| 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 49 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_ijau |
| ID |
901409 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Okdada Brothers 8-18-84 s2:50 JiM You ct>uldfightback ••. 3M But you w1:l.S' out numbered. fu..../11dv''<J '"fhe Caucasion, he was never\ CI)'Ll? -o?1.- o-n..e.. • q,M If he was one on one, it wouldbe allright. 3M You'd be maybe 3-4-5 against one. There'd always be the three guys. Whenthey shoot the bean flippers, it wasn't the one guy shooting at you, you know. It'd be 3 or 4 guys doing it. ijM You know, they're chicken. Youknow, somett those guys - they didn't want to be seen - or 1 you know, - Like in playing football or antyhign - they'd pick you out, right now. 3M 3 or 4 guys - you'd didn't even pass the ball or never have the ball-they'd come after you. '7(A,allofy lv Jueitj(;t,f1 more or less. LK - / i t ? ;/ 1/-':li /tJOA''J hurt )OU, Yeah. ~You'd have to always be on guard. Like I say, we had our own war. 3M {,/e did. And when they'd driveout here, you know, - they'd pull a gun cw' you and throw a fire cracker out. And [laughs] And ... then you'd think you're shot. LK I can seehow you would. Hmm •• Was there any - was there ever a JACL up here ai IJ4f.i ,/ht.L 2, 4M No • .}M No. LK Did you guys have any organizations at all. In termscr the Japanese community. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x93v1x/901409 |
