Dublin Core
Title
Kenge Kobayashi Oral History Interview
Description
Kenge Kobayashi was born in Imperial Valley, California in 1926 where his parents, who emigrated from Japan in 1905, had a farm. In 1942, his family lived in internment camps, first in the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona for one year, and then in Tule Lake Relocation Center in California until 1945. The family resettled in California where Kobayashi studied art and graphic design at the Art Center School in Pasadena. He served in the army for two years during the Korean War. He would later work for an advertising company in Chicago for eleven years and eventually moved back to California. With his first wife he had seven children; after her passing he remarried and following his retirement he moved to Eugene in 1989. He taught painting in Eugene and was active in Japanese-American community organizations. Kobayashi's art is installed on the panels of the stand stones in the Japanese American Memorial Project, depicting concepts of justice, perseverance and honor.
Creator
Kenge Kobayashi
Source
Japanese-American Association of Lane County, Oregon, Oral History Collection
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
June 3, 2006
Contributor
Elizabeth Uhlig
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh15-kobayashi-kenge-20060603
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Elizabeth Uhlig
Interviewee
Kenge Kobayashi
Location
Uhlig residence, Eugene, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
1:58:29
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio