Art Hansen Interview I Segment 1

Father's family background (ddr-densho-1000-295-1) - 00:05:11
Early memories of growing up in New Jersey (ddr-densho-1000-295-2) - 00:06:52
Moving with family across the country to California (ddr-densho-1000-295-3) - 00:07:10
First encounters of persons of Japanese ancestry (ddr-densho-1000-295-4) - 00:06:04
Attending college (ddr-densho-1000-295-5) - 00:05:37
First becoming interested in the World War II Japanese American experiences (ddr-densho-1000-295-6) - 00:15:16
Teaching literature in high school (ddr-densho-1000-295-7) - 00:06:16
Going back to school and earning doctorate (ddr-densho-1000-295-8) - 00:03:06
Family background (ddr-densho-1000-295-9) - 00:10:31
Coping with a physical disability throughout life (ddr-densho-1000-295-10) - 00:09:12
Studying in England (ddr-densho-1000-295-11) - 00:11:23
Teaching about the Japanese American wartime experiences (ddr-densho-1000-295-12) - 00:07:57
Connecting with the Japanese American community (ddr-densho-1000-295-13) - 00:01:41
Getting to know the key players in Manzanar (ddr-densho-1000-295-14) - 00:09:09
Publishing an article on the Manzanar Riot (ddr-densho-1000-295-15) - 00:04:26
Having students conduct interviews with local townspeople around the camps (ddr-densho-1000-295-16) - 00:06:45
Establishing the oral history program at Cal State Fullerton (ddr-densho-1000-295-17) - 00:07:06
Oral history methodology used by Cal State Fullerton (ddr-densho-1000-295-18) - 00:06:10
The process of oral history (ddr-densho-1000-295-19) - 00:08:33
Discussion of memorable interviews (ddr-densho-1000-295-20) - 00:08:52
Current projects (ddr-densho-1000-295-21) - 00:08:54
Conducting an interview with Rosalie Hankey Wax, a controversial field anthropologist (ddr-densho-1000-295-22) - 00:10:04
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Father's family background

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July 30, 2010

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Art Hansen

Art Hansen Interview I

02:46:15 — 22 segments

July 30, 2010

Los Angeles, California

White male. Born October 10, 1938, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Education History: BA, MA, Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara. Work History: Professor of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton (1966-Present); Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1979-1980; Editor, Oral History Review, 1980-1987; President, Southwest Oral History Association (1991-1992); President, Oral History Association (2002-2003); Senior Historian, Japanese American National Museum (2001-2005) Publications: Coeditor, Reflections on Shattered Windows: Promises and Prospects for Asian American Studies (Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press, 1987); Editor, Japanese American Evacuation World War II Oral History Project [five parts: Evacuees; Administrators; Analysts; Resisters; Guards and Townspeople] (Munich, Ger.: K. G. Saur, 1992-1995]. Awards/Honors: James V. Mink Oral History Award, Southwest Oral History Association, 1988; Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 1996-1997; Distinguished Faculty Member, College of Humanities and Social Studies, California State University, Fullerton, 2001-2002.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

Jim Gatewood, interviewer; Martha Nakagawa, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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