Charles Olds Interview Segment 5
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| Born and raised in Japan as the son of Christian missionaries (ddr-densho-1000-121-1) - 00:04:40 |
| Volunteering to work for the War Relocation Authority, establishing a relocation office in Baltimore, Maryland (ddr-densho-1000-121-2) - 00:06:43 |
| Working as a relocation officer in Poston concentration camp, Arizona: "A very positive experience" (ddr-densho-1000-121-3) - 00:05:44 |
| Administering the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" to camp inmates (ddr-densho-1000-121-4) - 00:06:11 |
| Interviewing potential relocation candidates in Tule Lake concentration camp, California; induction into the army in 1945, trained at Fort Snelling, Minnesota (ddr-densho-1000-121-5) - 00:06:30 |
| Reflecting on the incarceration experience: "A gross mistake on the part of our government" (ddr-densho-1000-121-6) - 00:04:39 |
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ddr-densho-1000-121-5 (Legacy UID: denshovh-ocharles-01-0005)
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Interviewing potential relocation candidates in Tule Lake concentration camp, California; induction into the army in 1945, trained at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
00:06:30 — Segment 5 of 6
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Charles Olds Interview
00:34:27 — 6 segments
DATE
July 3, 2000
LOCATION
Klamath Falls, Oregon
DESCRIPTION
White male. Born 1913 in Karuizawa, Japan, to missionary parents. Attended Canadian school in Kobe, Japan, before coming to the United States with his older brother. He attended the University of Chicago School of Social Work, then volunteered to work for the War Relocation Authority (WRA). He later worked as a relocation officer in the concentration camps in Poston, Arizona, and Tule Lake, California. Mr. Olds was inducted into the army in 1945.
(This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.)
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Alice Ito, interviewer; Steve Hamada, videographer
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