Shig Oka Interview Segment 10

Growing up in Portland, where father worked for the railroad (ddr-one-7-74-1) - 00:02:27
Parents' family backgrounds (ddr-one-7-74-2) - 00:03:24
Older brother sent to live in Japan (ddr-one-7-74-3) - 00:03:58
Attending elementary school and Japanese language school (ddr-one-7-74-4) - 00:03:54
Remembering recreational activities as a child (ddr-one-7-74-5) - 00:03:56
Living in family's apartment house (ddr-one-7-74-6) - 00:03:48
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-one-7-74-7) - 00:03:52
Placing belongings in storage prior to mass removal (ddr-one-7-74-8) - 00:02:18
Friends coming to visit at assembly center (ddr-one-7-74-9) - 00:04:28
The train ride to Minidoka (ddr-one-7-74-10) - 00:02:07
Living conditions in camp (ddr-one-7-74-11) - 00:05:46
Daily life in camp (ddr-one-7-74-12) - 00:03:02
School and Boy Scouts in camp (ddr-one-7-74-13) - 00:05:33
Returning home to Portland (ddr-one-7-74-14) - 00:04:19
Parents' efforts to rebuild after the war (ddr-one-7-74-15) - 00:02:18
Attending high school after leaving camp (ddr-one-7-74-16) - 00:01:37
Reestablishing lives after the war (ddr-one-7-74-17) - 00:02:22
Parents' postwar hotel business (ddr-one-7-74-18) - 00:02:23
Establishing a career as a pharmacist (ddr-one-7-74-19) - 00:03:45
Meeting future wife and getting married (ddr-one-7-74-20) - 00:04:46
Raising a family (ddr-one-7-74-21) - 00:04:21
Reflections (ddr-one-7-74-22) - 00:02:52
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ddr-one-7-74-10 (Legacy UID: denshovh-oshig-01-0010)

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The train ride to Minidoka

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July 1, 2014

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Shig Oka

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Shig Oka Interview

01:17:16 — 22 segments

DATE

July 1, 2014

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Portland, Oregon

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born July 28, 1930, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, where father worked for the railroad and then as an apartment building owner. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Portland, completed school, and became a pharmacist.

(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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Kim Blair, interviewer; Ian McCluskey, videographer

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon Collection

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