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Saving Our Stories: Oral Histories

PROJECT COMPLETED!
 
"Saving Our Stories: Oral Histories and Digitization of Former Poston Detainees and Staff"

A total of 62 oral history interviews were conducted, videotaped and digitized and transcribed with partial funding by the National Park Service's Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant program.

Our Interviewers: Wayne & Heather Koga, Carolina Kondo, and Caitlin Hawks.

The locations: Albany,  Alhambra, Arroyo Grande, Boise, IL, Bonita, Carmel, Chicago, IL, Dana Point, Davis, Dinuba, Fresno, Fullerton, Hacienda Heights, Jamul, La Mesa, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Montebello, Napa, Parlier, Pleasanton, Riverwoods,IL, Rosemead, Sacramento, Salinas, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Spring Valley, Temecula, Torrance, Visalia, and Watsonville.

Former Poston detainees interviewed:

Paul Nagano
Clara Obayashi
Lillian Morizono
Seichi "Sam" Yamakawa
Misako Shigekawa
Robert Wada
Lloyd Mori
Fred Hatashita
Thomas Kurihara
Yukio Kawamoto
Tosh Sadahiro
Louise Sadahiro
James Goishi
Aiko Takeda
Carolyn Tanaka
Satosi "Fibber" Hirayama
Fujie Yamakawa-Robesky
John Kashiki
Craig Yama
Frank Oshita
Mas Hashimoto
James Tajiri
Takeshi Kohatsu
George Yoshida
Howard Okamoto
Lloyd Wake
Masami Iwasa
Ronald Sato
Ted Kobata
 Miyo Yamada
Bernice Ouye
Ben Segawa
Junichi Yamamoto
Its Endo
Tats Kuwahara
Michio Himaka
Hideko (Tsuida) Shimasaki
William Hamada
Tats Kuwahara
Jack Matsuoka
Sus Ikeda
Emi Yamate
Bob Oka
Aki Okuno
Marion (Nakamura) Masada
Sam Katano
Keigo Obata
Miriam and Shuki Hayashi
Kei Kurihara
Julie Downey
Roy Kakuda
Ken Kimura
Nellie Taniguchi
Pat Nagano
Ralph Fujimoto
Kay (Yoshida) Murakami
John Miyata
Henry Sasaki
Hanako Manaka
Mary Hino
Ken Maruyama
George Taniguchi

     ~DOMO ARIGATO~


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