| Title |
Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Jim Yoshio Tazoi |
| Alternative Title |
Jim Yoshio Tazoi: interview on August 18, 1984 |
| Creator |
Tazoi, Jim Yoshio, 1919-2007 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1984-08-18 |
| 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 |
Garland, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5775081/ ; Japan, http://sws.geonames.org/1861060/ |
| Subject |
Tazoi, Jim Yoshio, 1919-2007--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Utah--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American; United States--Armed Forces--Japanese Americans; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese American farmers; Buddhism--Utah |
| Description |
Transcript (typescript, 57 pages) of an interview with Jim Yoshio Tazoi, a Japanese-American living in Utah in 1985. Mr. Tazoi (b. 1919) talks about his family roots in Japan, and his childhood in Garland, where his father worked for the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company. He went to the Utah State Agricultural College in Logan and joined the National Guard. He was transferred to the 442nd and sent to Italy, where he was wounded in battle. He describes his postwar life including working at Hill Field, farming, his children, and the practice of Buddhism |
| 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/s6h43891 |
| Topic |
Japanese Americans; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese American farmers; Japanese Americans--Religion |
| Relation is Part of |
Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
898584 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h43891 |
