Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Jim Kurokawa describes growing up as a Japanese American in Wolf Point, Montana. He discusses his father’s work as a cook for the Great Northern Railroad Company and the establishment of the family café. He recollects how the community rallied around his father when the FBI shut down the café during World War Two, his personal experiences with the military in Germany, and why he does not speak Japanese fluently.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
7-10-1998
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 436-005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (6pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:25:29 minutes
Local Filename
OH_436_005.mp3; OH_436_005.pdf
Citation
Kurokawa, Jim, "Jim Kurokawa Interview, July 10, 1998" (1998). From Far East to Old West Oral History Project. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/fareast_oldwest_oralhistory/5