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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 …

Mr. Finch, godfather of the 442nd
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
Mr. Finch? He was called the ‘Godfather of the 442.’ Well, he said, “Look, would …

Importance of education in achieving redress for incarceration
Grayce Ritsu Kaneda Uyehara August 28, 1998
I feel that the major contribution has to do with the educational process, which is …

Her experience as a Japanese-American schoolchild in Oceanside, California, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Wakako Nakamura Yamauchi May 22, 1998
I was seventeen, I was a senior in high school. We were making ready; this …

442 soldiers visiting U.S. concentration camps
Richard Kosaki March 19, 2004
Dan Inouye tells the story of how he was in the 442nd at Camp Shelby. …

Teaching at the military language school during World War II
Richard Kosaki March 19, 2004
My Japanese was quite good in terms of writing and so forth. One of the …

Change in attitudes after World War II
Richard Kosaki March 19, 2004
Personally -- but of course, we live in a society, and I think the societal …

Loss of happy-go-lucky adolescence in Puyallup Assembly Center
Frank Yamasaki August 18, 1997
During that period was there an experience I had that was very revealing to me. …

Memories of dusty conditions at Minidoka incarceration camp
Frank Yamasaki August 18, 1997
It was very, very dusty. The dust was powdery fine and if I recall, it …

Making the decision to resist the draft
Frank Yamasaki August 18, 1997
These were rumors that you must volunteer to prove that you're a good 100 percent …