Nagata, Alethea and George, 2022-11-16
Scope and Contents
Oral History of 2nd generation (George and Alethea Nagata) who represent four generations of Japanese Americans contributing to the agricultural industry of North County San Diego, California. During their interview the Nagatas discuss their family history, their forced internments at Poston Relocation Center in Yuma, Arizona during World War II, their lives post-internment, and their working lives as agricultural laborers and family farmers. The Nagatas discuss their operations in detail and muse on the future of farming in the United States.
Dates
- 2022-11-16
Creator
- Nagata, Alethea (Interviewee, Person)
- Nagata, George (Interviewee, Person)
- Wheeler, Lucy (Interviewer, Person)
- Martin, Melissa (Transcriber, Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 256 Gigabytes
From the Collection: 29 Cassettes
Language
English
Acknowledgement note
This interview was recorded as part of the North County Oral History Initiative, a partnership between California State University San Marcos and San Marcos Historical Society & Heritage Park. This initiative was generously funded by the Center for Engaged Scholarship at CSU San Marcos.
- Agricultural laborers -- California
- Agricultural laborers -- Colorado
- Colorado
- Family farms -- California
- Japanese Americans
- Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
- Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)
- Southern California
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Arizona -- Yuma
- Yuma (Ariz.)
Repository Details
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