Title |
David Tatsuno Oral History Interview |
Creator |
Tatsuno, David; Verdoia, Ken |
Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
Date |
1987 |
Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
Date Digital |
2024-11-29 |
Spatial Coverage |
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States https://www.geonames.org/5392171/san-jose.html Topaz War Relocation Center, Millard County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5548582/topaz-war-relocation-center.html |
Subject |
Central Utah Relocation Project; Clothing trade; Cooperative stores; Internment camps; Japanese Americans; Race discrimination; University of California (1868-1952); World War II; World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; Millard County (Utah); San Francisco (Calif.); San Jose (Calif.); Topaz (Utah); Topaz Relocation Center (Topaz, Utah) |
Description |
Oral History Interview by Ken Verdoia with David Tatsuno. Mr. Tatsumo ran a clothing store in San Francisco at the outbreak of the war. Relocated to Topaz, he served as the internee manager of the camp cooperative store. He also worked as a relocation expeditor at the end of the relocation period, helping japanese Americans return to the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Tatsumo operated a family import business in San Jose, CA. |
Collection Number and Name |
MSS B 125 KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Interviews |
Type |
Text |
Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
Format |
application/pdf |
Extent |
50 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/s688yfrd |
Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
ID |
2592535 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s688yfrd |