Kiyoshi Seishin Yamashita Interview Segment 28
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Looking back on translation work
00:03:59 — Segment 28 of 29
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Kiyoshi Seishin Yamashita Interview
02:22:09 — 29 segments
DATE
October 30, 2009
LOCATION
Seattle, Washington
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male. Born February 14, 1920, in Kent, Washington. Grew up in the nearby town of Auburn, where parents ran a farm. Family was involved Auburn Buddhist Church. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1942 and removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Recruited out of Tule Lake to teach at the Naval Intelligence Language School in Boulder, Colorado. Worked in Japan as a linguist for the U.S. government during the U.S. occupation. While in Japan, became a Buddhist minister. Eventually returned to the United States and worked for the Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research.
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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer
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