Interviewer: Elizabeth Uhlig
Interview Date: August 16, 2007
Location: Nagao residence, Eugene, Oregon
Duration: 2:22:51
Ken Nagao was born in Hawaii to a large family just before World War II. Nagao came to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon in the 1960s to study architecture. He now has his own firm, Nagao Pacific Architectural PC, and has designed numerous homes and buildings in the Eugene area. Nagao was a founder of the Asian Celebration and has been active in the Asian Kite Festival, Eugene Taiko, and the Japanese-American Association. His interests include hunting, ukulele, Hawaiian music, kites, pottery, travel, cooking, and entertaining.
Dublin Core
Title
Ken Nagao Oral History Interview
Description
Ken Nagao was born in Hawaii to a large family just before World War II. Nagao came to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon in the 1960s to study architecture. He now has his own firm, Nagao Pacific Architectural PC, and has designed numerous homes and buildings in the Eugene area. Nagao was a founder of the Asian Celebration and has been active in the Asian Kite Festival, Eugene Taiko, and the Japanese-American Association. His interests include hunting, ukulele, Hawaiian music, kites, pottery, travel, cooking, and entertaining.
Creator
Ken Nagao
Source
Japanese-American Association of Lane County, Oregon, Oral History Collection
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
August 16, 2007
Contributor
Elizabeth Uhlig
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh15-nagao-ken-20070816
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Elizabeth Uhlig
Interviewee
Ken Nagao
Location
Nagao residence, Eugene, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
2:22:51
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio