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Katayama,Robert

Being ordered to keep a diary that was later confiscated, ostensibly by the FBI

Robert Katayama August 12, 1995

We were instructed to keep diaries of our daily activities, including the boat trip from …

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 …

Shibayama,Art

Thoughts on the post-9/11 atmosphere in the U.S.

Art Shibayama October 26, 2003

The FBI going to the, to the Muslim community and going to their house and …

Kanemoto,Marion Tsutakawa

Ransacking of family home by FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto August 3 & 4, 2003

But I remember when the FBI actually came, though. He was searched, bodily searched, and …

Kanemoto,Marion Tsutakawa

Witnessing father's arrest through a child's eyes

Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto August 3 & 4, 2003

I remember, I thought, well, they were after the money. So I even said, well, …

Azumano,George

Discharged from the U.S. Army after Pearl Harbor

George Azumano December 5, 2005

I was in the service of the United States Army on December 7 that was …

Nakagawa,Mako

Search of family home by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Mako Nakagawa May 27, 1998

But apparently they came very early in the morning and they kind of—my mom went …

Yamada,George

Japanese American railroad workers are fired following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

George Yamada March 15 & 16, 2006

The FBI—my dad, in order to get to his mail job at Great Northern Railroad, …

Oda,Margaret

Father interrogated by FBI, but not taken away

Margaret Oda May 31, 2006

FBI started to come over to the house to check on my dad and then …

Uyeda,Clifford

Poignant story from the CWRIC hearing in San Francisco

Clifford Uyeda July 1-2, 1998

The most impressive part was the group of Issei women that was brought here by …

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