Rose Matsui Ochi Interview I Segment 2

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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Visiting Japan as an American woman

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February 28, 2010

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Rose Matsui Ochi

Rose Matsui Ochi Interview I

02:21:19 — 20 segments

February 28, 2010

Los Angeles, California

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.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

Martha Nakagawa, interviewer; Tani Ikeda, videographer

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