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Kadoguchi,Shizuko

Social activities in Tashme

Shizuko Kadoguchi February 14, 2005

I*: Tell me about some of the social activities in Tashme. Tashme? Tashme, yes, I …

Terasaki,Paul

Difference between experiences of youth and older people in WWII camps

Paul Terasaki February 10, 2004

There’s a big separation of people in camp. The under high school, I would say, …

Shinki,Venancio

Closing the Japanese school and deportation (Spanish)

Venancio Shinki September 6, 2007

(Spanish) Before they expelled us from school, something else happened. As time passed, we believed, …

Nakamura,Eric

Father in camp but learning from history books

Eric Nakamura November 27, 2005

Oh, just my father was in concentration camp. Again, it’s a typical Japanese American household, …

Nakamura,Eric

Skateboarding at Manzanar

Eric Nakamura November 27, 2005

Giant Robot once went to Manzanar concentration camp, ‘cause that’s probably one of the more …

Shinoda,Mike

Insights from family on Japanese American internment

Mike Shinoda January 16, 2006

My dad told me about internment a long time ago. I think he told me …

Kodani,Mas

Fun at concentration camp

Mas Kodani December 3, 2004

I was so young that all we did…they just let us play wherever we wanted …

Herzig,Aiko Yoshinaga

Institutionalization as a bad aspect of camp

Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig August 26, 1998

I think the lack of privacy was such a big thing. You couldn’t get away …

Houston,Jeanne Wakatsuki

Initial impact on life at camp

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston December 27, 2005

I think it’s according to the age that people have these different experiences because of …

Houston,Jeanne Wakatsuki

Mixed blood people at camp from a child's point of view

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston December 27, 2005

No, they knew he [Ralph Lazo] was Mexican. Or I don’t know if they knew …

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