| Title |
Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Grace Oshita |
| Alternative Title |
Grace Oshita: interviews on February 20, 21 and 26, 1985, and May 22 and 30, 1985 |
| Creator |
Oshita, Grace Fujimoto, 1925- |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1985-02-20; 1985-02-21; 1985-02-26; 1985-05-22; 1985-05-30 |
| 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/ ; Topaz Camp, Millard County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5548582/ |
| Subject |
Oshita, Grace Fujimoto, 1925- --Interviews; Japanese Americans--Utah--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945; Central Utah Relocation Center |
| Description |
Transcript (typescript, 174 pages) of a series of interviews with Grace Oshita, a Japanese-American living in Utah in 1985. Mrs. Oshita (b. 1925) speaks of her early life in San Francisco, her father's business ventures, and the Japanese relocations of World War II. Her family was interned at the Topaz, Utah, relocation center |
| 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/s6j4099m |
| Topic |
Japanese Americans; Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945); Central Utah Relocation Center |
| Is Part of |
Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive |
| Relation is Part of |
Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
897992 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j4099m |
| Title |
Page 59 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
897881 |
| OCR Text |
Show Grace Oshita 2-21-85 s5:26 expected. L That they would get married. GO Yes. L What was the wedding like. GO It was a home wedding. And. There were quite a few friends invited. I can't remember too much of the details. L What was your reaction to that. GO Well, my grandmother had told me, you know. Well, maybe my father had discussed this with her. You know, about his desire tomarry her. So she told me. Grace, -- L soyour grandmother spoke with you. GO Yes, she said that, -- Well, see, for many years, I used to call her Big Sister. NEICHAN. In fact, she - Her being a wonderful seamstress, she made a new coat for me twice a year: Easter and Christmas. Faithfully for many many years. And we used to go on our Saturday shopping trips often with my grandmother. And even before she was married. My grandmother, my mother and I before she was married. L Before she married your father. What's it like suddenly to -- the woman who you call Big Sister to have her suddenly step into the role of a Mother. GO I didn'thave a mother to begin with. And did I mention that my grandmother told me at that time that Neichan's going to be your mother. And so. Oh, She was also out of town during the few years prior to the marriage. She was working. Her boss had moved her shop |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j4099m/897881 |
