ddr-densho-496 — Kazuyoshi Kawata Collection

Kazuyoshi Kawata Collection

ddr-densho-496

Written accounts from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his life as a Japanese American, his experience in internment, and his experience serving in World War II.

1924-2001

1993, 2001

6 PDF files of autobiographical writings, 1 PDF file of biographical writing, 4 photographs

Densho

Kawata, Kazuyoshi (author)
Kawata, Ray (author)

Courtesy of Kazuyoshi Kawata Collection, Densho

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11 Objects

doc Growing Up in Portland (ddr-densho-496-1)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his childhood and upbringing in Portland leading up to evacuation.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-1/

doc In the Service (ddr-densho-496-2)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his time serving in the Army of the U.S.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-2/

doc Japanese Americans in World War II- A Nisei Remembers (ddr-densho-496-3)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his internment at North Portland Assembly Center and Minidoka published in New World Outlook in January of 1982.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-3/

doc My Early Years, 1924-1942 (ddr-densho-496-4)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his early life and family.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-4/

doc From Internment to Going Off to War, 1942-1943 (ddr-densho-496-5)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his experience in Minidoka and enlisting in the War

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-5/

doc In the Army, 1943-1946 (ddr-densho-496-6)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his time serving in the Army of the U.S.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-6/

doc Kazuyoshi Kawata Biography (ddr-densho-496-7)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-7/

img Waiting for Rhine Crossing (ddr-densho-496-8)

Photograph of 10 soldiers surrounding a gun car and a Jeep awaiting orders. Written on the album page is: "Waiting for the Rhine Crossing / The Wire Section" in black ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-8/