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Oral History Interview with Minayo Imada

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Title
Oral History Interview with Minayo Imada
Date Created
March 29th, 1988
Description
Issei female, born November 5, 1892. At age seventeen she came to the United States as a picture bride. The Imadas lived on farmlands raising hops, then strawberries and grapes. A daughter and son were born to them, but the son died at an early age. Minayo was 60 when the family was evacuated to the Fresno Assembly Center, Jerome, Arkansas and Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Local farmer, George Feil, was entrusted with the farm but when the Imadas returned the barn had burned down and possessions stored in the house were gone. Mr. Imada died in 1966
Minayo in 1991.
Transcript
English transcript available at Sacramento State University, Sacramento University Library
Creators and Contributors
Creator: Florin Japanese American Citizens League
Interviewer: Tsukamoto, Mary
Contributor: Fukuman, Sumako (Imada)
Speaker: Imada, Minayo
Language
Japanese

Media type
Sound
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
1 Tape
Generation
Master
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Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
California State University, Sacramento
Call Number
TC303
Link to Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/css_000098