Dublin Core
Title
Mitzi Asai Loftus Oral History Interview
Description
Mitzi Asai Loftus was born in Hood River, Oregon in 1932. Her parents emigrated from Japan and owned and operated fruit orchards in Hood River. Her father was forced to sell his property after he was sent to the internment camps. She was in the fourth grade when World War II began and her family was sent to the Pinedale Assembly Center in Fresno, California and later to internment camps in Tule Lake, California, and Heart Mountain, Wyoming. In April 1945, the family returned to Hood River where Loftus finished school. When she was in the ninth grade, she changed her name from Mitsuko to Mitzi. She attended the University of Oregon and studied education. She taught at schools in Oregon for 47 years. Loftus taught English in Japan on a Fulbright scholarship. Loftus has written a book, Made in Japan and Settled in Oregon about her family's history and experiences during World War II. She frequently gives presentations about the internment camps and her life as a Japanese-American in Oregon.
Creator
Mitzi Asai Loftus
Source
Japanese-American Association of Lane County, Oregon, Oral History Collection
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
April 14, 2007
Contributor
Susan Hirata
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh15-loftus-mitzi-20070414
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Susan Hirata
Interviewee
Mitzi Asai Loftus
Location
Eugene, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
1:28:36
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio