Box 2
Container
Contains 15 Results:
William Muratani
File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a speech given by Muratani before the Constitutional Defense Committee Convention on 25 November 1967. He recalls his experiences as a volunteer lawyer and civil rights activist in the South in the 1960s.
Dates:
1964-1969
Tadashi Nakada and Others
File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
This interview took place at the Price Buddhist Church. Present were Eijiro Kawamura, Matajiro Watada, Kotsukei Sakaguchi, Tago Nakano, Lee Murata and Rev. Yoshitaka Tamai. Topics discussed include anti-Japanese sentiments, the establishment of the Buddhist church, land expropriation laws, Japanese-American relations, and picture marriages.
Dates:
1964-1969
Roy Okamoto
File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
Mr. Okomoto (b. 1900) talks about his family background, experiences in Los Angeles, his marriage, World War II, experiences at Hart Mountain, jobs in Salt Lake, working at the Bingham Mine, his family in Japan and travel experiences.
Dates:
1964-1969
"Johnnie" Tsuyoshi Saeki and "Tommy" Tadayoshi Shuto
File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
Mr. Saeki and Mr. Shuto discuss discrimination, racial attitudes, the Japanese cultural group known as "eta," adjusting to American society, and raising children . Also discussed are the concepts of enryo (respect) and shibui (refined taste).
Dates:
1964-1969
Mr. and Mrs. Jusaburo Sakata, Mrs. Toki Sakata, Kiyo Kubota, and Gontaro Kubota
File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Jusaburo Sakata (b. 1879) talks about his immigration from Japan and working on the railroad. Toki Sakata (b. 1898) recalls her marriage to Jusaburo and discusses her children. Gontaro (b. 1887) and Kiyo Kubota discuss their education, railroad camps, and their children. Mrs. Sakata and Mrs. Kubota also discuss raising their children with Japanese values. Both couples discuss living and working in America.
Dates:
1964-1969