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
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1995 (open access)

South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 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: March 10, 1995
Creator: Riley, Anthony J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1995 (open access)

The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Dublin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 1995
Creator: Wright, Karen
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1995 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1995

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 3, 1995
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 305, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 7, 1995 (open access)

Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 305, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 7, 1995

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 7, 1995
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1995 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1995

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1995
Creator: White, Barbara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 134, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1995 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 134, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1995

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1995
Creator: Pape, Tiffany A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 151, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1995 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 151, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1995

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 9, 1995
Creator: Lake, Charles S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 133, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 29, 1995 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 133, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 29, 1995

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 1995
Creator: Pape, Tiffany A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1995 (open access)

The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1995
Creator: Cole, Mary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 20, Ed. 1 Monday, March 6, 1995 (open access)

The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 20, Ed. 1 Monday, March 6, 1995

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 6, 1995
Creator: Watson, Milo W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 111, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1995 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 111, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1995

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 9, 1995
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1995 (open access)

The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Big Lake, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 1995
Creator: Werst, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 145, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1995 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 145, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1995

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 1995
Creator: Lake, Charles S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1995 (open access)

Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Sanger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 23, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 94, No. 310, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1995 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 94, No. 310, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1995

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 10, 1995
Creator: Lomenick, Rick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1995 (open access)

The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1995

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1995
Creator: Watson, Milo W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1995 (open access)

The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1995

A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: March 17, 1995
Creator: Hale, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1995 (open access)

The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1995

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 1995
Creator: Watson, Milo W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 320, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 26, 1995 (open access)

Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 320, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 26, 1995

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 26, 1995
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History