Chiyo Koiwai
Nisei female. Born June 11, 1919, in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up in Tacoma where family ran a hotel. Was studying to be a nurse when World War II broke out, so lobbied to be sent to the Puyallup Assembly Center, separate from parents, in order to stay in Washington state to finish training. After Puyallup, sent to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived and worked in St. Louis, Missouri, before eventually settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Interviews
Chiyo Koiwai Interview — ddr-phljacl-1-10
August 27, 1994.
Medford, New Jersey.
0:32:26 — 9 segments.
0:32:26 — 9 segments.
