George Oda Interview Segment 1

Parents' family backgrounds (ddr-manz-1-151-1) - 00:07:46
Description of siblings (ddr-manz-1-151-2) - 00:03:41
Parents' farm in North Hollywood (ddr-manz-1-151-3) - 00:07:38
Attending school (ddr-manz-1-151-4) - 00:05:07
Dropping out of school after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-151-5) - 00:03:46
Preparing for mass removal (ddr-manz-1-151-6) - 00:05:05
The bus ride to Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-151-7) - 00:04:32
First impressions of Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-151-8) - 00:05:28
Leaving camp on a temporary work furlough (ddr-manz-1-151-9) - 00:09:40
Leaving camp to thin lettuce (ddr-manz-1-151-10) - 00:03:38
Working in the camp mess halls (ddr-manz-1-151-11) - 00:06:51
Social activities and sports in camp (ddr-manz-1-151-12) - 00:04:49
Forming a football team in camp (ddr-manz-1-151-13) - 00:03:41
Working as a truck driver in camp (ddr-manz-1-151-14) - 00:07:32
Moving to a different block after the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" (ddr-manz-1-151-15) - 00:06:46
Description of block leaders and camp administration (ddr-manz-1-151-16) - 00:07:49
Wife's family background (ddr-manz-1-151-17) - 00:04:50
Family's postwar activities (ddr-manz-1-151-18) - 00:05:42
Leaving camp and working in Denver (ddr-manz-1-151-19) - 00:06:50
Returning to Los Angeles (ddr-manz-1-151-20) - 00:05:30
Getting married (ddr-manz-1-151-21) - 00:04:00
Starting own farm and raising a family (ddr-manz-1-151-22) - 00:11:10
Attending camp reunions and pilgrimages (ddr-manz-1-151-23) - 00:08:36
Seeing differences in Japanese Americans from different regions (ddr-manz-1-151-24) - 00:02:03
Reflections (ddr-manz-1-151-25) - 00:06:18
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Parents' family backgrounds

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July 22, 2014

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George Oda

George Oda Interview

02:28:48 — 25 segments

July 22, 2014

Nisei male. Born December 24, 1923, in Burbank, California. Grew up in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp and worked for a time in Denver, Colorado, before eventually returning to the Los Angeles area to farm.

Rose Masters, interviewer; Kristen Luetkemeier, videographer

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