Oral History Interview with Mei T. Nakano, March 18, 1995

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Interview with Mei Nakano, a college professor, concerning her experiences as a Japanese-American internee at the Amache, Colorado, internment camp during World War II. Nakano discusses her childhood experiences with bigotry in rural Colorado, the evacuation from Los Angeles to Amache in September of 1942, camp life, her marriage in the camp, resettlement in Chicago, and the lasting impressions of the internment experience.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Nakano, Mei Takaya
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mei Nakano, March 18, 1995 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mei Nakano, March 18, 1995

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mei Nakano. Nakano is a Japanese-American and was an internee at the Amache Internment Camp in Colorado. She was born in 1924 in Olathe, Colorado. She provides detail of her life growing up in Colorado and various prejudices she received from teachers and classmates. They moved to Los Angeles, California in 1935 where she graduated from high school. She provides detail of the discrimination she and her family received in California, particularly after 7 December 1941. As notices were going out to other Japanese-American families regarding evacuation, Nakano describes her family’s preparations for the inevitable. They were evacuated by the War Relocation Authority to the Santa Anita Racetrack and in 1942 transferred to the Amache Internment Camp in Colorado. She provides much detail of life in these camps. Nakano returned to California after the war.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Nakano, Mei
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1995 (open access)

The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1995

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 18, 1995
Creator: Knapek, Larry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 88, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 18, 1995 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 88, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 18, 1995

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 1995
Creator: Pape, Tiffany A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1995 (open access)

South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1995

Bi-weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1995
Creator: Espitia, Paula
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Illustrated Paperboy (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1995 (open access)

Illustrated Paperboy (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Cleveland, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 18, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1995 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1995

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 18, 1995
Creator: Wisch, J. A. & Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 18, 1995 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 18, 1995

Semiweekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 1995
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 390, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1995 (open access)

Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 390, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1995

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 1995
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 197, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1995 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 197, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1995

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 1995
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History