136 results

Hirabayashi,James

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 …

Kochiyama,Yuri

Hiding what happened in camp

Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003

I remember when, when the first...one of the people in our Blo...I think he was …

Kochiyama,Yuri

Camp as a positive thing

Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003

Everything in camp could be a positive thing. Every person you meet, you know, that …

Miyatake,Archie

His father describes the importance of photographing camp life

Archie Miyatake March 22, 2001

After he got into camp, he called me and told me I have something to …

Takeshita,Yukio

Involvement in JACL

Yukio Takeshita September 11, 2003

Well, I’m living here almost 60 years. Maybe for many years, I had no contact …

Uyehara,Grayce Ritsu Kaneda

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 …

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Train ride to Jerome Relocation Center

Roy H. Matsumoto December 17 & 18, 2003

I just doesn't recall how long it take, but anyway, thinking about other things and …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Finding supporters for the bill

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

I wanted to make sure that we had prominent members of the Congress as... you …

Kosaki,Richard

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. …

Shibayama,Art

Denied redress as a Japanese Peruvian

Art Shibayama October 26, 2003

I got a letter from Office of Redress saying that I was denied because I …

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