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Description
An oral history with Tom I. Yamamoto, Issei store owner on Terminal Island and incarceree at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Audiot is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_1051. 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.
Identity and values--Issei Geographic communities--California--Terminal Island World War II--Incarceration camps--Incarcerees World War II--Incarceration camps Geographic communities--California Japan--Pre-World War II World War II--Incarceration camps--Sports World War II--Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Incarceration camps--Living conditions World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs World War II--Incarceration camps--Publications
Place
Los Angeles, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
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