Washington County Oral Histories

Toshio Inahara oral history audio recording on being a Japanese American in Oregon during World War II, Part 1

Part 1 of an audio recording of an oral history of Dr. Toshio Inahara, speaking about his experience as a Japanese American in Washington County during World War II. This is a brief introductory interview that was conducted in order to prepare for the longer interview in Part 2. Topics in this section include: moving to a strawberry farm Hillside, Oregon, near Gales Creek and Forest Grove in the 1930s; driving at age 10; going to school in Hillside, Forest Grove High School and Hillsboro High School; moving to other farms near Hillsboro and Helvetia; obtaining a special permit in 1942 to allow the family to continue farming and not go to an internment camp; picking hops and doing other labor to make ends meet; hearing about Pearl Harbor; and white neighbors who leased one of their properties during the war. There is a transcript of this interview.

Inahara, Toshio

Japanese American collection

Washington County (Or.) -- History

Japanese Americans -- History

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American

Washington County (Or.)

Forest Grove (Or.)

Hillsboro (Or.)

Gales Creek (Or.)

1 sound file (16 min.)

English

WCM_OH_334

In Copyright

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Five Oaks Museum

Donnely, Lisa

MP3

Sound