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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview (ddr-one-7-52)

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Montavilla, Oregon, where father ran a Japanese-language newspaper. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, served in Korea in the U.S. military. Returned to Oregon and became a physician.

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-52-6)

Participating in Japanese community activities

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-52-16)

Reflections

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-52-9)

First impressions of the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 15 (ddr-one-7-52-15)

Finishing school and getting married

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-52-10)

Daily life in Minidoka

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-52-12)

Serving in the military

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-52-1)

Family background

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-52-4)

Picnics and holidays

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-52-11)

Returning to Oregon; father tries to restart newspaper business

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-52-8)

Father's arrest by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-52-5)

Attending school

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-52-2)

Father's Japanese newspaper business

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-52-7)

Description of father's newspaper business

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-52-14)

Losing mother in a flood

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-52-3)

Prewar recreational activities

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vh Albert A. Oyama Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-52-13)

Returning to Oregon and deciding to become a doctor

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Narrator Albert A. Oyama

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Montavilla, Oregon, where father ran a Japanese-language newspaper. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, served in Korea in the U.S. military. Returned to Oregon and became a physician.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 3 (January 20, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-3)

Selected article titles: "Immigration amendments ease part of Japan backlog" (p. 1), "Patsy and Spark vote on Powell censure" (p. 1), "U.S. Supreme Court upholds revoking of unauthorized use of passports" (p. 1), "Sheridan, Wyo., once a lively town with 120 Japanese, now down to one" (p. 3), "Pearl Harbor anniversary void of hate but one …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 26 (June 26, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-26)

Selected article titles: "Need of strong JACL organization cited by Nisei who felt housing bias" (p. 1), "Call for rare B-Positive Type blood made to save life of Idaho Falls 2-year-old boy" (p. 1), "Japanese Canadian history project given 'green light'" (p. 1), "Mountain-Plains JACLers feel U.S.-Japan problems not as crucial to Inland CLers" (p. 5), …

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