Alice Endo Aikens Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Alice Endo Aikens
Interviewer: Elizabeth Uhlig
Interview Date: April 14, 2007
Location: Uhlig residence, Eugene, Oregon
Duration: 1:44:29
 

Alice Endo Aikens was born in Oakland, California in 1939. Her grandparents emigrated from Japan to the United States in the early 1920's. Her parents were both kibei, born in the United States but educated in Japan. Her family ran an Asian grocery store in Chinatown, Oakland. Aiken's extended family avoided forced evacuation by moving to Utah in 1942. She graduated from college in Utah and moved to Eugene in 1969 with her husband who taught at the University of Oregon. Aiken was a program coordinator in the instruction department of the Eugene 4-J School District. She has been active as a volunteer and leader at the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History. She was a leader of the Eugene Japanese-American Memorial Committee and is an organizer of the annual Day of Remembrance in February.

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Title

Alice Endo Aikens Oral History Interview

Description

Alice Endo Aikens was born in Oakland, California in 1939. Her grandparents emigrated from Japan to the United States in the early 1920's. Her parents were both kibei, born in the United States but educated in Japan. Her family ran an Asian grocery store in Chinatown, Oakland. Aiken's extended family avoided forced evacuation by moving to Utah in 1942. She graduated from college in Utah and moved to Eugene in 1969 with her husband who taught at the University of Oregon. Aiken was a program coordinator in the instruction department of the Eugene 4-J School District. She has been active as a volunteer and leader at the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History. She was a leader of the Eugene Japanese-American Memorial Committee and is an organizer of the annual Day of Remembrance in February.

Creator

Alice Endo Aikens

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

Elizabeth Uhlig

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh15-aikens-alice-endo-200701414

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Elizabeth Uhlig

Interviewee

Alice Endo Aikens

Location

Uhlig residence, Eugene, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

1:44:29

OHMS Object

Interview Format

audio