Akira Minamide oral history interview, part 3 of 6, February 24, 2002
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Minamide discusses December 8, 1941 when he comes home from school, he learns that his Father is picked up by the FBI. His father is brought to Tunga then Bismarck,North Dakota. Minamide and his family waits for the Government to give information about his Father in order to go visit him. Minamide describes his family's reaction to his Father being picked up.
Minamide and his brother go visit their Father and recalls saying good-bye. At this time the President declares war on Japan and evacuation notice is announced. Minamide and his family volunteers to evacuate with their family friends to Colorado. He describes the traveling conditions, what they carry and left behind. While traveling to Colorado there are rumors that there is no selling of food and gas to Japanese Americans. However, there is no problem traveling to Colorado. Once in Colorado, the family stays in a chicken coop until they found a house.
Minamide and his brother go visit their Father and recalls saying good-bye. At this time the President declares war on Japan and evacuation notice is announced. Minamide and his family volunteers to evacuate with their family friends to Colorado. He describes the traveling conditions, what they carry and left behind. While traveling to Colorado there are rumors that there is no selling of food and gas to Japanese Americans. However, there is no problem traveling to Colorado. Once in Colorado, the family stays in a chicken coop until they found a house.
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0:30:24
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2002OH0250_03_Minamide
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/250-Minamide-Aki-3.m4v
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1924 Feb 03
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Citation
Minamide, Akira: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Akira Minamide oral history interview, part 3 of 6, February 24, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052639.