| Title |
Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Okada brothers |
| Alternative Title |
Toru and Jim Okada: interview of August 18, 1984 |
| Creator |
Okada, Toru, 1919- ; Okada, Tetsu, 1926-2010; Okada, Kenge; Okada, Junior, 1929-1994 |
| Contributor |
Fuller, Sandra T., 1945- ; 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 |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Honeyville, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5776087/ ; Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5773850/ ; Tremonton, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5783768/ ; Hawaii, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5855797/ ; California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5332921/ |
| Subject |
Okada, Toru, 1919- --Interviews; Okada, Tetsu, 1926-2010--Interviews; Okada, Kenge, 1922- --Interviews;; Okada, Junior, 1929-1994--Interviews; Japanese Americans--Utah--Interviews; Japanese American farmers; Utah--Ethnic relations; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American; Buddhists--Utah; Arranged marriages |
| Description |
Transcript (typescript, 118 pages) of an interview by Sandra Fuller and Leslie Kelen with brothers Toru ("Beb"), Tetsu, Kenge and "Junior" Okada, Japanese-Americans living in Utah in 1984. In the transcript, Toru is called "1man," Kenge is "2Man," Junior is "3Man," and Tetsu is "4man." An unidentified woman, probably a wife, joined the conversation.The Okado brothers (b. 1919 to 1929) talk about the families of their mother and father in Japan, relocation to Hawaii, coming to Utah and raising sugar beets, and land ownership policies in the U. S. Other topics covered include picture brides, the Depression, civilian life during World War II, farming, and Japanese American organizations |
| 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/s6x93v1x |
| Topic |
Japanese Americans; Japanese American farmers |
| Relation is Part of |
Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
901478 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x93v1x |
| Title |
Page 13 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
901373 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Okada Brothers 8-18-84 sl:l2 But, you know. And harvesting and !verything. Then they'd repay the company. For the money ,'lf'what' s left. .. LK Was whatthey earned. Thisman Shibata, that you mentioned. Washe working for the comapny? ~Man He's more of a big spokesman. I guess . . AsiA/~ra_ was working for the company. 2Man Yeah. to of them. Shibata. LK ASAHINA -? ASAHANA -? And these guys were spokesmen-big spokesmen for the company. ~Man Yeah. LK So how did they - what did they do with your dad. What kind of relation ship were they in with your father? ItWis just the- ah- neighborly thing, I guess. 2. LK You mean,they spoke up for your father. They -reprsented him. ~Man LK 'iMan Yeah. Inthecompany Yeah. LK Is that what you mean. ~·~ ~n A translate what fueywanted -- how much - and pay -- 3Man You've got to understand, in Japan they got this system,you know. Od.. [7)&:>~~ ._;)-\.1.;. hA,.._..JJ. Where you- the people that's educatedAup hereAand they follow . 1 l~~lf-#J·'"..) up here. And then they - they - these people always go from hereAto this guy up here-to.;I,,~/JJ.Mf/ortP.. And Shibata and Asahi:ma wouldbe the person up there that they'd go to. And they'd rely on them. And - and -#.t. in JapanAsystem, you know, the oriental system,you don't do something for somebody for nothing. So. In b(tweenhere, there's be some gratuities given. And that's why you have the people up here. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x93v1x/901373 |
