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Oral history interview with Brieuc Bouche, 1991. TranscriptCreator/Contributor:
Bouché, Brieuc., creatorCreator/Contributor:
LaBerge, Germaine.Creator/Contributor:
State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)Abstract:
Bouche discusses his family history in Brittany, French education, the French army, and his apprenticeship in wood carving.
He speaks about his experience as a immigrant and his decision to become an American citizen. He compares that experience
to that of Japanese Americans during World War II. He covers the living and teaching conditions at the Manzanar Relocation
Camp, including mentions of Ralph Merritt, the camp director, and Ansel Adams, the official camp photographer.
Date:
1991 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caFrench Americans
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Japanese Americans -- California
Teachers -- Certification -- California
World War, 1939-1945
Américains d'origine française
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Relogement et internement forcés, 1942-1945
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Californie
Enseignants -- Attestation de compétence -- Californie
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
French Americans
Japanese Americans
Politics and government
Teachers -- Certification
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950
Manzanar (Calif.) -- History
Californie -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1850-1950
California
California -- Manzanar
Note:
by Germaine LaBerge, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Audio tape recording of five-hour interview available: Phonotape 2771 C:1-15.
Brieuc Bouche is a naturalized American citizen, having emigrated from France in 1928. He is a master wood carver and received
a B.A. and secondary teaching credential from UCLA. He taught industrial arts in the high school at Manzanar, a relocation
camp for Japanese Americans in Owens Valley, California, during World War II.
Type:
History.Oral histories.
Physical Description:
113 pages of typescript
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 95/85 cLOCAL
Phonotape 2771 C:1-5LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC