Scope and Contents Mr. Kasai (b. 1918) recalls his early life on an Idaho farm during the Great Depression. He also reminisces about his life-long career in military intelligence, including being stationed in post-war Japan and wartime Korea.

Scope and Contents Mr. Kasai (b. 1918) recalls his early life on an Idaho farm during the Great Depression. He also reminisces about his life-long career in military intelligence, including being stationed in post-war Japan and wartime Korea.

Scope and Contents Katsuki (b. 1901) tells of his birth in Japan, and how his family members immigrated to the United States, one at a time. He recalls his trip to this country, traveling first class so that he would not have to wait to disembark. Other topics covered include being picked up by the FBI after Pearl Harbor, being paroled to live with his sister in Ogden, and teaching "Shigin."

Scope and Contents Konishi (b. 1920) was born in Salt Lake City, but spent most of her childhood in the mining town of Tintic. She talks about her parents, schooling, the ethnic makeup of the neighborhood, encountering discrimination in California, and her brother being in a shooting accident. Other topics covered include Scarlet Fever, working for the department of public welfare, Pearl Harbor and its aftermath, the Buddhist temple, and the lives of her children.

Scope and Contents Kuramada (b. 1913) talks about his parents, their life in Japan, and his mother's views on the importance of education. Other topics covered include life small towns throughout Southern Utah, discrimination, farming, practicing dentistry in Utah, the JACL, Salt Lake City during the World War II years, courting his wife, and storis of various other family members.

Scope and Contents Matsumiya (b. 1899) recalls life as the daughter of a rice farmer in Japan. She was sent to Kyoto to work as a maid. In this way she was trained in the art of housekeeping and had the opportunity to learn English. Her family arranged her marriage to a man from America who returned to Japan to find a wife. She recalls their journey to San Francisco, then on to Salt Lake City. Other topics covered include the Hashimoto family, picture brides, the influenza epidemic of 1919, the Mori family, life...

Scope and Contents Nakashima (b. 1895) recalls family stories of her father's life as a seaman in Japan. She discusses family life in rural Japan, the wedding of her sister, being sent for by her future husband in America, her voyage on the Sado Maru to Seattle, and moving to Ogden, Utah. She also talks about life in the Japanese section of Salt Lake, raising children, supporting her family after her husband became ill, and her children's lives.

Scope and Contents Mr. Nakatani (b. 1916) discusses the immigration experiences of family members, his education in the San Francisco, California, school system, and his pre-World War II radio repair business in California. He also relates the experience of his family at the Camp Amache, Colorado, relocation center and his postwar business in Ogden, Utah.

Scope and Contents Nishiguchi (b. 1929) recalls stories of his father and other family members who lived in the intermountain west. He also discusses World War II, the LDS Church, being stationed in the U. S. Army in Alaska, farming, meeting and courting his wife, child rearing, community service, and the lives of his children.

Scope and Contents Nishiyama discusses the Depression, his father, growing up in Salt Lake City, being refused admittance to a public pool, his inability to find a job in the U. S., going to Japan, getting married, life in pre-war and occupied Japan, and working for Sony.