Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1209
Abstract
The interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah (1984-1988) consists of transcripts of a series of interviews conducted with members of the Japanese community between 1984 and 1988. Common themes within the interviews are family life, work, religion, immigration experiences, discrimination, and relations with the Mormon establishment in Utah.
Dates:
1984-1988
Mike M. Masaoka papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0656
Abstract
Mike M. Masaoka served as National Secretary (1941-1943) and Washington lobbyist (1945-1953) for the Japanese American Citizens' League. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and served as president of the Japan-America Society. He was active in issues of immigration reform and compensation for victims of wartime internment. The collection includes scrapbooks, yearbooks, correspondence, court and congressional documents, articles, oral history transcripts,...
Dates:
1931-1991
Saving the Legacy oral history audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: A0864
Abstract
The Saving the Legacy oral history audio recordings consists of interviews with World War II veterans living in Utah and the Intermountain Region about their experiences, early, and after war lives. The oral histories were taken by the American West Center, University of Utah. The collection was later expanded to include all war veterans.
Dates:
2000-2006
Saving the Legacy oral history project transcripts
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2070
Abstract
The American West Center, at the University of Utah, is involved in a nationwide effort to preserve the stories of men and women who witnessed the events of World War II. This oral history project, Saving the Legacy: An Oral History of Utah's World War II Veterans, has the mission of interviewing veterans living in Utah and the Intermountain Region. The American West Center later expanded their mission to include all war veterans....
Dates:
2001-2010