Ben Uyeno Segment 22
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ddr-densho-1000-100-22 (Legacy UID: denshovh-uben-01-0022)
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Attending Washington State College
00:02:18 — Segment 22 of 41
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Ben Uyeno Interview
01:55:31 — 41 segments
DATE
June 1, 1998
LOCATION
Seattle, Washington
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male. Born November 30, 1918, in Yakima, Washington. Spent two years of childhood in Japan. Returned to Seattle and became an active participant in Japanese American community life. Was attending the University of Washington when World War II started. Avoided incarceration with the help of the Friends (a Quaker organization), which hid him and helped him enroll in another university. He eventually entered medical school. Later he became a captain in the U.S. Army and served as a MASH doctor in Korea, where he was trained on one of the first kidney machines. Returned to Seattle and helped pioneer the first kidney dialysis program in the United States. Became the first Japanese American Chief of Staff at Providence Hospital in Seattle. Established a private practice that faithfully served the area's Japanese American community for thirty-two years. Helped establish and develop the Keiro nursing home (later operated as part of Nikkei Concerns).
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Dee Goto, interviewer; Matt Emery, videographer
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