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- Collection: Bainbridge Island Japanese Oral Histories
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Audio recording of interview with Chiyo Umezuka - abridged
Recording at end of record under Files.
Chiyo (also known as Chiya Shigemura Umezuka) was the daughter of the Shigemuras who in 1904 bought and then ran the Washington Hotel at Yama.
The interview is almost exclusively about Yama & Nagaya and…
Chiyo (also known as Chiya Shigemura Umezuka) was the daughter of the Shigemuras who in 1904 bought and then ran the Washington Hotel at Yama.
The interview is almost exclusively about Yama & Nagaya and…
Audio recording of interview with Emery Andrews - abridged
Recording at end of record under Files.
Emery Andrews was minister at the Seattle Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle from 1929 to 1955. During World War II, he and his family moved to Idaho to be near the Japanese Americans from the congregation…
Emery Andrews was minister at the Seattle Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle from 1929 to 1955. During World War II, he and his family moved to Idaho to be near the Japanese Americans from the congregation…
Audio recording of interview with Art Koura - abridged
Recording at end of record under Files.
Art grew up on Bainbridge. He and his family were/are integral to Bainbridge Island.
The interview concerns the history of Art’s family in Japan before they immigrated to the U.S. The interview then…
Art grew up on Bainbridge. He and his family were/are integral to Bainbridge Island.
The interview concerns the history of Art’s family in Japan before they immigrated to the U.S. The interview then…
Audio recording of interview with Tom Kitayama - abridged
Recording at end of record under Files.
Tom grew up on Bainbridge and after World War II, the family started a large floral business in California.
The interview discusses Tom’s childhood on Bainbridge, his leaving Bainbridge in September 1941…
Tom grew up on Bainbridge and after World War II, the family started a large floral business in California.
The interview discusses Tom’s childhood on Bainbridge, his leaving Bainbridge in September 1941…
Audio recording of interview with John Nakata - abridged
Recording at end of record under Files.
John was a butcher in Winslow.
The interview includes the history of John’s family (parents) in Japan. On Bainbridge, the family lived at Yama & Nagaya but then moved to Winslow where John’s father…
John was a butcher in Winslow.
The interview includes the history of John’s family (parents) in Japan. On Bainbridge, the family lived at Yama & Nagaya but then moved to Winslow where John’s father…