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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Becoming a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government Segment 29 of 29 [ Previous segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Description of destruction in postwar Japan Segment 28 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Description of a particularly memorable war crimes case Segment 27 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Importance of witnesses in the war crimes trials Segment 26 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Meeting General Iwane Matsui in a Tokyo hospital Segment 25 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Description of duties during the war crimes trials Segment 24 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington War crimes trials in postwar Japan Segment 23 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Reuniting with parents Segment 22 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Visiting relatives in occupied Japan: traveling by train to Fukuoka with Japanese citizens Segment 21 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Deciding to stay in Japan: hearing that Seattle was "very unfriendly..." Segment 20 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Reaction to atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, realizing the devastating effects Segment 19 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Teaching at Military Intelligence Service Language School, Camp Savage, Minnesota: Emphasizing strict discipline, relationship with students Segment 18 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Receiving a promotion Segment 17 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington A Kibei's perspective on reasons for incarceration of Japanese Americans Segment 16 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Impressions of Minidoka: "It was a strange feeling" Segment 15 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Visiting relatives in Minidoka concentration camp while on furlough Segment 14 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Being recruited for the Military Intelligence Service Segment 13 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Segment 12 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Leading a group of Nisei soldiers to Camp Robinson, Arkansas, for basic training Segment 11 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Being drafted when the U.S. military was refusing Japanese American volunteers Segment 10 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Attitude towards attack on Pearl Harbor: a cowardly move Segment 9 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Hearing about some community members who were arrested by the FBI Segment 8 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Going to school on December 8th, reactions of other students Segment 7 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Earning a living, working odd jobs while going to school Segment 6 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Attending classes in the United States, graduating from an American high school Segment 5 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Returning to the United States Segment 4 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Comparing education in the United States and Japan Segment 3 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Reasons for being taken to Japan Segment 2 of 29 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Family background Segment 1 of 29 [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Date: December 12, 1997Location: Seattle, Washington
Videographer: Matt Emery
Densho ID: ddr-densho-1008-4
01:50:18
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Kibei male. Born 1917 in Hood River, Oregon. Lived in Seattle, Washington, before being taken to Japan by mother at the age of three. Completed elementary through high school in Japan. Returned to Seattle at seventeen years of age. Continued education in United States. Drafted in 1942 and was an instructor for the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Also served with U.S. occupation forces in postwar Japan and was a war crimes trial investigator. Resettled in Seattle.
This interview is part of the National Japanese American Historical Society Collection. Visit Densho for more information.
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