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Description
Oral history interview with Masao Okamura. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. A Japanese American oral history project undertaken in 1979-1980, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and archived at the Fresno County Public Library.
Type
text
Format
Oral histories; Interviews 18 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm, typescript application/pdf
Reflections on the past Industry and employment--Agriculture Industry and employment--Agriculture--Migrant labor Education Education--Primary education Community activities--Sports Community activities--Sports--Kendo Race and racism--Discrimination Community activities--Recreational activities--Picnics Community activities--Festivals, celebrations, and holidays Identity and values--Nisei Community activities Industry and employment--Agriculture--Farmers' markets and stands World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Personal recollections World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Arrests, searches, and seizures World War II--Leaving camp--Returning home Japanese--Legal status, laws, etc.--California Religion and churches--Religious organizations Community activities--Festivals, celebrations, and holidays--Boys' Day Community activities--Festivals, celebrations, and holidays--Girls' Day Community activities--Festivals, celebrations, and holidays--New Year festivals
Place
Reedley, California Immigration Detention Stations--Sharp Park Incarceration Camps--Poston (Colorado River)
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