Kenji Ogawa Interview Segment 1

Father's family background: born in San Jose, then went to Japan (ddr-manz-1-170-1) - 00:06:53
Father's return to the U.S. (ddr-manz-1-170-2) - 00:03:30
Mother's family background: born in Hilo, Hawaii (ddr-manz-1-170-3) - 00:04:52
Mother's childhood in Japan (ddr-manz-1-170-4) - 00:09:14
Parents' arranged marriage (ddr-manz-1-170-5) - 00:03:29
Parents' work in Boyle Heights, California, before the war (ddr-manz-1-170-6) - 00:03:23
Memories of family friend, Dr. Bo Sakaguchi (ddr-manz-1-170-7) - 00:05:19
Mother's trip to Manzanar while pregnant (ddr-manz-1-170-8) - 00:04:03
Born in Manzanar soon after family's arrival (ddr-manz-1-170-9) - 00:04:41
Father's experiences as a leader in Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-170-10) - 00:06:07
Parents' decision to answer "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and being sent to Tule Lake (ddr-manz-1-170-11) - 00:06:21
First arriving in Japan (ddr-manz-1-170-12) - 00:04:58
Memories of childhood in Japan: getting in trouble (ddr-manz-1-170-13) - 00:06:45
Attending school in Japan (ddr-manz-1-170-14) - 00:07:40
Father's work in Japan as an interpreter (ddr-manz-1-170-15) - 00:01:49
Celebrating holidays in Japan (ddr-manz-1-170-16) - 00:07:30
Returning to the U.S. as a teenager and experiencing discrimination (ddr-manz-1-170-17) - 00:09:25
Studying commercial art and helping father with gardening work (ddr-manz-1-170-18) - 00:03:19
Meeting future wife (ddr-manz-1-170-19) - 00:06:17
Reuniting with family friend at Manzanar (ddr-manz-1-170-20) - 00:08:54
Postwar reflections (ddr-manz-1-170-21) - 00:06:42
Talking with family about wartime experiences (ddr-manz-1-170-22) - 00:08:47
Free to use This object is offered under a Creative Commons license. You are free to use it for any non-commercial purpose as long as you properly cite it, and if you share what you have created.

Learn more...

PARTNER

Manzanar National Historic Site
Visit partner

SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-170-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-okenji_2-01-0001)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Father's family background: born in San Jose, then went to Japan

00:06:53 — Segment 1 of 22

Previous segment Next segment

DATE

May 21, 2015

LOCATION

PARENT COLLECTION

Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

TOPICS

FACILITY

PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTOR

Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

RIGHTS

PARTNER

Manzanar National Historic Site
Visit partner

INTERVIEW ID

ddr-manz-1-170

NARRATOR

Kenji Ogawa

INTERVIEW TITLE

Kenji Ogawa Interview

02:09:58 — 22 segments

DATE

May 21, 2015

LOCATION

Los Angeles, California

DESCRIPTION

Sansei male. Born April 16, 1942, in Manzanar, California. In 1943, parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and were transferred to the Tule Lake segregation center, California. Moved with family to Japan, and returned to the United States in the 1950s to attend high school.

PRODUCTION

Kristen Luetkemeier, interviewer; Rose Masters, videographer

TOPICS

FACILITY

PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTOR

Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

RIGHTS

API