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Summary:

Interview with Alan Taniguchi, an architect, concerning his experiences as a Japanese-American internee at the Gila River, Arizona, relocation camp during World War II. Taniguchi discusses the pre-war anti-Japanese sentiment around Fort Stockton, California, his father's activities with Japanese patriotic organizations, the liquidation of farm property, relocation to Gila River, camp life at Gila River, resettlement to Detroit, and his conflict with his father over voluntary repatriation to Japan.

Author/Creator:

Taniguchi, Alan, 1922-

Contributors:

Marcello, Ronald E.

World War II Japanese-American Civilian Internees Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Alan Taniguchi, 1995 March 18 [by Taniguchi, A.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1078

Subjects:

Taniguchi, Alan, 1922- — Oral history

Gila River Relocation Center — Oral history

Japanese Americans — Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Japanese Americans — Oral history

Asian Americans — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

World War II oral history — Examples

Japanese-American civilian internees oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1995 for the World War II Japanese-American Civilian Internees Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, University of North Texas.

Physical Description:

46 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1078

OCLC Numbers:

237202576