Partial Transcript: After Pearl Harbor, Tadayoshi remembers being cautious and hearing rumors about General Dwight Eisenhower. About February or March is when Tadayoshi hears about the evacuation order. In the middle of April 1942, the Sugiyama family goes to the Turlock Assembly Center. Tadayoshi discusses medical personals assign to the internment camps. When the Sugiyama family arrives at camp, Tadayoshi says the area is double barbed wire fence with a tower.

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Keywords: Assembly Centers; barracks; Executive Order 9066; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Pearl Harbor; race discrimination; racism

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Partial Transcript: The Sugiyama family is evacuated to the Turlock Assembly Center in Tracy, California. The internment camp is enclosed with a double barb wire fence with guards holding guns. Tadayoshi recalls guards searching through pieces of luggage. Each person is only allowed to bring what they can carry. The designation of the camp is not announced to the evacuees. Therefore, you do not know if you are going somewhere hot or cold. Tadayoshi recalls going into their barracks for the first time.

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Keywords: "evacuation"; barracks; discrimination; Executive Order 9066; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; racism; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi's father lost the restaurant during the evacuation. Tadayoshi says the restaurant is not owned by the family but leased. The owner of the restaurant leased the restaurant to someone else when the Sugiyama family goes to Turlock due to Executive Order 9066. The family stored their belongings downstairs; however, when they returned back their belongs have been ransacked. The Sugiyama family is at Turlock from April to September and then travel by train to camp with the windows blackout. On the train, there are military personals (MP). They arrive at Casa Grande but the camp is not completed yet. Tadayoshi recalls helping with the construction.

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Keywords: Assembly Centers; blackouts in war; Executive Order 9066; Gila River; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; living conditions; Nisei; race discrimination; racism; travel

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi talks about getting passes to go to Phoenix Arizona. Eventually, Tadayoshi leaves in 1943. He says the Goldwater's department store treated the Japanese Americans well and the Sugiyama family also buys from the catalog too. The Japanese American acclimated to the weather conditions well. Tadayoshi recalls playing basketball during the daytime and riding bikes in the desert. At camp, Tadayoshi works at the hospital as an x-ray technician.

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Keywords: "evacuation"; employment; Executive Order 9066; Japanese Americans; living conditions; sports

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi's Issei parents did not say much about the evacuation. His father works at the mess hall as a cook. Tadayoshi recalls the menu at the mess hall and the smell of daikon. To adjust to life at camp, Tadayoshi gets a job at the kitchen warehouse. Moreover, the Issei would put on Japanese shows. Tadayoshi says many of the Issei are very talented.

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Keywords: "evacuation"; Assembly Centers; employment; Executive Order 9066; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; living conditions; social activities

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi discusses basketball and the different dialects of Japanese Americans, especially the ones from the country. Tadayoshi's mother comes from a well-educated family and has a good education. Everyday pre-camp, Tadayoshi's mother writes Japanese poetry, and she would submit her poetry to be published. Tadayoshi's mother has difficulties communicating with other Japanese in the camp because of the dialect (city versus country), but she adopts it. Tadayoshi says his parents have more of a challenging time at camp than he does.

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Keywords: Assembly Centers; Executive Order 9066; family; Issei; Issei parents; Nisei; sports

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Partial Transcript: Some non-Japanese people help the Sugiyama family. Tadayoshi recollects Ann and Dan Schoof befriending the Nisei. Tadayoshi and his girlfriend (later his wife) meet Ann and Dan when they attend school in Minnesota. Later, Tadayoshi finds out Ann is asked by the FBI to report on the Nisei activities. Ann does not let Tadayoshi know at the time because she did not want to hurt their feelings. When Tadayoshi goes to the Military Intelligence Service (MIS), he sees the Japanese codebook and is given instructions on what they can and cannot do.

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Keywords: education; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi is about to go to the University of Minnesota then receives a letter from the Army to join. Tadayoshi decides to go Camp Savage and see if he can join the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). He takes an exam and passes. Tadayoshi is instructed to go to Fort Snelling, and then he goes to Fort McClellan in Alabama. Tadayoshi recalls Fred Oshima in camp wanting to volunteer for the 100th. In camp, Tadayoshi says a loyalty questionnaire is handed out. Later is interviewed and asked a memorable question about a Japanese soldier.

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Keywords: Camp Savage; Fort McClellan; Fort Snelling; higher education; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese identity and values; loyalty questions; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi talks about the loyalty questionnaire, especially question 27 and 28. At Gila River, Tadayoshi says there are all types of medical issues. He shares some medical stories. At the hospital, Tadayoshi is an x-ray technician, and his brother is a doctor.

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Keywords: Executive Order 9066; Gila River; hospital; Issei; Japanese Americans; loyalty questions; Nisei; siblings

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi talks about medical care at Gila River. Depending on the physicians, there is good or bad care. He shares a story about Ida Kojima. Tadayoshi is mainly at the hospital 24 hours a day and would visit his family at the barracks sometimes. He says the pay at the hospital is good. He gets almost the same amount as his brother, who is a doctor. When Tadayoshi gets paid, he gives the money to his mother. At camp, he does not go to dances with his girlfriend. He remembers watching Citizen Kane. Also, at camp there are dust storms and flash floods.

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Keywords: Executive Order 9066; Gila River; hospital; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: At Gila River, there are cases of valley fever. As an x-ray technician, Tadayoshi says he cannot tell the difference between Valley Fever or tuberculosis. His brother is a good doctor, and he is requested to go to Manzanar to train other doctors on valley fever. On the way to Manzanar, his brother is arrested. Tadayoshi joins the Army at 23 years old. He discusses the type of boots he gets a Fort Snelling and basic training. He arrives at basic training a week late and receives seven to eight weeks of training. Tadayoshi goes from Camp Savage to Fort Snelling to Company H.

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Keywords: Camp Savage; Executive Order 9066; Fort Snelling; Gila River; hospital; Japanese Americans; living conditions; Manzanar; medical profession; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; sports

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi's motivating factor to join the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) is to leave Gila River. At Hamline University in Minnesota, there are approximately 19 or 20 Nisei and 50 boys and 200 girls. Saint Paul Minneapolis is a 24-hour city, nothing closes according to Tadayoshi. He says people did not know about camps or how the Japanese Americans got to the Midwest. To go from one job to another, you need permission from the government. Tadayoshi could not get a job in 1943. He recalls Christmas in 1943 and no place to go.

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Keywords: basic training; discrimination; employment; Gila River; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; racism; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi wants to join Military Intelligence Service in order to be stationed in Minneapolis. This way he can be near his girlfriend who is attending Hamline University. At basic training, there is physical training, lectures, rifle training, and marching. He describes when Mrs. Roosevelt visits the camp. Tadayoshi says the Nisei soldiers are treated like POWs (Prisoners of war).

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Keywords: discrimination in the military; Fort McClellan; higher education; Japanese Americans; marching; Nisei; Prisoners of War; race discrimination; rifle

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Partial Transcript: Army life is like a school, and the training is rough. Tadayoshi describes the basic training schedule. He says he even tried to leave basic training but eventually completes the training. There is a lot of information to learn about Japan for the Military Intelligence Service (MIS).

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Keywords: basic training; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; marching; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi describes the Japanese feudal language. He says they are learning a different type of grammar and give examples. Tadayoshi's instructors are mainly Keibi Nisei or graduates from Japan. When Tadayoshi goes to camp to visits his parents, he shares with his mother what he is learning. Tadayoshi's mother is familiar with the Japanese feudal language.

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Keywords: basic training; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Keibi; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers

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Partial Transcript: Tadayoshi is in the class of 1944 and did not leave until 1945. In July, he knows he is going overseas. Before going overseas, Tadayoshi gets married in the chapel at Fort Snelling. Ann and Dan Schoof makes sure that there is a Lutheran priest to perform the wedding ceremony. In 18 days, Tadayoshi goes overseas. He says it is a sad day. His wife sees him off on the troop train. Along the route, the troop train encounters an accident. Before going overseas, Tadayoshi gets all of his inoculation shots at one time. He leaves on the Liberty Boat and takes five days to arrive in Hawaii. Due to the refrigeration breaks down, he gets furlough for five days. Tadayoshi runs into a captain from Fort Snelling.

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Keywords: 442nd; family; Fort Snelling; Hawaii; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; post-war; travel; wedding; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: The Liberty ship takes 21 days to get to Manila, Philippines. By this time, Tadayoshi is a corporal, T5, and did not pull any detail. When he arrives in Manila, they go to the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS). From this point, they ship out to Japan.

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; post-war

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Partial Transcript: When Tadayoshi goes to Japan, he hears five Liberty ships sink from hurricanes in Okinawa, Japan. The hurricane makes the seas are rough, and Tadayoshi is seasick. When they land, the guys go to the NYK Building.

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; occupation; post-war

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