The Hood River Issei

An Oral History of Japanese Settlers in Oregon's Hood River Valley

• Author(s): Linda Tamura,
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Pages: 337
• ISBN_10: 0252063597
  ISBN_13: 9780252063596
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / 20th Century , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies , Social Science / Regional Studies ,

Description:... The Hood River Issei tells the story of the Japanese who immigrated between the late 1800s and the 1920s, settling in Oregon's rural Hood River Valley. In 1985 Linda Tamura began interviewing Issei (first-generation Japanese), the youngest of whom were eighty-two. This compelling story captures their recollections of early life in Japan, immigration to and settlement in the United States, and the hardships they experienced during World War II.