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Manzanar National Historic Site
Oral History


In 2006 Manzanar received an NPS Challenge Cost Share grant to expand our oral history program. Together with grant partners Cal State Fullerton, DENSHO, and others, we greatly expanded the number of oral histories collected and preserved. Rangers Richard Potashin, Erin Rose, and Alisa Lynch interviewed 56 people in 2006. Erin reports, "Conducting oral histories is very rewarding. We met dozens of people and learned more about their family history and personal experiences. We have developed friendships and relationships with two Japanese American churches and a community center in Los Angeles."

Please stay tuned to this website as we update our oral history collection. We hope eventually to have transcripts available on this website.

 

Oral History Collection












































































Interviewee





Inteviewer





Date











George Izumi





Kari Coughlin





3/18/1999





Robert Stengel





Kari Coughlin





2/19/1999





Nan Zischart





Kari Coughlin





2/5/1999





Sue Embrey





Kari Coughlin





3/16/1999





Wilbur Sato





Kari Coughlin





3/17/1999





Mas Okui





Kari Coughlin





3/19/1999





Bill Michael





Kari Coughlin





7/29/1999





Keith Bright





Kari Coughlin





8/18/1999





Hospital Workers





Kari Coughlin





12/9/1999,12/1/2000,2/12/2000





Frank Chuman





Kari Coughlin





1/21/2000





Hazel Shelander





Kari Coughlin





2/1/2000





Joy Anderson





Kari Coughlin





2/24/2000





Amy Takahashi





Kari Coughlin





4/30/2000





Louis Kado





Kim Linse, Richard Potashin





7/2/2001





Martha Mills





Kim Linse





8/25/2001





W.W. Hastings





Richard Potashin





1/30/2002





Rose Ochi





Alisa Lynch





5/18/2002





Heart Mountain Group





Alisa Lynch





5/19/2002





Harold Lehner





Richard Postashin





6/4/2002





Takayo Fischer





Richard Postashin





6/18/2002





Hiroshi Takausagawa





Richard Postashin





6/20/2002





Henry Fukuhara





Richard Postashin





6/21/2002





Robert Gracey





Richard Postashin





6/24/2002





Archie Miyatake





Alisa Lynch





7/22/2002





Hikoji Takeuchi





Alisa Lynch





8/5/2002





Bill Nishimura





Alisa Lynch





7/22/2002





Maryknoll Group





Alisa Lynch





10/11/2003





Ray Onodera





Alisa Lynch





9/17/2002





Thomas and Art Williams





Richard Potashin





11/8/2002





Jun Okimoto





Richard Potashin





1/21/2003





Chiyo Suzuki





Richard Potashin





1/21/2003





Frank Kageyama





Richard Potashin





1/22/2003





Tomo Isozaki and Tak Matsuno





Richard Potashin





1/23/2003





 

 



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Did You Know?
188 couples were married at Manzanar. Some former internees say that without the camps, they never would have met their spouse. Hundreds of other couples married just before going to camp to avoid being separated.

Last Updated: December 21, 2006 at 20:23 MST