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Title
Oral History Interview with Margery Field and Wayne Field
Created Date
June 14th, 1997
Description
This oral history is about Margaret Gunderson, her daughter Margery Field, and her star pupil Dr. Yuzuru Takeshita. The late Mrs. Gunderson, born 1903, died 1997, was interviewed in May 1997 and died a month later. She was an outstanding, dedicated teacher at Tule Lake Tri-State High School. Parts of her accumulated writings, documents, and students' essays are utilized in this book and the rest is at CSUS Library, Japanese American Archival Collection. She wrote, ""No teaching experience can compare with the joy and satisfaction of work at Tule Lake."" Daughter Margery fully understood and supported her parents' work at Tule Lake. Her father, Martin Gunderson, was principal of Tule Lake Tri-State High School. Yuzuru Takeshita, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan, a Kibei, discusses the need for understanding, healing and forgiveness.
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