Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Henry Muneta, the son of Japanese immigrants, describes growing up in Harlowton, Montana and how his father supported the family by working on railroad construction for the Great Northern Railroad Company. He recalls how Mike Mansfield gave the commencement speech at his high school graduation in 1943 and Mansfield’s assertion that Japanese Americans were good American citizens. Muneta describes fighting in Italy during World War Two, other Japanese families in Harlowton, and his employment at the Great Northern Railroad Company, the U. S. Postal Service, and a local bank. He also discusses the racial discrimination he faced as a child and how his family maintained Japanese culture and traditions in Montana.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
7-22-1998
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 436-007
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (14pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:53:18 minutes
Local Filename
OH_436_007.mp3; OH_436_007.pdf
Citation
Muneta, Henry, "Henry Muneta Interview, July 22, 1998" (1998). From Far East to Old West Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/fareast_oldwest_oralhistory/6