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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Thoughts on September 11, 2001 Segment 32 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Description of the incarcerated children working out on neighboring sugar beet farms; physical description of school conditions Segment 17 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Sharing wartime experiences with children Segment 33 of 33 [ Previous segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Attending junior high and high school in "bungalow schools" Segment 5 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Learning to be self-sufficient while attending the University of Southern California Segment 7 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Encouraging Japanese American students to believe in a positive future Segment 22 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Thoughts on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" Segment 21 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington First impressions of Minidoka; meeting Jerome Light Segment 15 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Mother comes to visit in Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho Segment 20 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Unable to serve in the military when drafted due to medical problems; suspecting that the U.S. would eventually become involved in World War II Segment 9 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Growing up in Sacramento, California, losing father at an early age Segment 2 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Participating in a new style of education, teaching core classes at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho Segment 16 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Observing a youth services program in California, postwar Segment 29 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Reaction to hearing about the redress and reparations received by Japanese Americans: "it's about time" Segment 30 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Segment 31 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Encountering prejudice while in Twin Falls, Idaho, buying goods for the Japanese Americans in Minidoka Segment 24 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Unique challenge of teaching Japanese American students about democracy while in a concentration camp: democracy in the U.S. is "imperfect" Segment 23 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Thoughts on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: "that bomb is still a horrible thing" Segment 26 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Memories of December 7, 1941: "it was a shock" Segment 10 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Growing up with exposure to a few different ethnic groups in school Segment 4 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Getting married on Christmas Day, having three children Segment 27 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Description of a typical day of teaching in Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho Segment 19 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Traveling to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, choosing to live within the camp itself Segment 14 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington As Minidoka concentration camp closed, leaving for a teaching job in California Segment 25 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Encountering mixed reactions when telling others of decision to teach at Minidoka concentration camp Segment 13 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Teaching high school after the outbreak of war, feeling sadness when Japanese American students were taken out of school Segment 11 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Family background: parents met and married in Los Angeles, California Segment 1 of 33 [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Fond memories of grade school: "your teachers were your friends" Segment 3 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Emerging interest in drama classes and stage acting in school Segment 6 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Being accepted to teach at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho: "I was thrilled" Segment 12 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Segment 18 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
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Interview location: SeaTac, Washington Participating in the development of the new progressive education theory at Stanford University Segment 8 of 33 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history

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Date: August 2, 2003
Location: SeaTac, Washington
Videographer: Dana Hoshide
Densho ID: ddr-densho-1000-146
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Caucasian male. Born May 26, 1918, in Visalia, California. Attended school in Sacramento, California, and then enrolled in the University of Southern California. Involved in the development of the new progressive education theory at Stanford University in the 1930s, and was teaching high school in Sacramento, California when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Worked as a teacher at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Mr. Coombs passed away in May 2009.
This interview is part of the Densho Visual History Collection. Visit Densho for more information.

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