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Mary Tamaki Murakami oral history interview, part 2 of 3, April 16, 2008

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2008OH0854_02_Murakami.xml

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Title

Mary Tamaki Murakami oral history interview, part 2 of 3, April 16, 2008

Creator

Murakami, Mary Tamaki: narrator

Horsting, Richard: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Murakami discusses the unique aspects of her father while growing up such as asking for her opinion on world events. Next, as the Pearl Harbor attacks occurred, her family would discuss loyalty and the war, while the FBI would round up the Issei's with ties to Japan. As the Tamaki family prepared for their relocation, they would sell many of their belongings and put their most prized possessions at a local church, which ended up getting vandalized during the war. Once executive order 9066 was implemented, the Tamakis would make their way to Tanforan temporary detention center and then to Topaz concentration camp. Murakami discusses the living conditions at the camp, including food, building furniture, and social events.

Subject

World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath

World War II--American Concentration Camps--Topaz (Central Utah)

World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Tanforan

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

1:01:47

Language

Date

Spatial Coverage

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2008OH0854_02_Murakami

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/854-Murakami-Mary-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1927 Jun 03

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

Incarceration Facilities

Tanforan Temporary Detention Facility

Topaz Concentration Camp

Entrance into Service

Index

Yes

Collection

Mary Tamaki Murakami oral history interview, April 16, 2008

Tags

barbed wire, Christianity, dances, Executive Order 9066, FBI, Franklin D. Roosevelt, guard towers, Issei, Japan, Japan Town, jitter bug, living conditions, Loyalty Questionnaire, Montgomery Ward, Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Sears, Tanforan Temporary Detention Facility, Topaz Concentration Camp

Citation

Murakami, Mary Tamaki: narrator, Horsting, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Mary Tamaki Murakami oral history interview, part 2 of 3, April 16, 2008,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1056072.