Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Robert Koyama discusses growing up in Hardin, Montana as the child of Japanese American farmers. He describes the family’s decision to move to Montana, as well as his parents’ placement in the Gala River War Relocation Center, an internment camp in Gila Bend, Arizona. Koyama recounts his father’s feelings on being an American after World War Two, as well as his lack of relationship to his extended Japanese family and traditional customs and culture.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
7-23-1998
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
From Far East to Old West Oral History Project, OH 436
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 436-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (10pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:55:18 minutes
Local Filename
OH_436_004.mp3; OH_436_004.pdf
Citation
Koyama, Robert, "Robert Koyama Interview, July 23, 1998" (1998). From Far East to Old West Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/fareast_oldwest_oralhistory/4