Browse Oral Histories

The oral history index is organized by title and date as well as interviewee and interviewer. For visitor’s convenience the index also indicates if the team has encoded a transcription or not. All oral history pages have a summary of the interview and most have an audio recording.

Title	Date	Has Transcription	Narrator	Interviewer
Amy Leigh, interviewed by Jane Covernton, 30 March 1973	30 March 1973	No	Amy Leigh	Jane Covernton
Ann Sunahara Dictating EAA Doucuments, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 01 January 1976	01 January 1976	Yes	Unknown	Ann Sunahara
Tom Shoyama, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 01 January 1977	01 January 1977	Yes	Tom Shoyama	Ann Sunahara
Tatsuro "Buck" Suzuki, interviewed by Howard B. Smith, 1977	1977	Yes	Tatsuro "Buck" Suzuki	Howard B. Smith
Hiro Kanashiro, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 01 January 1977	01 January 1977	Yes	Hiro Kanashiro	Ann Sunahara
Irene and Glenn Smith, interviewed by Howard B. Smith, 13 August 1977	13 August 1977	No	Irene Smith Glenn Smith	Howard B. Smith
Hideo Onotera, interviewed by Howard B. Smith, 16 August 1977	16 August 1977	No	Hideo Onotera	Howard B. Smith
Ann Sunahara Reading Letters Intercepted by the Censor, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 03 September 1977	03 September 1977	Yes	Unknown	Ann Sunahara
David Lewis, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 12 September 1977	12 September 1977	Yes	David Lewis	Ann Sunahara
Hugh Keenleyside, interviewed by Ann Sunhara, 23 November 1977	23 November 1977	Yes	Hugh Keenleyside	Ann Sunhara
Rintaro Hayashi, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 04 December 1977	04 December 1977	Yes	Rintaro Unidentified Voice	Ann Sunahara
Winifred Awmack, interviewed by Ruth M. Chambers, 06 February 1984 (1 of 3)	06 February 1984	No	Winifred Awmack	Ruth M. Chambers
Winifred Awmack, interviewed by Ruth M. Chambers, 08 February 1984 (2 of 3)	08 February 1984	No	Winifred Awmack	Ruth M. Chambers
Winifred Awmack, interviewed by Ruth M. Chambers, 21 February 1985 (3 of 3)	21 February 1985	Yes	Winifred Awmack	Ruth M. Chambers
Tom McLeod, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 29 March 1990	29 March 1990	Yes	Tom McLeod	Ann Sunahara
Mary Asako Seki, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 24 July 1990	24 July 1990	Yes	Mary Asako Seki	Tatsuo Kage
Tom Shoyama, interviewed by Ann Sunahara, 27 August 1990	27 August 1990	Yes	Tom Shoyama	Ann Sunahara
Hiroshi Fudge Fujino, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 01 January 1991	01 January 1991	Yes	Hiroshi Fudge Fujino	Tatsuo Kage
Irene Tsuyuki, interviewed by Tastuo Kage, Unidentified Interviewer and Unidentified Voice, 01 January 1991	01 January 1991	Yes	Irene Tsuyuki Norm Tsuyuki	Tastuo Kage Unidentified Interviewer Unidentified Voice
Irene Tsuyuki, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 14 February 1991	14 February 1991	Yes	Irene Tsuyuki Norm Tsuyuki	Tatsuo Kage
Roy Umeo Uyeda, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 15 February 1991	15 February 1991	Yes	Roy Umeo Uyeda	Tatsuo Kage
Yukiharu Mizuyabu, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 18 March 1991	18 March 1991	Yes	Yukiharu Mizuyabu	Tatsuo Kage
Tak Matsuba, interviewed by Tatsuo kage, 21 May 1991	21 May 1991	Yes	Tak Matsuba	Tatsuo kage
Joyce Harumi Kamikura, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 13 August 1992	13 August 1992	Yes	Joyce Harumi Kamikura	Tatsuo Kage
Richard Takahara, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 31 August 1995	31 August 1995	Yes	Richard Takahara	Tatsuo Kage
Midori Bruns, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 21 January 2015	21 January 2015	Yes	Midori Bruns	Erin Yaremko
Ed and Doris Kimura, interviewed by Jordan Stanger-Ross, 04 March 2015 (1 of 2)	04 March 2015	Yes	Ed Kimura Doris Kimura	Jordan Stanger-Ross
Yoshiaki “Sharky” Nagao, interviewed by Eglantina Bacaj-Gondia, 25 March 2015	25 March 2015	Yes	Yoshiaki “Sharky” Nagao	Eglantina Bacaj-Gondia
Tom Matsui, interviewed by Heather Read and Elena Kusaka, 07 April 2015 (1 of 2)	07 April 2015	Yes	Tom Matsui	Heather Read Elena Kusaka
Peter Kurita, interviewed by Heather Read, 10 April 2015 (1 of 2)	10 April 2015	Yes	Peter Kurita	Heather Read
Jean Ikeda-Douglas, interviewed by Heather Read and Elizabeth Fujita, 20 April 2015	20 April 2015	Yes	Jean Ikeda-Douglas	Heather Read Elizabeth Fujita
Blair Baillie, interviewed by Heather Read, 20 April 2015	20 April 2015	Yes	Blair Baillie	Heather Read
Iola Knight, interviewed by Heather Read, 22 April 2015	22 April 2015	Yes	Iola Knight	Heather Read
Michiyo Jean Maeda, interviewed by Elena Kusaka, 23 April 2015	23 April 2015	Yes	Michiyo Jean Maeda	Elena Kusaka
Eileen Carefoot, interviewed by Pam Sugiman and Elena Kusaka, 26 April 2015	26 April 2015	Yes	Eileen Carefoot	Pam Sugiman Elena Kusaka
Sharon Renneberg, interviewed by Josh Labove, 02 May 2015	02 May 2015	Yes	Sharon Renneberg	Josh Labove
Isabel Hirota, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 08 May 2015	08 May 2015	Yes	Isabel Hirota	Erin Yaremko
Stephanie Bangarth, interviewed by Alicia Fong, 12 June 2015	12 June 2015	Yes	Stephanie Bangarth	Alicia Fong
Aiko and Mike Murakami, interviewed by Heather Read and Momoye Sugiman, 26 June 2015	26 June 2015	No	Aiko Murakami Mike Murakami	Heather Read Momoye Sugiman
Ed and Doris Kimura, interviewed by Jordan Stanger-Ross, 26 June 2015 (2 of 2)	26 June 2015	No	Ed Kimura Doris Kimura	Jordan Stanger-Ross
Bud Madakoro, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 10 July 2015	10 July 2015	Yes	Bud Madakoro	Alexander Pekic
Tony and Vivian Nabata, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 15 July 2015	15 July 2015	Yes	Tony Nabata Vivian Nabata	Kyla Fitzgerald
Roy Uyeda, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 15 July 2015 (1 of 2)	15 July 2015	Yes	Roy Uyeda	Rebeca Salas
Yeiji Inouye, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 17 July 2015	17 July 2015	No	Yeiji Inouye	Kyla Fitzgerald
Peter Kurita, interviewed by Heather Read, 27 July 2015 (2 of 2)	27 July 2015	Yes	Peter Kurita	Heather Read
Mary and Suzy Kimoto, interviewed by Josh Labove, 27 July 2015	27 July 2015	Yes	Mary Kimoto Shizuyo "Suzy" Kimoto	Josh Labove
Frank Moritsugu, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 28 July 2015 (1 of 2)	28 July 2015	Yes	Frank Moritsugu	Alexander Pekic
Leslie Uyeda, interviewed by Josh Labove, 01 August 2015	01 August 2015	Yes	Leslie Uyeda	Josh Labove
Frank Moritsugu, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 04 August 2015 (2 of 2)	04 August 2015	Yes	Frank Moritsugu	Alexander Pekic
Tom Matsui, interviewed by Heather Read, 11 August 2015 (2 of 2)	11 August 2015	Yes	Tom Matsui	Heather Read
JoAnne Maikawa, interviewed by Momoye Sugiman, 18 August 2015	18 August 2015	Yes	JoAnne Maikawa	Momoye Sugiman
Keo Shibatani, interviewed by Josh Labove and Heather Read, 19 August 2015 (1 of 2)	19 August 2015	Yes	Keo Shibatani	Josh Labove Heather Read
Jim Kojima, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 22 August 2015	22 August 2015	Yes	Jim Kojima	Kyla Fitzgerald
Akemi Kobayashi, interviewed by Alicia Fong, 24 August 2015	24 August 2015	Yes	Akemi Kobayashi	Alicia Fong
Terry Watada, interviewed by Alexander Pekic and Momoye Sugiman, 02 September 2015	02 September 2015	Yes	Terry Watada	Alexander Pekic Momoye Sugiman
Ken Nishibata, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 02 September 2015	02 September 2015	Yes	Ken Nishibata	Erin Yaremko
Mel Tsuji, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 03 September 2015	03 September 2015	Yes	Mel Tsuji	Alexander Pekic
Ritsuko Inouye, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 11 September 2015	11 September 2015	Yes	Ritsuko Inouye	Kyla Fitzgerald
Keo Shibatani, interviewed by Josh Labove, 14 September 2015 (2 of 2)	14 September 2015	Yes	Keo Shibatani	Josh Labove
David Mitsui, interviewed by Joshua Labove, 22 September 2015	22 September 2015	Yes	David Mitsui	Joshua Labove
Jean Higashi, interviewed by Josh Labove, 23 September 2015	23 September 2015	Yes	Jean Higashi	Josh Labove
Emma Nishimura, interviewed by Heather Read and Kiyoye Marangos, 24 September 2015	24 September 2015	Yes	Emma Nishimura	Heather Read Kiyoye Marangos
Min Takada, interviewed by Josh Labove, 25 September 2015	25 September 2015	Yes	Min Takada	Josh Labove
George Takashima, interviewed by Josh Labove, 01 October 2015	01 October 2015	Yes	George Takashima	Josh Labove
Isao “Wes”, Susan, and Kayoko Nishi, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 03 October 2015	03 October 2015	Yes	Isao “Wes” Nishi Susan Nishi Kayoko Nishi	Kyla Fitzgerald
Yoshiko Hasegawa, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 17 October 2015	17 October 2015	Yes	Yoshiko Hasegawa	Kyla Fitzgerald
Sam Baba, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 27 October 2015	27 October 2015	Yes	Sam Baba	Alexander Pekic
Roy Sassa, interviewed by Joshua Labove, 29 October 2015	29 October 2015	Yes	Roy Sassa	Joshua Labove
Stan and Aileen Yokota, interviewed by Heather Read, 30 October 2015	30 October 2015	Yes	Stan Yokota Aileen Yokota	Heather Read
Michael Kluckner, interviewed by Joshua Labove, 09 November 2015	09 November 2015	Yes	Michael Kluckner	Joshua Labove
Florence Kishi, interviewed by Joshua Labove, 09 November 2015	09 November 2015	Yes	Florence Kishi	Joshua Labove
Ken Morisawa, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 18 November 2015	18 November 2015	Yes	Ken Morisawa	Alexander Pekic
Harry Hamade, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 19 November 2015	19 November 2015	Yes	Harry Hamade	Erin Yaremko
Grace Omoto, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 24 November 2015	24 November 2015	Yes	Grace Omoto	Alexander Pekic
Kaye and David Hayashida, interviewed by Heather Read, 26 November 2015	26 November 2015	Yes	Kaye Hayashida David Hayashida	Heather Read
Mark Sakamoto, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 18 December 2015	18 December 2015	Yes	Mark Sakamoto	Alexander Pekic
John Brewin, interviewed by Pam Sugiman, 20 January 2016	20 January 2016	Yes	John Brewin	Pam Sugiman
Sachiko Okuda, interviewed by Josh Labove, 23 January 2016	23 January 2016	Yes	Sachiko Okuda	Josh Labove
Norman and Marion Takeuchi, interviewed by Josh Labove, 24 January 2016	24 January 2016	Yes	Norman Takeuchi Marion Takeuchi	Josh Labove
Sam Matsuo, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 11 February 2016	11 February 2016	Yes	Sam Matsuo	Erin Yaremko
Ken Shimyzu and Sachiko Conway, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 26 February 2016	26 February 2016	Yes	Ken Shimyzu Sachiko Conway	Erin Yaremko
Henry Shibata, interviewed by Josh Labove, 29 February 2016	29 February 2016	Yes	Henry Shibata	Josh Labove
Mikio Ibuki, interviewed by Masumi Izumi, 16 March 2016	16 March 2016	Yes	Mikio Ibuki	Masumi Izumi
Dorothy Arnet, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 12 April 2016	12 April 2016	Yes	Dorothy Arnet	Kyla Fitzgerald
Bud Sakamoto, interviewed by Josh Labove, 02 May 2016	02 May 2016	Yes	Bud Sakamoto	Josh Labove
Robert Oye, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 02 May 2016	02 May 2016	Yes	Robert Oye	Alexander Pekic
Wilson Wilfred, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 02 May 2016 (1 of 2)	02 May 2016	Yes	Wilson Wilfred	Erin Yaremko
Harold Steves, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 02 May 2016	02 May 2016	Yes	Harold Steves	Kyla Fitzgerald
Jack Gilmore and Maureen Beestra, interviewed by Eglantina Bajac-Gondia, 03 May 2016	03 May 2016	Yes	Jack Gilmore Maureen Beestra	Eglantina Bajac-Gondia
Isao and Ina Kuramoto with Kyoko Niwatsukino, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 04 May 2016	04 May 2016	Yes	Isao Kuramoto Ina Kuramoto Kyoko Niwatsukino	Kyla Fitzgerald
Wally Paulik, interviewed by Josh Labove, 04 May 2016	04 May 2016	Yes	Wally Paulik	Josh Labove
Wilfred Wilson, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 06 May 2016 (2 of 2)	06 May 2016	Yes	Wilfred Wilson	Alexander Pekic
Kevin and Suzy Higo, interviewed by Josh Labove, 06 May 2016	06 May 2016	Yes	Kelvin Higo Suzy Higo	Josh Labove
Kate Nightingale, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 21 May 2016	21 May 2016	Yes	Kathleen "Kate" Nightingale	Rebeca Salas
Ed Tanaka, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 15 June 2016	15 June 2016	Yes	Ed Tanaka	Erin Yaremko
Elmer Hara, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 15 June 2016	15 June 2016	Yes	Elmer Hara	Erin Yaremko
Bob and Sue Hori, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 16 June 2016	16 June 2016	Yes	Bob Hori	Erin Yaremko
Mike Lascelle, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 21 June 2016	21 June 2016	Yes	Mike Lascelle	Rebeca Salas
Ruth Barnett, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 06 July 2016	06 July 2016	Yes	Ruth Barnett Toshi Kajiwara	Rebeca Salas
Shig Uyeyama, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 08 July 2016	08 July 2016	Yes	Shigeru "Shig" Uyeyama	Rebeca Salas
Roy Uyeda, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 23 July 2016 (2 of 2)	23 July 2016	Yes	Roy Uyeda	Rebeca Salas
Felicia Posluns, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 02 August 2016	02 August 2016	Yes	Felicia Posluns	Alexander Pekic
Art and Keiko Miki, interviewed by Erin Yaremko, 09 August 2016	09 August 2016	Yes	Art Miki Keiko Miki	Erin Yaremko
Harold Steves, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 01 September 2016	01 September 2016	Yes	Harold Steves Kathy Steves	Kyla Fitzgerald
Jane Morley, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 29 September 2016	29 September 2016	Yes	Jane Morley	Kyla Fitzgerald
Betty Toyota and Joy Trapnell, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald and Mike Abe, 12 October 2016	12 October 2016	Yes	Betty Toyota Joy Trapnell	Kyla Fitzgerald Mike Abe
Dennis Okada, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 07 November 2016	07 November 2016	Yes	Dennis Okada	Rebeca Salas
Moe Yesaki, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 19 November 2016	19 November 2016	Yes	Moe Yesaki	Kyla Fitzgerald
Pia Massie, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 05 December 2016	05 December 2016	Yes	Pia Massie	Rebeca Salas
Goergina Maddott, interviewed by Alexander Pekic, 14 December 2016	14 December 2016	Yes	Georgina Maddott	Alexander Pekic
Sam Yamamoto, interviewed by Josh Labove, 06 January 2017	06 January 2017	Yes	Sam Yamamoto	Josh Labove
Donna Green and Barb McBride, interviewed by Josh Labove, 07 January 2017	07 January 2017	Yes	Donna Green Barb McBride	Josh Labove
Jean Anne Wightman, interviewed by Josh Labove, 09 January 2017	09 January 2017	Yes	Jean Anne Wightman	Josh Labove
Gregor Craigie, interviewed by Josh Labove, 10 January 2017	10 January 2017	Yes	Gregor Craigie	Josh Labove
Shizu Hayashi, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 26 January 2017	26 January 2017	Yes	Shizu Hayashi Ron Hunt	Kyla Fitzgerald
Keiko Mary Kitagawa, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 17 June 2017	17 June 2017	Yes	Keiko Mary Kitagawa	Rebeca Salas
Tosh Kitagawa, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 26 June 2017	26 June 2017	Yes	Tosh Kitagawa	Rebeca Salas
Thomas Hiroshi Madokoro (with daughters Wanda and Linda Madokoro), interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 17 July 2017	17 July 2017	Yes	Thomas Hiroshi Madokoro Wanda Madokoro Linda Madokoro	Rebeca Salas
Ellen Crowe-Swords, interviewed by Kyla Fitzgerald, 27 July 2017	27 July 2017	Yes	Ellen Crowe-Swords	Kyla Fitzgerald
Helen Hughan, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 07 August 2017	07 August 2017	Yes	Helen Hughan	Rebeca Salas
Shioko Mukai, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 21 August 2017	21 August 2017	Yes	Shioko Mukai	Rebeca Salas
Sadao Donald Mukai, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 21 August 2017	21 August 2017	Yes	Sadao Donald Mukai	Rebeca Salas
Shirley and Louie Hanic, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 24 August 2017	24 August 2017	Yes	Shirley Hanic Louie Hanic	Rebeca Salas
Vivian Rygnestad, interviewed by Rebeca Salas, 27 August 2017 (1 of 2)	27 August 2017	Yes	Vivian Rygnestad	Rebeca Salas
Blanche Kishi, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 10 January 2018	10 January 2018	Yes	Blanche Kishi	Carolyn Nakagawa
Ian Baird, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 17 January 2018	17 January 2018	Yes	Ian Baird	Carolyn Nakagawa
Oral History:Doreen Braverman, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 25 January 2018	25 January 2018	Yes	Doreen Braverman	Carolyn Nakagawa
Vivian Rygnestad, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 31 January 2018 (2 of 2)	31 January 2018	Yes	Vivian Rygnestad	Carolyn Nakagawa
Howard Shimokura, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 15 March 2018	15 March 2018	Yes	Howard Shimokura	Carolyn Nakagawa
Charles "Chuck" Hachiro Tasaka, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 16 March 2018	16 March 2018	Yes	Charles “Chuck” Hachiro Tasaka	Carolyn Nakagawa
Terumi Yamamoto and Fay Jensen, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 19 March 2018	19 March 2018	Yes	Terumi Yamamoto Fay Jensen	Carolyn Nakagawa
Joe Franceschini, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 09 April 2018	09 April 2018	Yes	Joe Franceschini	Carolyn Nakagawa
Florence Bell, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 10 April 2018	10 April 2018	Yes	Florence Bell	Carolyn Nakagawa
Roger Kishi, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 10 April 2018	10 April 2018	Yes	Roger Kishi	Carolyn Nakagawa
Linda King, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 11 April 2018	11 April 2018	Yes	Linda King	Carolyn Nakagawa
Gord Baird, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 12 April 2018	12 April 2018	Yes	Gord Baird	Carolyn Nakagawa
Tom Hutton, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 13 April 2018	13 April 2018	Yes	Tom Hutton	Carolyn Nakagawa
Fay Jensen, interviewed by Carolyn Nakagawa, 30 April 2018	30 April 2018	Yes	Fay Jensen	Carolyn Nakagawa
Leslie Barnwell, interviewed by Kaitlin Findlay , 28 February 2019	28 February 2019	Yes	Leslie Barnwell	Kaitlin Findlay
Bruce Yoneda, interviewed by Kaitlin Findlay, 03 May 2019	03 May 2019	Yes	Bruce Yoneda	Kaitlin Findlay
Emiko Koizumi and family, interviewed by Michael Abe and Natsuki Abe, 18 December 2019	18 December 2019	Yes	Emiko Koizumi Ernie Koizumi Kobe Koizumi	Michael Abe Natsuki Abe

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