| Title |
Hirabayashi, Kathleen OH20_006 |
| Creator |
RootsBridge, LLC |
| Contributors |
Hirabayashi, Kathleen, Interviewee; Kammerman, Alyssa, Interviewer |
| Collection Name |
The Union Station Oral History Project |
| Description |
The Union Station Centennial oral history project is a companion to the Museums at Union Station's "Heart of Ogden" exhibit, which commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the current Union Station building on November 22, 1924. In honor of the centennial anniversary, Ogden City contracted with oral historian Alyssa Kammerman of RootsBridge LLC to collect fifteen oral histories from community members who shared memories associated with the Union Station in Ogden. The interviews encompass the 1930s to the present day, thus documenting the period when Union Station was actively functioning as a train station and its subsequent transformation into a museum and cultural center. Community members interviewed included former railroad employees, Union Station employees, residents of Ogden, city employees, and museum volunteers. The diverse range of interviewees reflects the diversity of Ogden and provides a comprehensive view of Union Station's impact on the community as a cultural hub and a place of shared history. |
| Abstract |
This is an oral history interview with Kathleen Hirabayashi, conducted November 9, 2023, for the 100 year anniversary of the Ogden Union Station. This interview was conducted at the Ogden Union Station by oral historian Alyssa Kammerman of RootsBridge LLC. During this interview, Kathleen shares her memories of living in Ogden's Japantown after her family fled California to avoid the internment camps of World War Two. Kathleen describes life in Ogden's Japantown and her memories of helping to run her family's grocery store on 25th; Street. She recalls her childhood impressions of Union Station and the variety of people the railroad brought to Ogden, including celebrities. |
| Image Captions |
Kathleen Hirabayashi: Kathleen Hirabayashi, circa 2020s; Inouye Family: Pictured from left to right, starting in the back: Kathleen's Father, Kunimatsu Inouye. Mother, Hatsue "Norma" Yoshinaga, and youngest daughter, Chizuru "Allison." Front left to right: Kathleen's brother, Koji "Norman." Sister, Kunia. Akie "Kathleen," at the opening of their grocery store, K's Market, on Ogden's 25th Street, circa 1943; Kunimatsu Inouye. Circa 1940s |
| Subject |
Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; Ogden (Utah) - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans; Restaurants; Bars (Drinking establishments); Discrimination - United States; Racism - United States; Police - United States; Armed forces; Central business districts; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; Buddhist Church; Davis High School (Kaysville, Utah); Hill Air Force Base |
| Digital Publisher |
Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2023 |
| Date Digital |
2023 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023 |
| Medium |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hawaii, United States; Japan; San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Honeyville, Box Elder County, Utah, United States; Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Arkansas; North Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States |
| Type |
Image/StillImage; Text |
| Access Extent |
PDF is 52 pages |
| Conversion Specifications |
Filmed using an Apple iPhone 13 Pro. Sound was recorded with a RODE Wireless Me microphone. Transcribed using Trint transcription software (trint.com) by Ky Jackson. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit RootsBridge LLC, Museums at Union Station, and Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information:  |
| Source |
Hirabayashi, Kathleen OH20_006 Oral Histories; Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6e3zjas |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
142831 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6e3zjas |
