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Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Randall B. Kester

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11093
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2005 February 21-May 11

Bernard B. Kliks papers relating to Minoru Yasui and University of Oregon Law School reunions

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Identifier: Coll 920
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1938-1993

Mizuta family papers

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Identifier: Mss 2636
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1941-1947

Oral history interview with John Y. Murakami

 Collection
Identifier: SR 952
Abstract Oral history interview with John Y. Murakami conducted by George Katagiri from July 13-20, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Murakami, the son of Japanese immigrants, was born in Sherwood, Oregon. During World War II, Murakami served in the U.S. Army while his family was incarcerated at the Minidoka War Relocation Center. He was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. After the war, he worked in construction and taught at Benson Polytechnic High School in...
Dates: 1992 July 13-20

Oral history interview with Helen Y. Murao

 Collection
Identifier: SR 972
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1995 August 11

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

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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 Gus J. Solomon

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Identifier: SR1226
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1984 July 23-October 18

Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland

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Identifier: SR1130
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1984 November 16-1987 October 26

Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland

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Identifier: SR1130-1
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2002 March 16