Saiki, Sue, 1919 -. Oral History Interview, 1975
Abstract
This collection is the transcript of an oral history interview conducted with Sue Saiki in 1975. In this interview, Mrs. Saiki discusses her family’s origins, and her experiences in Mankato as a Japanese American during World War II. She speaks about the environment of hostility present during World War II, raising her children in her family’s culture, and life in Mankato after the war.
Dates
- 1975
Biographical / Historical
Mrs. Sue Saiki was born in Santa Fe Springs, California, September 19, 1919. Her parents were Junichi (James) Okamoto and Mene Kochi, who were both born in Japan. Sue was the third of six children raised in California. She married Ty (Taro) Saiki in October 1941. They moved to Mankato, Minnesota a few months afterward.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated in April 1976.
- Title
- Saiki, Sue, 1919 -. Oral History Interview, 1975
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- This collection was processed
- Date
- 1977-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Southern Minnesota Historical Center Repository
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Memorial Library
PO Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419 US
507-389-1029
archives@mnsu.edu
