Frances Sumida Palk Interview Segment 2

Paternal grandparents' backgrounds (ddr-one-7-72-1) - 00:04:46
Father's and grandparents' hotel business (ddr-one-7-72-2) - 00:07:38
Maternal grandparents' backgrounds (ddr-one-7-72-3) - 00:07:20
Mother's family background (ddr-one-7-72-4) - 00:07:02
Family's hotel business (ddr-one-7-72-5) - 00:06:28
Origins of name (ddr-one-7-72-6) - 00:02:38
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and preparing for mass removal (ddr-one-7-72-7) - 00:05:44
A few childhood memories of Portland Assembly Center (ddr-one-7-72-8) - 00:04:42
Living conditions at Minidoka: "it was very uncomfortable" (ddr-one-7-72-9) - 00:09:48
Memories of the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" (ddr-one-7-72-10) - 00:03:02
Description of parents (ddr-one-7-72-11) - 00:10:59
Living in Minneapolis after leaving camp (ddr-one-7-72-12) - 00:08:26
Attending elementary school (ddr-one-7-72-13) - 00:04:59
Grandparents' farm in Kent, Washington (ddr-one-7-72-14) - 00:04:25
Returning home to Portland (ddr-one-7-72-15) - 00:03:32
Living in Vanport after the war (ddr-one-7-72-16) - 00:07:21
Memories of the Vanport flood (ddr-one-7-72-17) - 00:05:13
Father's work at the shipyards (ddr-one-7-72-18) - 00:04:05
Moving into a new home after the flood (ddr-one-7-72-19) - 00:08:14
Community events and holidays (ddr-one-7-72-20) - 00:03:51
Memories of high school (ddr-one-7-72-21) - 00:06:42
Getting married and raising a family (ddr-one-7-72-22) - 00:07:04
Reflections (ddr-one-7-72-23) - 00:08:15
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ddr-one-7-72-2 (Legacy UID: denshovh-pfrances-01-0002)

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Father's and grandparents' hotel business

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DATE

June 13, 2014

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Frances Sumida Palk

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Frances Sumida Palk Interview

02:22:14 — 23 segments

DATE

June 13, 2014

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Portland, Oregon

DESCRIPTION

Nisei female. Born July 31, 1939, in Portland, Oregon, where parents ran a hotel. During World War II, removed with family to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before returning to Oregon. Was living in Vanport, Oregon, during the flood in the late 1940s, before returning 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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Todd Mayberry, interviewer; Ian McCluskey, videographer

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon Collection

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