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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, September 9, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1927 Jan 07
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, part 3 of 3, September 9, 2008
Creator
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Shiiki, Ray: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0931_03_Shiiki
Description
An account of the resource
Ray Shiiki is inducted at Fort Douglas, UT then goes to Camp Hood. He is assigned to the Tank Destroyer Outfit. After Camp Hood, he goes to Fort Snelling and is assigned as Supply Sergeant, F Company.
When Fort Snelling disbanded, the soldiers transfer to Presidio, Monterey. At Presidio, Ray remains with F Company and has the same duties at Fort Snelling. On some occasions, he visits San Francisco.
The war ends, and Ray discusses his thought on the atomic bomb dropping in Japan. After being discharged from the Army, Ray does not reenlist.
Post-war, Ray becomes an independent farmer with his brother, Tan. Also, Ray marries Mary Muramatsu and has three children. Ray describes photographs of his family and sports team. Ray values and appreciates his family and friends. He says he is grateful for the opportunity to make an oral history and share his war and camp experiences with future generations.
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Executive Order 9066
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Farming
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Fort Snelling
friends
friendships
future generations
grandchildren
Gresham
Hawaiian soldiers
induction
internment
Issei parents
kendo
marriage
Minidoka
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
oral history
photographs
Portland
post war
Presidio Monterey
relationship
Sansei
sports
World War Two
Yonsei
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Title
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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, September 9, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1927 Jan 07
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
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Title
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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 9, 2008
Creator
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Shiiki, Ray: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0931_02_Shiiki
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An account of the resource
Before the war, Ray Shiiki's parents buy land in Damascus, OR. However, due to the alien land law, the property is under Ray's sister's name. Later Ray's parents discover they have been taken advantage of by a cannery worker.
When evacuation orders are announced, Ray and his family go to the assembly center and then to Minidoka. Ray describes the living conditions and job opportunities.
In camp, Ray plays baseball and makes several friends. Ray values the friendships he developed and maintains in contact with his friends. Ray recalls the loyalty questionnaire and says he is proud to be an American.
When Ray is drafted into the Army, he goes to Camp Hood and then to Fort Snelling. On furlough, he experiences discrimination and shares his feelings of being called a "Jap."
Post-war, Ray and his brother go into farming. Ray says Bob Wilson, Don Schneider, and Carl Graff are influential to his success in the farming industry. In 1990, Ray retired from farming and started herb gardening with his wife and son until 2000.
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American citizen
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baseball
Camp Hood
discharge
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
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Fort Snelling
friendships
Issei parents
Japanese American
living conditions
Minidoka
Nisei
Nisei soldier
Oregon
post war
property
siblings
sports
World War Two
youth organizations
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Title
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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, September 9, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1927 Jan 07
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
Dublin Core
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Title
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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, part 1 of 3, September 9, 2008
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Shiiki, Ray: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2008OH0931_01_Shiiki
Description
An account of the resource
Ray Gerald Shiiki is born January 7, 1927, in Gresham, Oregon. Ray's parents are from Koga, Japan, and immigrated to the United States. They settled in Oregon. He has three sisters and one brother.
Ray emphasizes the value of family and friendship. He says relationships are important to him. During his school years, he recalls influential teachers and friends that impacted his life.
When Ray is in the seventh grade, he travels to Japan with his mother to visit his ill grandmother. Ray is gone for several months. However, he can catch up with his school assignments. Besides primary school, Ray attends Japanese Language School.
Ray recalls December 7 and going to the assembly center. Ray's family tries to stay together as long as they can. However, they go their separate ways. Ray is drafted and goes to Camp Hood and Fort Snelling.
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Camp Hood
Curfew
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
F Company
Farming
Fort Snelling
friendship
influential
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese langauge school
Killed in Action (KIA)
Manchuria
nickname
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
primary school
relatives
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siblings
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sports
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