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Talking to children about decision to resist the draft during World War II
Gene Akutsu July 25, 1997
And I just called them together and says, “Well, it's about time I tell you …
Deciding whether to answer "yes-yes" on the loyalty questionnaire in order to leave camp
Gene Akutsu July 25, 1997
That portion they were stressing your loyalty, not whether you could leave the camp. And …
Reflecting on Japanese Americans' response to incarceration
Gene Akutsu July 25, 1997
I think they should have thought of things more. They shouldn't have felt guilty of …
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, …
A racist encounter at a movie theater following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
George Yamada March 15 & 16, 2006
I remember going to a movie theater, one of your better ones in Spokane, several …
Encountering a train full of Japanese Americans being transported to a concentration camp
George Yamada March 15 & 16, 2006
And then one time—this was very hush-hush—but a train stopped late one afternoon. I presume …
Suffering in World War II (Spanish)
Luis Yamada September 18, 2006
(Spanish) So much suffering, so much bad blood, hunger, everything bad that could be found …
Joined Japanese Imperial Army during the WWII (Spanish)
Luis Yamada September 18, 2006
(Spanish) The majority of high school or college students had the tendency to want to …
Proud to be a Japanese desecendant (Spanish)
Luis Yamada September 18, 2006
(Spanish) I left Japan on the Buenos Aires Maru. In practical terms, it [the ship] …
Relief fund to support Japanese communities (Japanese)
Margarida Tomi Watanabe
(Japanese) Within a month [of establishing the Social Assistance Organization], the Papa (Pope), Papa XII …