Densho Digital Repository
JACL Philadelphia Oral History Collection
Title: Lily M. Inazu Interview
Narrator: Lily M. Inazu
Interviewer: Herbert J. Horikawa
Location: Medford, New Jersey
Date: October 23, 1994
Densho ID: ddr-phljacl-1-11-1

[Correct spelling of certain names, words and terms used in this interview have not been verified.]

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HH: This is Sunday, October 23rd. We are recording this project today at Medford Lees, New Jersey. What is your full name?

LI: My full name is Lily Masae Inazu.

HH: And what was the name of your husband?

LI: My husband's name was Albert Taizo Inazu.

HH: How many siblings do you have? Brothers and sisters do you have?

LI: I have three sisters and one brother.

HH: And how many children do you have and what are their ages?

LI: I have five children. And my oldest is fifty-eight, and the second son would be fifty-two. And the third son would be fifty-one, and fifty... and forty-nine, my daughter would be forty-nine.

HH: I understand that one of your sons is no longer alive.

LI: Yes, my oldest son had died, thirteen years ago.

HH: Do you have any grandchildren?

LI: Yes, I have eight grandchildren.

HH: And how many grandsons and daughters do you have?

LI: I have four granddaughters and four grandsons.

HH: By any chance, do you have any great-grandchildren?

LI: No, I don't have any great-grandchildren.

HH: Where were you born?

LI: I was born in San Juan Bautista, California.

HH: And what is your present age?

LI: My present age is eighty-one.

HH: And your parents' names? What were your parents' names?

LI: My father's name was Toramatsu Yoshimura, and my mother's name was Hidetai Yoshimura.

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