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Description
Transcript. Impressions of a Nisei concerning pre-World War II family produce business in Los Angeles, California; removal to Santa Anita Assembly Center in California, and the Granada incarceration camp in Colorado; wartime college experiences in Minnesota; and Army military intelligence duties in the Philippines and occupied Japan. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0024. The Japanese American Oral History Project features oral histories with narrators who talk about their lives, pre and post World War II, but most specifically, about their experience being incarcerated in camps during World War II.
Geographic communities--California--Los Angeles Identity and values--Nisei Industry and employment--Agriculture World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') World War II--Incarceration camps World War II--Leaving camp--Student leave Military service--Postwar occupation of Japan Military service--Post-World War II service Race and racism--'Yellow Peril Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--The journey World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Administration--Registration and 'loyalty questionnaire
Place
Whittier, California Los Angeles, California Arcadia, California Amache, Colorado Temporary Assembly Centers--Santa Anita Incarceration Camps--Granada (Amache)
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