Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Grace Oshita

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Grace Oshita 2-20-85 s~:14 L Where did you grow up. In what part of San Francisco. GO Japan town. L Japan town? GO Yes, the house is still there. When I was born, we were living in a residence above a retail store. My grandfather, at that time, was operating the factory on Jackson Street. I'm trying tothink of the address and I can't remember. On Jackson Street, on the 300 block. And also, a retail -a grocery store rightin Japan 'town. That building is still there, across from Japan Cultural Center on Post St. The 1600 block. And, above that was just - Well, the whole upstairs was ah home. So we lived~ there when I was born. Andwe lived there until I was- I guess just before I started to go to public school. And we lived at 2063 Bush Street. And lived there until evacuation. It was a rented flat. L Was that in Japan town,too? GO Yes. That's only two blocks up north of Post Street. L What do you remember about the area, the· way it looked. Japan Town. GO It was an old area of San Franicsco. Because it was the - Thepart that was not burnt out by the earthquake. It was an older - the older home still there - structures. I don't know when the Japanese families started moving into this area because during the time my grandparents came, ah, I think most Japanese lived in China Town. What they call, the downtown area. L So soon after that, they began movingmto this area.