Interview with a woman of the Watsonville Issei Singers, part 2 of 2; interview with unnamed man; b-roll of Kizuka Hall exterior; Monroe Sweetland and Shig Kihara walking

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Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection

An Issei woman (not named) discusses becoming an American citizen (and losing Japanese citizenship). An interpreter translates her answers into English. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Interview ends at 5:10; another interview starts after, where a man (not named) discusses the Watsonville Issei Singers and how many Issei became citizens. That interview ends at 12:23; rest of tape is exterior shots of the Kizuka Hall in Watsonville and b-roll of Monroe Sweetland and Shig walking outdoors. Original title: II MON #12, 9-9-85, #12 Issei woman interview

00:16:43

September 9, 1985

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Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)

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