| Title |
Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Hiroji Okumura |
| Alternative Title |
Hiroji Okumura: interviews on February 8, 1984; February 17, 1984; March 30, 1984; and April 6, 1984 |
| Creator |
Okumura, Hiroji, 1896-1992 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1984-02-08; 1984-02-17; 1984-03-30; 1984-04-06 |
| Date Digital |
2014-05-07 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5391959/ ; Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5351549/ ; Manzanar, Inyo County, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5370201/ ; American Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5844096/ ; Japan, http://sws.geonames.org/1861060/ |
| Subject |
Okumura, Hiroji, 1896-1992--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Utah--Interviews; Japanese American farmers; Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945; Manzanar War Relocation Center |
| Description |
Transcript (typescript, 53 pages) of four interviews with Hiroji Okumura, a Japanese-American living in Utah in 1984. Okumua (b. 1896) recalls his childhood in Japan and traveling to San Francisco in 1917. He describes farming in Southern California, family life, internment in the Manzanar camp, a shooting at the gates of the camp, raising celery near American Fork, Utah, and post-war life |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Relation |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv45901 |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sj33cg |
| Topic |
Japanese Americans; Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945); Manzanar War Relocation Center; Japanese American farmers |
| Relation is Part of |
Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
897822 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sj33cg |
