Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Randall B. Kester
Oral history interview with Randall B. Kester conducted by Donna L. Sinclair from February 21 to May 11, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Kester was a lawyer and served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1957 to 1958.
Bernard B. Kliks papers relating to Minoru Yasui and University of Oregon Law School reunions
Correspondence between Bernard B. Kliks (1915-2001) and Minoru Yasui (1916-1986), clippings about Yasui compiled by Kliks, and Kliks' correspondence regarding reunions of the University of Oregon Law School class of 1939. Kliks was an attorney in Portland, Oregon; he and Yasui attended the University of Oregon Law School together. Yasui was a Japanese American lawyer who challenged the constitutionality of a curfew placed on Japanese Americans during World War II.
Mizuta family papers
Collection includes correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera, primarily relating to the Mizuta family's incarceration at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming; clearance for family members to leave the incarceration center to operate a farm; and family members' military service during the war. Family members represented in the collection include Fred Mizuta, George Mizuta, Haruye Izuta, Ito Mizuta, and Nobuo Mizuta.
Oral history interview with John Y. Murakami
Oral history interview with Helen Y. Murao
Oral history interview with Helen Y. Murao conducted by Linda Doami on August 11, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Murao discusses her early life as a second-generation Japanese American living with white foster families in Portland, Oregon, and her experiences while incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Minidoka Relocation Center during World War II.
Oral history interview with Jack T. Ouchida
Oral history interview with Art O. Sasaki
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.
Oral history interview with Gus J. Solomon
Oral history interview with Gus J. Solomon conducted by Rick Harmon from July 23 to October 18, 1984, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Solomon was a judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland conducted by Rick Harmon from November 16, 1984, to October 26, 1987, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Sweetland was an Oregon state representative and senator.
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland conducted by Andrew Bryans on March 16, 2002, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Sweetland was an Oregon state representative and senator.