Captive on the U.S. Mainland: Oral Histories of Hawai‘i-born Nisei

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Ten Hawai‘i-born Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in assembly and war relocation centers during World War II share their experiences. April 2012, 1807 pages, 1 volume, 522 pages, pdf, photographs.

Browse full transcripts on ScholarSpace, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Mr. Tanaka, Interviewee Mr. Nakamura (front); Mr. Uyeda and Mr. Ono (back), Poston Relocation Camp, Block 14, 1942. (Photo courtesy Charles Nakamura.)

Mr. Tanaka, Interviewee Mr. Nakamura (front); Mr. Uyeda and Mr. Ono (back), Poston Relocation Camp, Block 14, 1942. (Photo courtesy Charles Nakamura.)