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Little interaction with parents
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When you ask me about my connections with my parents, at first, you know, when …

Life in camp as teenager
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When we got into camp, I only went home to the barracks room when I …

Gordon's parents' experience in prison
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
Gordon said he looked up one day, one night and jailor says, “Oh, I got …

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 …

Going back to Hawaii
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
I was born in Kumamoto. Among the nine siblings, I was the only one. I …

Clothes of plantation workers
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
For me, I think living in the hub of plantation life, right near the sugar …

Washing for Filipino bachelors
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
She (my mother) got up early in the morning to do her laundry for the …

Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
While we were talking, we saw the Japanese plane with the hinomaru, the “rising sun” …

Helping soldiers
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
On the grass outside, there weren't even enough blankets for the soldiers. And so all …

Brother leaves for war, survival
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
And at that time, when he came to pick up my brother, my mother never …