60 years. Maybe for many years, I had no contact …

Uyehara,Grayce Ritsu Kaneda

Importance of education in achieving redress for incarceration

Grayce Ritsu Kaneda Uyehara August 28, 1998

I feel that the major contribution has to do with the educational process, which is …

Yamauchi,Wakako Nakamura

Her experience as a Japanese-American schoolchild in Oceanside, California, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Wakako Nakamura Yamauchi May 22, 1998

I was seventeen, I was a senior in high school. We were making ready; this …

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Mixed emotions after declaration of war on Japan

Roy H. Matsumoto December 17 & 18, 2003

Well, I understand it was the American point. If you're attacked, you have to do …

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Finding work in the assembly center

Roy H. Matsumoto December 17 & 18, 2003

Well, assembly center, but I was busy. What I did was, I don't want to …

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