| Title |
Michi Kobi Oral History Interview |
| Creator |
Kobi, Michi; Verdoia, Ken |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
1987 |
| Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date Digital |
2024-11-29 |
| Spatial Coverage |
New York County, New York, United States https://www.geonames.org/5128594/new-york-county.html Topaz War Relocation Center, Millard County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5548582/topaz-war-relocation-center.html |
| Subject |
Actresses; Central Utah Relocation Project; High school students; Internment camps; Japanese Americans; Race discrimination; World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; Delta (Utah); Millard County (Utah); New York City (N.Y.); Topaz (Utah); Topaz Relocation Center (Topaz, Utah) |
| Description |
Oral History Interview by Ken Verdoia with Michi Kobi. A high school student at the outbreak of the war, Ms. Kobi was relocated with her mother to Topaz where she completed her schooling. Allowed to leave camp to pursue employment in New York City, she briefly pursued a career as an actress. |
| Collection Number and Name |
MSS B 125 KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Interviews |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
43 leaves |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Source |
Mss B 125 KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Interviews |
| Scanning Technician |
Michelle Gollehon |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Amy Green Larsen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6cqp167 |
| Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
| ID |
2592543 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cqp167 |
