Densho Digital Repository
Emi Kuboyama, Office of Redress Administration (ORA) Oral History Project Collection
Title: Pamela Rouse Dixon Interview
Narrator: Pamela Rouse Dixon
Interviewer: Emi Kuboyama
Location: Temple Hills, Maryland
Date: September 12, 2019
Densho ID: ddr-densho-1020-9-4

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EK: Do you have any stories you'd like to share or people you'd like to acknowledge?

PD: Well, I remember, I think it was the last one of the ceremonies they had at the end, and that's when the program had kind of winded down. And I remember a couple, I don't know if they were a couple. It was male and a female, but one was in a wheelchair, and I know they were kind of struggling to get on the stage because they wanted to recognize them as one of the constituents getting paid. So that just kind of impacted me to see them. They were older, so to get on that stage and kind of walk across and get recognized, and that kind of stuck with me. I just always remember them two for some reason, that scene.

EK: Do you remember their names?

PD: I don't remember their names, no.

EK: Do you have other final thoughts or recollections that you want to share?

PD: No, I'm just glad that I was a part of that. I was glad I was a part of that.

EK: I'm curious, do you ever talk about, kind of, your time and what you did at redress to your daughter?

PD: No, I actually haven't, I've never had.

EK: She's not curious what Mom used to do?

PD: No. [Laughs] She's more so curious now, but back then, no, because she wasn't even born then. But no, I haven't spoken with her about it. It would be interesting to maybe talk to her to let her know what I was a part of. It's never too late.

EK: Exactly. Thank you, Pam.

PD: You're welcome.

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