Stanley N. Shikuma Interview I Segment 11

Family history: grandparents' immigration stories (ddr-densho-1000-517-1) - 0:04:38
Father's background and wartime experiences (ddr-densho-1000-517-2) - 0:05:05
Father's immediate postwar experiences (ddr-densho-1000-517-3) - 0:05:33
Father's family's church activities (ddr-densho-1000-517-4) - 0:04:20
Mother's family background: experiences as a Kibei (ddr-densho-1000-517-5) - 0:03:29
Mother's wartime experiences (ddr-densho-1000-517-6) - 0:05:49
Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-517-7) - 0:05:12
Childhood memories of the Japanese American community in Watsonville, California (ddr-densho-1000-517-8) - 0:05:37
Attending school in Watsonville (ddr-densho-1000-517-9) - 0:03:04
Exposure to labor and immigration issues on family's farm (ddr-densho-1000-517-10) - 0:08:41
First attending Stanford as one of only a few students of color (ddr-densho-1000-517-11) - 0:05:47
Helping to establish Asian American student groups at Stanford (ddr-densho-1000-517-12) - 0:05:29
Playing a part as an extra in the film Farewell to Manzanar (ddr-densho-1000-517-13) - 0:02:08
Activities in college (ddr-densho-1000-517-14) - 0:03:56
Internships and traveling after college (ddr-densho-1000-517-15) - 0:05:40
Meeting future wife and moving to Seattle (ddr-densho-1000-517-16) - 0:04:42
Graduating from a nursing program and establishing residency (ddr-densho-1000-517-17) - 0:03:39
Getting involved with the Japanese American Citizens League and other community activities (ddr-densho-1000-517-18) - 0:05:55
Raising a family (ddr-densho-1000-517-19) - 0:05:41
Involvement in numerous community activities (ddr-densho-1000-517-20) - 0:05:50
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First attending Stanford as one of only a few students of color

0:05:47 — Segment 11 of 20

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11-Oct-22

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Stanley N. Shikuma

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Stanley N. Shikuma Interview I

1:40:42 — 20 segments

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11-Oct-22

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Seattle, Washington

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Sansei male. Born December 2, 1953, in Brogan, Oregon. Grew up primarily in the Watsonville, California, area, where parents ran a farm. Exposed at an early age to activism and organized labor. Attended Stanford University and then moved to Seattle, Washington, and earned a nursing credential. Has joined and led several prominent Seattle-area taiko (Japanese drum) ensembles. Became involved in numerous Japanese American community and activist groups such as the Japanese American Citizens League, Tule Lake Committee, and Tsuru for Solidarity.

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Barbara Yasui, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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