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Walter Imahara explains the meaning of the Japanese term shikata ga nai. He heard the word some in the camp because his...

Shirley Chase Kruse was taking flying lessons and she met a lady who she became friendly with. Her friend recommended...

Norman Mineta saw no newspapers in the camp. No radios were allowed. The only mail that arrived came from family...

After leaving his post [Annotator's Note: in the Metallurgical Laboratory] at the University of Chicago [Annotator's...

Carl Nygren was drafted before he graduated high school. He had to take an exam for basic English and arithmetic. He...

John “Johnny” Pesky found himself lost while flying during flight training. Landing in a farmer’s field, he admitted...

Raymond Downs finally got up the stairs and found the captain in the pilot house. The captain said they needed to get...

Lydia Smith Grant was born in Bath, Maine. Her grandfather was a banker as was her father. Her stepfather was in the...

Joseph Traina met a girl in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and got married there. They moved to...

Michael Clancey did duck and cover drills in school and at home as a child because of the nuclear threat. He always...

James Lee says censorship was the worst thing about martial law [Annotator's Note: after the Japanese attack on Pearl...

Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] returned...

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