| Title |
Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Yasuko K. Yasuda |
| Alternative Title |
Yasuko K. Yasuda: interviews on April 2, 9, 16 and 30, 1984 |
| Creator |
Yasuda, Yasuko K., 1894-1990 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1984-04-02; 1984-04-09; 1984-04-16; 1984-04-30 |
| 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 |
Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779334/ ; Eureka, Juab County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5538969/ ; Japan, http://sws.geonames.org/1861060/ |
| Subject |
Yasuda, Yasuko K., 1894-1990--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Utah--Interviews; Japanese American women--Utah--Interviews; Arranged marriages |
| Description |
Transcript (typescript, 31 pages) of four interviews with Yasuko K. Yasuda, a Japanese-American living in Utah in 1984. Mrs. Yasuda (b. 1894) recalls her childhood in Japan, her arranged marriage and subsequent move to Idaho with her husband. She also talks about the experiences of "picture brides" met on the boat from Japan and Japanese migrant workers, as well as raising her family on farms in Eureka and Orem, Utah. Included are Mrs. Yasuda's memories of living peacefully in Orem during World War II |
| 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/s66m4qkd |
| Topic |
Japanese Americans; Japanese American women; Arranged marriage |
| 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 |
899543 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66m4qkd |
| Title |
Page 35 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
899534 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI interView with Yasuko K. Yasuda 4/30/84 4 I1{ What kind of work did all the people do? Fanning or were they doing different kinds of things? yy I don't knOW if any of than worked on the fann, maybe scree did. They can't do too Imlch, you know. We hired several evacuees to pick rasberries, etc. There were arout 50 workers we hired locally l::ut the evacuees helped now and then. they are not used to such work. I think there were arout ten evacuees in Oren; others were scattered here and there. Mr Wada brought many of them. He used his own rroney to bring than. I really don • t knOW what they did, l::ut I presurce, they just didn't sit around; they llD..lSt have found work here and there - fann work and other jobs. I feel very sorry for than, due to war, they lost all their property, 11 m their houses, everything l::ut it can't be helped. I1< Ib you remember any other people there that canE at that t.i.ne in particular - anything happen that would make you renariber sene m::>re than others? YY I reranber Mr Wada. Is he still well? It • s been a lang t:i.ne. I only rret Mr Wada once or twice. I don't know the family l::ut I knew they were there. LK What were your children's reaction to the war? YY Really not Itll.lCh. The twins, even though they didn't graduate, carre l:ack to Oren as soon as the war started. They enrolled at the LDS Business College and gra-t duated. They really didn't say IIB..1Ch.. Maybe they thought there• s nothing that CXJL1 l be done. At that tine they were really interested in getting a job and look f~r-ward to working in an office. They worked hard at the office and didn't pay too Imlch attention to the war; they were resigned to the fact of war. It was their first paying job and I assl.1lle they were happy alx>ut it. Priscilla joined the WAC soon after and stayed in two years doing office work. I1< What was your lruban.d • s reaction to the events of the war? YY He is closed mJUthed and if I say anything he tells ne to keep quiet, so he really didn't say Imlch, altb:Jugh he did say it can• t be helped. He was really |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66m4qkd/899534 |
