Witnessing father's arrest through a child's eyes

Mother's immigration to U.S. as a treaty merchant Ransacking of family home by FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor Witnessing father's arrest through a child's eyes Memories of trip to Japan on the exchange ships Living in Japan during the war, preparing for U.S. bombings Witnessing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima Participating in military drills in school in Japan during the war Hearing anti-American war propaganda from a teacher The hardships of life in Japan during World War II

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I remember, I thought, well, they were after the money. So I even said, well, the piggy bank, I said, Did you want the piggy bank? to an FBI, I even said that to him. He said, No, you're a U.S. citizen. So he didn't touch the piggy bank. And I thought, in a child's mind, you thought, well, that's strange, he took my father's money but he didn't want my money. But he didn't look through, and my father said -- and then the way they would tell you is, oh, you know, We just need to take him down to the office to interrogate him a little further. And that was it. I mean, we thought, well you know, he hasn't done anything wrong, he'll be back. I mean, that's what I told myself, he'll be back. Well, he didn't come back.

Date: August 3 & 4, 2003
Location: Washington, US
Interviewer: Alice Ito
Contributed by: Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project.

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