Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS) Oral History Project Collections
Visit partner

ddr-chi-1-8-5 ()

Arrival at the Puyallup Assembly Center: "It was a shock"

0:09:49 — Segment 5 of 12

Previous segment Next segment

October 25, 2017

Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS) Oral History Project Collection

Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS)

Courtesy of the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS)

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS) Oral History Project Collections
Visit partner

ddr-chi-1-8

Lois Shikami

Lois Shikami Interview

1:23:52 — 12 segments

October 25, 2017

Nisei female. Born August 25, 1931, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Wisconsin for several years before eventually moving to Chicago, Illinois.

Anna Takada, interviewer

Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS)

Courtesy of the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS)

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

API