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Julie Otsuka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-176)
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Sansei female. Born May 15, 1962, in Palo Alto, California. Mother was a Nisei who was incarcerated during World War II, and father was a Japanese immigrant who came to the United States in 1950. Grew up in Palo Alto, California, before studing art at Yale University. Later moved to New York, giving up art and …
Julie Otsuka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-176-2)
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Father's family background: immigration to the U.S. in the 1950s
Julie Otsuka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-176-13)
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Recovering from giving up painting; beginning to write: "I felt like I had nothing to lose"
Julie Otsuka Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-176-10)
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Parents' non-reaction to decision to study art: "they've always been very hands-off"
Julie Otsuka Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-176-15)
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Enrolling in graduate school, researching first chapter of novel through World War II photographs
Julie Otsuka Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-176-17)
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The process of writing novel, inspiration from everyday life experiences
Julie Otsuka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-176-3)
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Mother's family background: born in California, parents Japanese immigrants
Julie Otsuka Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-176-20)
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Learning more about Japanese American identity and mother's values through writing novel

Narrator Julie Otsuka

Sansei female. Born May 15, 1962, in Palo Alto, California. Mother was a Nisei who was incarcerated during World War II, and father was a Japanese immigrant who came to the United States in 1950. Grew up in Palo Alto, California, before studing art at Yale University. Later moved to New York, giving up art and …
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