Title
Clifford Uyeda Interview, February 19, 1988
Interviewer
Clover Koopman
Files
Download Transcript of Clifford Uyeda Interview (609 KB)
Description
Doctor Clifford Uyeda discusses his work, beginning in the 1950s, to obtain a presidential pardon for Iva Toguri, indicted by the U.S. government as “Tokyo Rose.” He recounts Toguri’s plight during World War Two, as an American citizen stuck in Japan, and her struggle to find work. As a typist for Radio Tokyo, Uyeda explains how Toguri read scripts written by Australian prisoner of war, Major Charles Cousens, and American prisoner of war Ted Ince. The broadcasts were designed as anti-propaganda, which was why Toguri agreed to take part. Uyeda recalls his campaign to get the American public on Toguri’s side to pressure President Gerald Ford to grant Toguri a pardon, which he did in 1977.
The audio for this interview is missing.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Japanese American Citizens League; Tokyo Rose; Toguri, Iva; Collins, Wayne; Tamba, Ted; Cousens, Major Charles H.; Ince, Wallace “Ted”; Lipton, Myrtle; Reyes, Norman; Radio Tokyo; Orphan Ann; Leyte Gulf; Radio Tokyo
Original Date
2-19-1988
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project, OH 238, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
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: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 238-010
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (13 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_238_010.pdf
Citation
Uyeda, Clifford, "Clifford Uyeda Interview, February 19, 1988" (1988). Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tokyorose_interviews/10