Date: October 7, 2006
Location: Bainbridge Island, Washington
Videographer: Don Sellers
Densho ID: ddr-densho-1001-7
00:59:44
12 segments
Caucasian male. Born November 14, 1937 in Seattle, Washington. Son of Reverend Emery Andrews, the Japanese Baptist Church minister in Seattle for many years. After the Japanese Americans in Seattle were removed to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, Emery Brooks moved with family to Twin Falls, Idaho, to minister to Nikkei in camp. Visited Japanese American friends in Minidoka throughout the war years. After World War II, returned to Seattle, attending Bailey Gatzert elementary school. In recent years, returned to the former site of Minidoka concentration camp.
This interview is part of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection. Visit Densho for more information.