Rose Matsui Ochi Interview I Segment 15

Parents' family background (ddr-densho-1000-276-1) - 00:05:04
Visiting Japan as an American woman (ddr-densho-1000-276-2) - 00:04:45
Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-276-3) - 00:03:07
A three-year-old's recollections of going to camp (ddr-densho-1000-276-4) - 00:07:12
Adopting an American name in camp (ddr-densho-1000-276-5) - 00:11:18
Family leaves camp and settles in Elko, Nevada (ddr-densho-1000-276-6) - 00:05:00
Description of mother and grandmother: family history of strong women (ddr-densho-1000-276-7) - 00:06:00
Returning to Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-276-8) - 00:06:49
Mother's role in the family after leaving camp (ddr-densho-1000-276-9) - 00:07:02
Meeting future husband (ddr-densho-1000-276-10) - 00:05:09
Attending elementary school, needing to be strong (ddr-densho-1000-276-11) - 00:05:42
Memories of an unsupportive teacher (ddr-densho-1000-276-12) - 00:08:45
Junior high school: demonstrating leadership qualities and deciding to purse a career as a gym teacher (ddr-densho-1000-276-13) - 00:05:51
Memories of seeing samurai movies with father (ddr-densho-1000-276-14) - 00:10:19
Serving on the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy under President Carter (ddr-densho-1000-276-15) - 00:11:07
Going to law school (ddr-densho-1000-276-16) - 00:08:37
Involvement in a landmark Supreme Court case, Serrano vs. Priest (ddr-densho-1000-276-17) - 00:10:37
Taking a position as Legislative Program Director for the Criminal Justice Office of Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-276-18) - 00:04:31
Parents become naturalized U.S. citizens (ddr-densho-1000-276-19) - 00:03:01
Accepting an appointment in the Clinton administration (ddr-densho-1000-276-20) - 00:11:23
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Serving on the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy under President Carter

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Rose Matsui Ochi

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Rose Matsui Ochi Interview I

02:21:19 — 20 segments

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February 28, 2010

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Los Angeles, California

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Nisei female. Born December 15, 1938, in Los Angeles, California. As a child, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Following World War II, became a teacher and then went to law school. In 1974, worked for Los Angeles Mayor Bradley as a legislative research coordinator and eventually executive assistant to the mayor, heading up the Criminal Justice office. Served as the pro-bono lawyer for the Manzanar Committee and was instrumental in the site's establishment and development.

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