Finding Aid for the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program Japanese American Project Oral History collection,
1966-1976
Processed by Anne Caiger; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program Japanese American Project Oral History collection
Date (inclusive): 1966-1976
Collection number: 2067
Creator: California State University, Fullerton. Oral History Program
Extent: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
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and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Gift of California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program, 1977.
- Originals are located at California State University, Fullerton.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program Japanese American Project Oral History
collection (Collection 2067). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Processing History:
Processed by Christen Sasaki in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan,
Summer 2006.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of oral history interview transcripts from the California State University, Fullerton Japanese American
Oral History collection. Includes interviews related to Japanese American evacuation during World War 2, Nisei and Sansei
experiences, Tule Lake Segregation Center, and the Manzanar War Relocation Center. Also includes 1 interview related to Richard
Nixon and the Whittier College class of 1934.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
California State University, Fullerton. Oral History Program.
Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Genres and Forms of Material
Transcripts.
Oral histories.
Interviews.
Note
Transcripts are arranged alphabetically by subject and interviewee.
Japanese American Project
Box 5
“Cooperative Stores in Relocation Centers”
Box 5
July 17, 1973 (Oral History no.1332)
Interviewee: Runcorn, Ed. H.
Interviewer: Janis Gennawey
Box 2
April 11, 1972 (Oral History no.1077)
Interviewee: Kobayashi, Irene M.
Interviewer: Betty E. Mitson
Boxes 1-5
“Japanese American Evacuation”
Box 1
March 4, 1966 (Oral History no.11)
Interviewee: Anonymous
Interviewer: Richard Curtiss
Box 3
November 25, 1968 (Oral History no.78)
Interviewee: Chamness, Lee, Jr.
Interviewer: John Sprout
Box 1
January 11-12, 1973 (Oral History no.1383)
Interviewee: Fujiyama, Margie
Interviewer: Sue Fowler
Box 1
July 16, 1973 (Oral History no.1337)
Interviewee: Hori, Soichiro
Interviewer: Paula Erickson
Box 4
August 6, 1974 (Oral History no.1339)
Interviewee: Ishida, Seiko
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen
Box 2
April 26, 1971 (Oral History no.1069)
Interviewee: Kanno, James
Interviewer: John McFarlane
Box 4
n.d. (Oral History no.1340)
Interviewee: Kikuchi, Yoriyuki
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen
Box 4
May 2, 1971 (Oral History no.649)
Interviewee: Nakamura, Harry
Interviewer: John McFarlane
Box 5
January 1, 1966 (Oral History no.5)
Interviewee: Nishizu, Clarence I.
Interviewer: Richard D. Curtiss
Box 5
February 7, 1966 (Oral History no.3)
Interviewee: Nitta, Hitoshi
Interviewer: Richard Curtiss
Box 2
July 16, 1973 (Oral History no.1382)
Interviewee: Odanaka, Woodrow
Interviewer: Patrick H. West
Box 3
June 1, 1974 (Oral History no.1359)
Interviewee: Tashima, Masako
Interviewer: Pat Tashima
Box 3
February 15, 1974 (Oral History no.1360)
Interviewee: Tashima, Yoshie Mary
Interviewer: Pat Tashima
Box 3
February 20, 1974 (Oral History no.1362)
Interviewee: Tashima, Yoshiyuki
Interviewer: Pat Tashima
Box 3
April 25, 1971 (Oral History no.1070)
Interviewee: Uno, Roy
Interviewer: John McFarlane
Box 5
April 16, 1971 (Oral History no.1071)
Interviewee: Uyesugi, Mas
Interviewer: John McFarlane
Box 3
March 26, 1973 (Oral History no.1279)
Interviewee: Yamada, Takeo
Interviewer: Pat Morgan
Box 3
April 21, 1971 (Oral History no.1072)
Interviewee: Yamamoto, Harry K.
Interviewer: John McFarlane
Box 5
“Japanese American Experience”
Box 5
“Japanese American Experience,” April 4, 1972 (Oral History no.1080)
Interviewee: Okimoto, Elaine S.
Interviewer: Betty E. Mitson
Box 1
September 21, 1973 (Oral History no.1365)
Interviewee: Griffith, Duff
Interviewer: Betty Mitson
Box 2
“Little Tokyo of Los Angeles, California”
Box 2
November 28, 1973 (Oral History no.1341)
Interviewee: Mukaeda, Katsuma
Interviewer: Dave Biniasz
Box 5
August 30, 1973 (Oral History no.1271b)
Interviewee: Tanaka, Togo
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen
Boxes 1-5
“Manazanar War Relocation Center”
Box 1
December 20, 1973 (Oral History no.1397)
Interviewee: Aigner, Al
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen & David J. Bertagnoli
Box 3
July 14, 1973 (Oral History no.1344)
Interviewee: Anonymous
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 1
December 6, 1973 (Oral History no.1378)
Interviewee: Bell, Rollin
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 3
December 20, 1973 (Oral History no.1402)
Interviewee: Branson, Donald H.
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli and Arthur A. Hansen
Box 1
December 13, 1973 and February 20, 1974 (Oral History no.1375)
Interviewee: Brown, Robert L.
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen
Box 1
August 15, 1974 (Oral History no.1343)
Interviewee: Campbell, Ned
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen
Box 4
July 14, 1973 (Oral History no.1347)
Interviewee: Cragen, Dorothy C.
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 4
December 6, 1973 (Oral History no.1389)
Interviewee: Drew, Elodie M.
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 4
July 14, 1973 (Oral History no.1345)
Interviewee: Gillespie, Mary
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 4
December 20, 1973 (Oral History no.1395)
Interviewee: Harry, Frank
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen and David J. Bertagnoli
Box 4
December 20, 1973 (Oral History no.1394)
Interviewee: Hopkins, Jack B.
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen
Box 1
October 4, 1973 (Oral History no.1385)
Interviewee: Joseph, Ethelyne B.
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 2
December 6, 1973 (Oral History no.1401)
Interviewee: Kelley, Anna T.
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen & David J. Bertagnoli
Box 2
July 14, 1973 (Oral History no.1343)
Interviewee: Krater, Katherine
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 2
October 4, 1973 (Oral History no.1384)
Interviewee: Miller, Hubert E.
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 2
December 10, 1973 (Oral History no.1393)
Interviewee: Miller, Pauline
Interviewer: Arthur A. Hansen & David J. Bertagnoli
Box 2
October 4, 1973 (Oral History no.1388)
Interviewee: Pedneau, Bessie K.
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 5
October 4, 1973 (Oral History no.1387)
Interviewee: Pedneau, Frank L.
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 5
October 12, 1973 (Oral History no.1398)
Interviewee: Raub, Henry
Interviewer: David J. Bertagnoli
Box 4
July 15, 1973 (Oral History no.1333)
Interviewee: Kunitsugu, Katsumi
Interviewer: Sherry Turner
Box 3
July 15, 1974 (Oral History no.1361)
Interviewee: Tashima, Masayuki
Interviewer: Pat Tashima
Box 3
August 17, 1976 (Oral History no.1335)
Interviewee: Yamaki, Emi
Interviewer: Sherry Turner
Box 4
December 18, 1972 (Oral History no.1230)
Interviewee: Ihara, Dr. Craig Kei
Interviewer: Betty E. Mitson
Box 1
March 25, 1973 (Oral History no.1277)
Interviewee: Kaihara, Rodney
Interviewer: Patricia Morgan
Box 4
December 19, 1972 (Oral History no.1231)
Interviewee: Mori, John Yukio
Interviewer: Betty E. Mitson
Boxes 1-5
“Tule Lake Segregation Center”
Box 1
August 27, 1973 (Oral History no.1348)
Interviewee: Ager, Earl F.
Interviewer: Sherry Turner
Box 2
August 27, 1973 (Oral History no.1357)
Interviewee: Schindler, William
Interviewer: Sherry Turner
Box 3
August 27, 1973 (Oral History no.1358)
Interviewee: Thaler, Victoria S.
Interviewer: Sherry Turner
Box 4
August 28, 1973 (Oral History no.1353)
Interviewee: King, Ruth E.
Interviewer: Sherry Turner
Box 5
August 25, 1973 (Oral History no.1364)
Interviewee: Pederson, Mr. O.E.
Interviewer: Sherry Turner
Box 5
August 27, 1973 (Oral History no.1355)
Interviewee: Ryckman, Fannie
Interviewer: Sherry Tuner
Box 2
July 13, 1973 (Oral History no.1330)
Interviewee: Taketa, Roy U.
Interviewer: Mary M. McCarthy
Box 3
“Richard M. Nixon and the Whittier College Class of 1934.”
January 1, 1971 (Oral History no.964)
Interviewee: Tani, Setsuko
Interviewer: Greg Brolin