Interview session 2, 1992 June 4
Scope and Contents
In the second interview session, conducted on June 4, 1992, Azumano discusses his family background in Japan, then speaks further about his early life, including his family’s experience during the Depression, his memories of attending Japanese language school, and playing sports. He revisits many of the topics he discussed in the first interview session, particularly his experiences at the University of Oregon and in the U.S. Army. He talks about his family’s experience of incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II. He describes living conditions at the Portland Assembly Center and at the Minidoka incarceration camp, and talks about working on farms and in the camp’s employment office while he was incarcerated.
Dates
- Creation: 1992 June 4
Creator
- From the Collection: Azumano, George I. (George Ichiro), 1918-2013 (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Katagiri, George (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (5 audiocassettes (4 hr., 38 min., 18 sec.) + transcript (106 pages))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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