Interview session 3, 1995 January 18
Scope and Contents
Tape 6 through Tape 7. In the third interview session, conducted on January 18, 1995, Fujita discusses his experiences living in Ontario, Oregon, after his release from Minidoka in 1945, and his return to Portland the next year. He talks about his high school experience, about having rheumatic fever and later tuberculosis, and about working at the Riverside Hotel, which was operated by his family. He discusses how his incarceration experiences affected his mental health, compares Japanese and American cultures, and talks about the anger Japanese Americans felt during incarceration. He also speaks further about his experiences at the Minidoka Relocation Center. He discusses the Riverside Hotel’s policy of renting rooms to Black people at a time when most hotels were segregated.
Dates
- Creation: 1995 January 18
Creator
- From the Collection: Fujita, Tom S. (Thomas Shigeru), 1931-2012 (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Strassmaier, James (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (17 audiocassettes (15 hr., 14 min., 23 sec.) + 4 photographs (color))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The audio for this session is incomplete; a portion was deleted during duplication of the recording.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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