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Title
Oral History Interview with Tetsuo Ted Ishihara
Created Date
February 10th, 1997
January 19th, 1998
January 19th, 1998
Description
Issei male, born on March 20, 1905 and came to the United States as a Yobiyose ("one who is called"). The Japanese term refers to a law of the time limiting entry only to relatives of aliens already here. Tetsuo's father sent for him to help at an Idaho laundry. Later, Tetsuo and his family went to Tacoma, Washington to start a dry cleaning business. At age thirty-seven, Tetsuo, his wife and children were interned at Pinedale Assembly Center, then Tule Lake, California. There, he was among only twelve of eighty block managers who were pro-America. The pro-Japan group aimed to "beat and kill" the pro-Americans who were protected by the War Relocation Authority. The Ishiharas moved to Stockton, California where Tetsuo worked for twenty-five years for the Southern Pacific railroad. He obtained U.S. citizenship, was active in Japanese American Citizens League and was a reporter for the Nichi Bei Times for over fifty years.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
North Central Valley Japanese American Citizens League
Interviewer: Endow, Bernice
Interviewee: Ishihara, Ted
Interviewer: Endow, Bernice
Interviewee: Ishihara, Ted
Media Type
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
4
Tapes
Generation
Master
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Call Number
TC594
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: lib-scua@saclink.csus.edu
Phone: (916) 278-5240
Phone: (916) 278-5240
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Archival Resource Key (External)
Related Objects within California Revealed
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Oral history interview with Tetsuo Ted Ishihara
Duration
2:02:57