Transcript of Toru Miyoshi Oral History
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PARTNER
Densho
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OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-480-173
PARENT COLLECTION
Toru Miyoshi Family Collection
DESCRIPTION
Toru Miyoshi details his family's immigration to the United States, growing up in California, his experience at the Gila River Concentration Camp, and his public service as an elected official.
OBJECT GENRE
Transcriptions
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
- Immigration and citizenship
- Religion and churches -- Buddhism
- Religion and churches -- Christianity
- World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day"
- Race and racism
- Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Running for office
- World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home
- Industry and employment -- Small business -- General stores
- Identity and values -- Issei
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Miyoshi, Toru (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Toru Miyoshi Family Collection, Densho
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
