Issei Nisei Sansei; Isse, Nessi, Sansi; NJN Film Department

Here the situation is as we were in that camp we were put because we were at war. But we were here which became a fact that the camps were going to be closed that people would have to leave and find a place to bring their families or to live. For the rest of the war for the rest of their lives or whatever. And we got I got anxious I had no money to speak of in a camp and we had to go out you know scrounge for a living program and first we had to find something to put over a head roof place to live. Somebody suggested it was mine. He is trying to get people to help you know break their operation. You see when I we don't have nothing to lose less cool down take a little. Acting with an open mind. You know wondering just knowing. The CCC. I guess this might be something that we were looking for where we could put a roof or a family kids.

Someplace to settle for doing Gration Or anyway. We were Japanese-Americans we came to Seabrook looking for a job after losing our homes and belongings. We brought our family to this home in many cases three generations. You say all people from Japan. You say the first born in this country. Some say the grandchildren we were here during the war because our ancestors came from another land that you say and you say during the war were placed in barbed wire encampments. We spoke a different language and of the different traditions from the camp through this new film is he looking too easy. We have brought our traditions our customs and our religion.

He said not a nation.

You know some Polish people. This sort of was not a nation of. Japanese or she's just about one fourth of the total population of three hundred twenty five hundred fifty families. Probably about a hundred. Since 1945. People have moved. And gone all over the majority and have gone back to town. We have New York.

Everybody gets along together. Here. We have a complete market here in. America. And. She. Would just.

Be. Like that's any Japanese. Culture. Daughter. She's in Washington. She's working in Congress. Son just one. Natural daughter trying to raise it. We stay I will guide you through the war. Don't go out back to California again. But as we stayed. It was more difficult to move. We see no sense in going back spending money

so we stayed. I have used fruit orchards Cherry peaches pears prior to the war. I thought he was pretty good tonight. Larry if we want to take a day off always take a day off or we could arrange for a prearranged to do what we do. It was pretty hard to get used to working for somebody else. But after all of that. I don't think people really understand my feeling. When we were told that we had to leave everything drop everything we put in the can indefinitely. I'm sure if I had to recall just what went through our mind. Well we were told or saw the sign on the post saying we had to leave a certain area where they were.

Grown up in. Put away in a camp it's difficult to even think back and say you know what. I thought people do except. To make the best of it. I think that's what I said. I guess there's not much to do. I can't fight back. So why not make your say something. I think we came here with rather a mixed emotion or we would have. Various

reaction to it. We. Don't like to talk too much about our past because that was something that was done during the war. And we. Didn't agree with what was done. However you look at the foreign minister as partly as a sacrifice that we have to do as part of the war effort. In the same manner that the servicemen are doing. I would say that most of people who came here. Felt that it was a temporary adjustment period for them. Most individuals felt that they would like to be back to their original place. It's. 25 years since I first came to work for farms. And I officially started working in April 1945. At that time and there were already. A few people here. Those from. My CI. Relocation center. And people from the relocation

center we also had to hear from. You know I read optician said. At that time. People Japanese asses we were still restricted from going back to the west coast. And this was an opportunity for many to. Leave the relocation center and haven't had enough to do work. Right.

Eastern man listen to me. Sometimes you have to get it. Once a year and recover a dead cat. There was a teacher teaching. When I came here. So I started my music course. And you make up the paper and I think you have to get nice about it. It's funny. Yes.

I could understand that. If you don't I don't understand. I think. It's because they didn't do anything about it. A lot of them didn't or else they felt foreign. Like they had been writing. Don't be depressed or something because you're doing this for your country. Music good people will be quiet and withing the camps.

We won't make any trouble. And then like they had all joined up right away. Because they wanted to. And. Bill of Rights or whatever. And that. I can't remember really but. It was just before they got out. Of the court that she shouldn't be taken. You know just on the ground she was. Released. You. Are. Hear. To hear.

When you get older I don't think anybody things around I don't see any of the older kids sitting around me to go to person while you still can go to sure broke the. Graphic. Just people working on the line. You know every time I leave to go somewhere. Just to get a house or something they say like be home on time and don't do anything that. You know will look bad. The family. Just memory have Christopher and we. You know the stuff. In other words you say no I'm just part of that family and you know don't go out as an individual and. Do whatever you want just keep thinking of the family reputation's was my. Everything you know you don't want to disgrace your family if you do I think he's going to disgrace you.

I think apparently go on about the great stuff I think they want us to make better than they did like. My father all we did was graduate high school my mother went to Business College but that was it. Because of the camp and everything they couldn't go on and get you know like a better position in life. They want their kids to have a better chance in a way it's good to get great. College degree where. Better jobs. Are started. The average Japanese is a very polite child but in the proper way it is very competitive. In sports. He will do his very best he loves to win. As a good sport and good sportsmanship a stressed very highly in my mind the. Right one. There you go all the way. Most Japanese students do

extremely well in school right. And they're always outstanding and they receive the rewards of graduation from being good students. They want a junior senior high school and continue to do very good job. I don't know whether it's something born in them or whether it's. The home to create this. What we know is that the grandparents many work Seabrooke farms. They work very hard so their sons and daughters could go maybe to business school. Your sons and daughters are then working to make sure that their children will go to medical school. Lawyer doctor dentist whatever. And I. Would guess that most of our Japanese students will go to college and do very very well. To be. Here and where they. Could. And in this country.

In the tradition.