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OH 1078

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeTANIGUCHI, Alan (b. 1922)
ProfessionsArchitect

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1078
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionArchitect. His experiences as a Japanese-American internee at the Gila River, Arizona, relocation camp during World War II. Pre-war anti-Japanese sentiment around Fort Stockton, California; his father’s activities with Japanese patriotic organizations; liquidation of farm property; relocation to Gila River; camp life at Gila River; resettlement to Detroit; conflict with his father over voluntary repatriation to Japan.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description46 pp.
Terms of UseOpen