| Title |
Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Minoru Yasui |
| Alternative Title |
Minoru Yasui: interview on March 11, 1986 |
| Creator |
Yasui, Minoru, 1916-1986 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1986-03-11 |
| Date Digital |
2014-05-07 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5731777/ ; Jerome County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5597034 ; Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States, http://sww.geonames.org/5419384/ |
| Subject |
Yasui, Minoru, 1916-1986--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Utah--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945; Minidoka Relocation Center; Attorneys |
| Description |
Transcript (typescript, 35 pages) of an interview with Minoru Yasui, a Japanese-American living in Utah in 1986. Mr. Yasui (b. 1916) discusses the immigration experiences of his family, his childhood in Oregon, and his father's prosperous business ventures. He also relates his experiences during World War II when he refused to relocate, and the subsequent legal proceedings and jail term |
| 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/s62v3zxk |
| Topic |
Japanese Americans; Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945); Minidoka Relocation Center |
| Relation is Part of |
Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
900109 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62v3zxk |
| Title |
Page 14 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
900088 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Minoru Yasui sl:l5 MY I thought everyone saw it. But - there were circumstances why they couldn't do anyting. That I understood. I don't expect everyone to get themselves thrown in jail. LK SO thenext step for you with this judge, what was the course. MY Found me guilty, sentence one year in jail, five thousand dollar fine. And they put me into isolation. That's a coerci ve measure s too. Ontheocher hand, I think the jailers too were quite concerned about my safety. Becuase if I werefu the general popualation, you always run berisk of being beaten up or- assulted. So Iwas kept in solitary. Theykept saying that if I could serve my sentence on the KOOSKIA Road Camp in Idaho, Iculd servemy sentence and to be released. But again, Ikept thinking, I'm right. And there's no way in which I am going to admit thati am wrong. So - I sat in the stinking cell from November to August of 1943. LK Was your health in danger? MY I suppose- I mean- I became awfully sallow. They~uld give me scissors, my nails grew uout, my hair grw out. They wouldn't allow me to take a bath for the first six months. And - you know, it was rough. But - and I keep thinking there was a Black man who happened to be convicted of murder and rape and he was sentenced to the electric chair. You know, 2 weeks, that guy went stark raving mad. Started beating tis head against the wall and so on. And I keep thinking, gee, i'm not going crazy, because I know-- I'm convinced I am right. [laughs] It makes a difference. It make a world of difference. I could put up with anything under |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62v3zxk/900088 |
