Lilly Kobayashi Irinaga Interview Segment 2

Born in Portland, Oregon (ddr-one-7-47-1) - 00:03:09
Father's family background (ddr-one-7-47-2) - 00:05:00
Mother's family background (ddr-one-7-47-3) - 00:04:20
Description of parents (ddr-one-7-47-4) - 00:06:21
Attending Japanese language school (ddr-one-7-47-5) - 00:08:15
Memories of parents' hotel business (ddr-one-7-47-6) - 00:04:35
Childhood memories of Japanese American community events (ddr-one-7-47-7) - 00:03:44
Taking a trip to Japan to visit family (ddr-one-7-47-8) - 00:06:07
Returning home from Japan by ship right before the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-one-7-47-9) - 00:07:53
Witnessing father's arrest by FBI at a community program (ddr-one-7-47-10) - 00:07:14
Preparing for mass removal while coping without father (ddr-one-7-47-11) - 00:04:15
Preparing for mass removal with the help of a Caucasian family friend (ddr-one-7-47-12) - 00:03:46
Living conditions in Portland: a medical emergency (ddr-one-7-47-13) - 00:05:56
Coping with living conditions at Minidoka (ddr-one-7-47-14) - 00:06:47
Reuniting with father in camp (ddr-one-7-47-15) - 00:07:22
(ddr-one-7-47-16) - 00:02:53
Returning to Portland and being refused service at a restaurant (ddr-one-7-47-17) - 00:07:43
Observing changes in Portland after the war (ddr-one-7-47-18) - 00:03:51
Meeting future husband and getting married (ddr-one-7-47-19) - 00:03:08
Reflections (ddr-one-7-47-20) - 00:03:46
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ddr-one-7-47-2 (Legacy UID: denshovh-ililly-01-0002)

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Father's family background

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.

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DATE

April 27, 2013

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon Visual History Collection

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Lilly Kobayashi Irinaga

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Lilly Kobayashi Irinaga Interview

01:46:05 — 20 segments

DATE

April 27, 2013

LOCATION

Portland, Oregon

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born April 5, 1929, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, went with family on a trip to Japan to visit family and returned shortly before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, returned to Portland.

(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.)

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Tom Ikeda, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon Collection

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