| Title |
Kenneth Nodzu, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Luke Kelly, May 23, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 234 |
| Alternative Title |
Kenneth K. Nodzu, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Nodzu, Kenneth K., 1927- |
| Contributor |
Kelly, Luke; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-05-23 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Philippines; Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Nodzu, Kenneth, 1927- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
Post office; JACL |
| Description |
Transcript (25 pages) of an interview by Luke Kelly with Kenneth K. Nodzu on May 23, 2001. This is from tape number 234 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Kenneth Nodzu was born in Kenilworth, Utah, in 1927. He was drafted into the Army in 1945, and served in Minnesota, California, and the Philippines as a supply clerk. He also discusses his work with the Japanese American Citizen's League of Mt. Olympus. 25 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
25 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65t5jrq |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Japanese Americans |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025254 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65t5jrq |
| Title |
Page 22 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1025247 |
| OCR Text |
Show Kenneth Nodzu May 23 2001 stayed in the mining camps we would have progressed economically through they ars. But maybe it was a blessing in disguise. I might have become a coal miner which wouldn't have been so good. LUK: When you joined the army were you accepted? Was there any ... ? KEN: No. No animosity whatsoever. I really enjoyed the army life mostly because I traveled all over and you had the new experience. So I was willing to stay as long as possible. LUK: And are you still involved with the JACL? KEN: Yes, I am. LUK: Are you its president right now, or ... ? KEN: No, they want me to run as president again because it's hard to get anybody to take that position. But I said, "No, eight years are plenty." So I'm just, more or less, on the board of directors just as a voice of experience. That's all. LUK: What are the challenges today for the JACL? What are they fighting for? KEN: National legislation--I don't think there's too much now. When I frrstjoined there was a lot of laws on the books in each state that legislated against Japanese. Like it said in nation law where we couldn't marry outside of our race. And, so, those-things like that, we had to convince the legislature to wipe them off the books. And land laws where Japanese couldn't own land. So the parents, if they bought any land, it was in their kids' names. That's the only way they could buy the land. And, I don't know, there were laws on the books that were really outdated that we had to try to wipe them off. 19 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65t5jrq/1025247 |
