Primary Source Analysis: Joy Nozaki Gee
The first primary source I found was an interview from manymountains.org.
The women that was interviewed was on February 2, 2002 was Joy Nozaki Gee, daughter of Kiyoshi "Semita" Nozaki, at her home in Sacramento, California. Gee talks about how her father, Mr. Nozaki, had earned his Master's degree is Literature from the University of Washington and was a poetic writer. Nozaki was teaching Japanese in Arroyo Grande, California. When he became imprisoned at an internment camp in New Mexico, Mr. Nozaki was in charge of supplies for the internees, he would issue himself new socks instead of washing them. Gee became head of her household after her father was arrested. After the war was over, the family was sent to Japan where they found the living
conditions deplorable. Before the war, the Nozaki's had amassed over $10,000 in savings, but all of it was taken by the U.S. government. Mr. Nozaki had a more formal education than Papa did in Jeanne’s story. Her family was also not sent back to Japan like Gee’s family was. But a large difference I did see between these two families was how the two fathers acted while at the internment camps. Mr. Nozaki was well-liked and respected, while Jeanne's father was bitter and secluded.
The second primary source I found was a photo from the Ansel Adams’ Photographs Taken at Manzanar on loc.gov. This photo was of Florence Kuwata, standing, arms outstretched, holding a baton in each hand (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/manz/item/2001704608/). Florence was practicing baton in this photo at a Manzanar Relocation Center in 1943 in the photo. This photo stood out to be since it was heavily discussed in Jeanne’s reflection of her story about her time spent practicing baton.
The last primary source I found was a painting of a flower and dragonfly with a poem on manymoutains.org by Chikahiro Ikka that reads:
Kimi o matsu niwa no kigiku sakihokori
In the garden where I await you, yellow chrysanthemums are in all their glory.
(http://www.manymountains.org/poetry/28-chikahiro-keizan.php)
This poem stood out to me because of how much Jeanne talked about the beautiful gardens the people of the camps would create. It really showed that people were trying to make the best out of a very bad situation, which I thought was beautiful and the painting along with the poem really highlighted that.
The women that was interviewed was on February 2, 2002 was Joy Nozaki Gee, daughter of Kiyoshi "Semita" Nozaki, at her home in Sacramento, California. Gee talks about how her father, Mr. Nozaki, had earned his Master's degree is Literature from the University of Washington and was a poetic writer. Nozaki was teaching Japanese in Arroyo Grande, California. When he became imprisoned at an internment camp in New Mexico, Mr. Nozaki was in charge of supplies for the internees, he would issue himself new socks instead of washing them. Gee became head of her household after her father was arrested. After the war was over, the family was sent to Japan where they found the living
conditions deplorable. Before the war, the Nozaki's had amassed over $10,000 in savings, but all of it was taken by the U.S. government. Mr. Nozaki had a more formal education than Papa did in Jeanne’s story. Her family was also not sent back to Japan like Gee’s family was. But a large difference I did see between these two families was how the two fathers acted while at the internment camps. Mr. Nozaki was well-liked and respected, while Jeanne's father was bitter and secluded.
The second primary source I found was a photo from the Ansel Adams’ Photographs Taken at Manzanar on loc.gov. This photo was of Florence Kuwata, standing, arms outstretched, holding a baton in each hand (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/manz/item/2001704608/). Florence was practicing baton in this photo at a Manzanar Relocation Center in 1943 in the photo. This photo stood out to be since it was heavily discussed in Jeanne’s reflection of her story about her time spent practicing baton.
The last primary source I found was a painting of a flower and dragonfly with a poem on manymoutains.org by Chikahiro Ikka that reads:
Kimi o matsu niwa no kigiku sakihokori
In the garden where I await you, yellow chrysanthemums are in all their glory.
(http://www.manymountains.org/poetry/28-chikahiro-keizan.php)
This poem stood out to me because of how much Jeanne talked about the beautiful gardens the people of the camps would create. It really showed that people were trying to make the best out of a very bad situation, which I thought was beautiful and the painting along with the poem really highlighted that.