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Nisei male, born January 14, 1913 in Florin, California to a farming family that eventually owned fifty acres. As a child Percy experienced racism attending a segregated public school for Niseis and being taunted by racial epithets. Yet he formed strong bonds of friendships with several Caucasians, before, during and after WWII. One such a friend was George Carlisle. As an organizer of the Strawberry Growers Association, Percy was in charge of Carlisle�s harvesting crews. Nisei farmers and Carlisle formed co-dependent relationships: Niseis worked for Carlisle throughout the Depression and he took out a loan to pay them. In May 1942, when Percy was twenty-nine, his family was sent directly to Manzanar, California. He signed a contract with Carlisle to oversee the farm and pay taxes, just as Carlisle did for two other Nisei farmers. While in camp and in need of cash, Percy asked Carlisle to sell a tractor; Percy was sent $1,000. In 1944-45 the Nakashimas worked for farms in Idaho and Utah. Carlisle drove all the way to Utah to tell them they could return to Florin. Thus Carlisle got the skilled workers he needed and three Nisei farmers retained their property when returning to flourishing farms. Carlisle offered to sell his farm and buildings to Percy�s parents at a low price to prevent his own heirs from inheriting the property. Percy eventually worked at Del Monte cannery as an assistant foreman until retirement.
Type
sound
Format
Master Audio cassette
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
TC316 css_000087
Provenance
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