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.

Abstract Oral history interview with Corky T. Kawasaki conducted by Etsu Osaki in two sessions, on April 12 and May 10, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Kawasaki discusses his experiences as a Japanese American in the Pacific Northwest, including operating a grocery store in Seattle, Washington, before World War II, being incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Tule Lake and Minidoka camps during the war, and owning the Bush Garden restaurant in Portland, Oregon, after...