Grace Sugita Hawley
Sansei female. Born September 28, 1931, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, where parents owned and operated a bakery. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. Family was removed to the mainland in order to reunite with father, and was taken to Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After Jerome closed, transferred to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before settling in St. Paul, Minnesota. Also lived in Chicago, Illinois, before eventually returning permanently to Honolulu.
Interviews
Grace Sugita Hawley Interview — ddr-densho-1000-246
June 3, 2009.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
01:48:51 — 28 segments.
01:48:51 — 28 segments.
