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Portland Assembly Center (Portland, Or.)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with George I. Azumano

 Collection
Identifier: SR 950
Abstract

Oral history interview with George I. Azumano conducted by George Katagiri in four sessions, from March 12 to November 10, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Azumano discusses his early life as a second-generation Japanese American in Portland before World War II; his family’s experience of incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II; and his businesses, Azumano Insurance and Azumano Travel.

Dates: 1992 March 12-November 10

Oral history interview with Tom S. Fujita

 Collection
Identifier: SR 967
Abstract Oral history interview with Tom S. Fujita conducted by Jim Strassmaier in seven sessions from January 6 to March 1, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Fujita discusses his experiences as a second-generation Japanese American in Milkwaukie, Oregon, before World War II; his experiences of incarceration by the U.S. government at the Minidoka Relocation Camp during the war; and his later career as a research chemist and advanced organic chemistry professor in...
Dates: 1995 January 6-March 1

Oral history interview with Jack T. Ouchida

 Collection
Identifier: SR 969
Abstract Oral history interview with Jack T. Ouchida conducted by Linda Doami in two sessions, on February 25 and April 8, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Ouchida discusses his early life as a farmer in Gresham, the Japanese American community in the area, and his family. He speaks about his experiences during World War II, when he was first incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center by the U.S. government, then released to work on a sugar beet farm in Nyssa, Oregon. He...
Dates: 1995 February 25; 1995 April 8

Oral history interview with Art O. Sasaki

 Collection
Identifier: SR 959
Abstract

Oral history interview with Art O. Sasaki conducted by Etsu Osaki in two sessions, on September 9 and September 16, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Sasaki discusses his early life as a second-generation Japanese American in Tualatin before World War II; his experiences while incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Minidoka War Relocation Center during the war; and his experiences working on the family farm in Tualatin.

Dates: 1992 September 9-16

Oral history interview with Kay N. Toyooka

 Collection
Identifier: SR 975
Abstract Oral history interview with Kay N. Toyooka, conducted in Japanese by Yasashi Ichikawa on April 16, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Toyooka discusses his early life in Hiroshima, Japan, his immigration to the United States, and farm life in Oregon in the 1920s and 1930. He speaks about his experiences at the Portland Assembly Center in Portland, Oregon, and the Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho as one of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans who were incarcerated...
Dates: 1992 April 16

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