Edward Miyakawa Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Edward Miyakawa
Interviewer: Elizabeth Uhlig
Interview Date: August 18, 2007
Location: Miyakawa residence, Waldport, Oregon
Duration: 3:37:03
 

Edward T. Miyakawa was born in Sacramento, California, in 1934. His grandfathers both had emigrated from Japan and owned a strawberry and grape farm among other businesses. His father graduated from Harvard University in the 1920s. Miyakawa's family (his parents and two sisters) were forced to relocate to Tule Lake Relocation Camp in 1942. After a year, they settled in Colorado and eventually moved back to California. Ed served in the Navy during the Korean War, 1952 - 1956, and lived in Japan for two years. He graduated from the University of California in 1962 with a degree in architecture. He and his wife moved to Oregon and settled in Waldport where he practiced architecture for thirty years and raised a large family of adopted children. In 1979 he wrote a book, Tule Lake, about experiences in the relocation camp. He served on the Japanese American Memorial committee in Eugene

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Title

Edward Miyakawa Oral History Interview

Description

Edward T. Miyakawa was born in Sacramento, California, in 1934. His grandfathers both had emigrated from Japan and owned a strawberry and grape farm among other businesses. His father graduated from Harvard University in the 1920s. Miyakawa's family (his parents and two sisters) were forced to relocate to Tule Lake Relocation Camp in 1942. After a year, they settled in Colorado and eventually moved back to California. Ed served in the Navy during the Korean War, 1952 - 1956, and lived in Japan for two years. He graduated from the University of California in 1962 with a degree in architecture. He and his wife moved to Oregon and settled in Waldport where he practiced architecture for thirty years and raised a large family of adopted children. In 1979 he wrote a book, Tule Lake, about experiences in the relocation camp. He served on the Japanese American Memorial committee in Eugene

Creator

Edward Miyakawa

Source

Japanese-American Association of Lane County, Oregon, Oral History Collection

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

August 18, 2007

Contributor

Elizabeth Uhlig

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh15-miyakawa-ed-20071818

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Elizabeth Uhlig

Interviewee

Edward Miyakawa

Location

Miyakawa residence, Waldport, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

3:37:03

OHMS Object

Interview Format

audio