| Title |
George Kondo: [an interview by Sandra Taylor, November 5, 1987 |
| Creator |
Kondo, George |
| Contributor |
Taylor, Sandra C. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1987-11-05 |
| Date Digital |
2014-03-25 |
| 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. |
| Temporal Coverage |
November 5, 1987 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Topaz Camp, Millard County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5548582/ |
| Subject |
Japanese Americans--California--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945; Central Utah Relocation Center; Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.) |
| Description |
Typescript (14 pages), the transcript of an interview by Sandra C. Taylor with George Kondo, a Japanese-American living in San Francisco, California. Interview took place on November 5, 1987, on behalf of the American West Center at the University of Utah |
| Collection Number and Name |
1002; Topaz Oral Histories |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Relation |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv97265 |
| 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/s6515f88 |
| Topic |
Japanese Americans; Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945); Central Utah Relocation Center; Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.) |
| Relation is Part of |
Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive |
| Setname |
uum_toh |
| ID |
1042545 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6515f88 |
| Title |
Page 9 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_toh |
| ID |
1042538 |
| OCR Text |
Show GEORGE KONDO #1 ST: Were there many others that left as early as you did? GK: They might have been somE!. I know of two persons that left with us, but prior to that I don't know. I know that some of them had so-called leaves where they could go into sugar beets and turkey farms, you know, I feather the turkeys and things like that 1 but they weren't actually released from the camp. ST: No, I'm really surprised at your story because I was under the impression that only seasonal workers were allowed out that early. GK: Yeah. Well, maybe because of the fact that we were cleared, you know, and the position was advertised. "t Now, ---?--- anybody else they wouldn't have done that ---?--- so when we heard about it we just jumped at it. ST: Oh, boy. GK: Just to get out, you know. ST: Oh, sure. GK: Domestic. I never thought I'd be a domestic. ST: I'm sure you didn't. Well, it's good it didn't last 1\_.,._ -.\- ~- t9.. any longer ~n ---?---. GK: Well, I should have told that to her before ~--'-? ---- ST: Yes. GK: --instead of waiting eight months, you know. You 8 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6515f88/1042538 |
