Entrevistas

1. Memories of childhood in Peru

2. Forcibly deported to the U.S. from Peru

3. Food on the ship to the U.S.

4. Family welcomed at Crystal City

5. First meal at Crystal City

6. Enjoying undokai and sports in Crystal City

7. Postwar sponsorship (Inglês)

8. Immersed in Japanese culture and language

9. Proud of his Japanese, American, and Peruvian identity

Naganuma,Jimmy

(n. 1936) Japonês peruano encarcerado em Crystal City

Enjoying undokai and sports in Crystal City

While we were there, there were all kinds of events. One that I really enjoyed was, in Japanese, they call it undokai, where all the classes, all the students participate. Third grade would compete with another third grade, with another class, and so on. And running, especially, and if you win, they would give you a pamphlet, they would give you a paper, they would give you a pencil, eraser, that was our prize. But that was very enjoyable, just competing with another.

Data: September 20, 2019

Localização Geográfica: California, US

Entrevistado: Tom Ikeda and Yoko Nishimura

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum and Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project.

Entrevistados

Jimmy Naganuma nasceu em Callao, Peru, em 1936, de pais Isseis. Ele tinha oito anos quando sua família foi forçada a embarcar em um navio para serem encarcerados em Crystal City, Texas, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Eles permaneceram lá, mesmo depois que a guerra terminou, sem um lugar para ir. Eles puderam sair por meio de um reverendo em São Francisco, Califórnia, onde conseguiram emprego e moradia.