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Interview location: Seattle, Washington Father suffers a heart attack in camp Segment 1 of 26 [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Interview location: Seattle, Washington The so-called "loyalty questionnaire" creates a split in the family Segment 2 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Older stepbrother's experiences in a Department of Justice internment camp Segment 3 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Atmosphere in Tule Lake during its transition to a segregation camp Segment 4 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Tule Lake
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Transferring to Heart Mountain, then leaving camp to work at a sawmill Segment 5 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Heart Mountain
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Heart Mountain
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Working as a Nisei amongst a group of Issei Segment 6 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Deciding to leave camp for Cleveland Segment 7 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Heart Mountain
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history, Heart Mountain
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Working in a defense plant in Cleveland Segment 8 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Receiving draft notice, going through basic training Segment 9 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Training alongside white soldiers Segment 10 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Left behind when unit shipped out Segment 11 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Seeing devastation and poverty in Italy Segment 12 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement troop Segment 13 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Guard duties in Italy "kind of like a joke" Segment 14 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Being assigned to the 88th Division as a motorpool mechanic Segment 15 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Returning to Seattle after military discharge Segment 16 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Barred from joining a union because of ancestry, becoming a mechanic Segment 17 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Establishing a career as a mechanic in the fire department Segment 18 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Meeting future wife Segment 19 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington First coming up with the idea to start a nursing home for the Issei generation Segment 20 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Forming Issei Concerns Segment 21 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Becoming involved with Seattle's Nisei Veterans Committee Segment 22 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Rewarding aspects of community involvement Segment 23 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Interview location: Seattle, Washington Reflections, raising children Segment 24 of 26 [ Previous segment ] -- [ Next segment ] For more information, visit Densho
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
Topics: Japanese Americans, Oral history
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Date: June 11, 2009Location: Seattle, Washington
Videographer: Dana Hoshide
Densho ID: ddr-densho-1000-248
01:55:59
26 segments
Nisei male. Born October 8, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Renton, Washington, where father operated a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Briefly transferred to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Drafted into the army and served in Italy as a replacement troop for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Following the war, became a mechanic in the motorpool for the Seattle Fire Department. Instrumental in establishing community service organizations such as Issei Concerns and Keiro nursing home in Seattle.
This interview is part of the Densho Visual History Collection. Visit Densho for more information.
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- 2016-08-30 19:11:36
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- densho
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- Identifier
- ddr-densho-1000-248
- Mediatype
- collection
- Publicdate
- 2016-08-30 19:11:36
- Storage_size
- 29.8 GB (in 522 files)
- Title
- Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II
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2016
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