Misaka, Wat OH16_011

Title Misaka, Wat OH16_011
Creator Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program
Contributors Misaka, Wat, Interviewee; Rands, Lorrie, Interviewer; Langsdon, Sarah, Interviewer
Collection Name Immigrants at the Crossroads-Ogden City Oral Histories
Description Immigrants at the Crossroads - Ogden City is a project to collect oral histories, photographs and artifacts related to the immigrant populations that helped shape the cultural and economic climate of Ogden. This project will expand the contributions made by Ogden's immigrant populations: the Dutch, Italian and Greek immigrants who came to work on the railroad and the Japanese who arrived after World War II from the West Coast and from internment camps.
Image Captions Wat Misaka
Biographical/Historical Note The following includes the transcript and a video clip from an oral history interview with Wat Misaka.
Subject Japanese; World War, 1939-1945
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date 2014
Date Digital 2017
Temporal Coverage 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 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
Item Size 27p.; 29cm.; 2 bound transcripts; 4 file folders. 1 video disc: digital; 4 3/4 in.
Medium Oral History
Spatial Coverage Ogden (Utah)
Type Text; Image/MovingImage
Conversion Specifications Filmed using a Sony HDR-CX430V digital video camera. Sound was recorded with a Sony ECM-AW3(T) bluetooth microphone. Transcribed using WAVpedal 5 Copyrighted by The Programmers' Consortium Inc. Digitally reformatted using Adobe Acrobat Xl Pro.
Language eng
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit University Archives, Stewart Library; Weber State University.
Source Misaka, Wat OH16_011; Weber State University, Stewart Library, University Archives
Format application/pdf; video/mp4
ARK ark:/87278/s65ab54t
Setname wsu_webda_oh
ID 104211
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65ab54t

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Title Misaka, Wat OH16_011
Creator Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program
Contributors Misaka, Wat, Interviewee; Rands, Lorrie, Interviewer; Langsdon, Sarah, Interviewer
Description Immigrants at the Crossroads - Ogden City is a project to collect oral histories, photographs and artifacts related to the immigrant populations that helped shape the cultural and economic climate of Ogden. This project will expand the contributions made by Ogden's immigrant populations: the Dutch, Italian and Greek immigrants who came to work on the railroad and the Japanese who arrived after World War II from the West Coast and from internment camps.
Image Captions Wat Misaka
Biographical/Historical Note This is an oral history interview with Wataru Misaka, conducted by Lorrie Rands and Sarah Langsdon on August 14, 2014. Wataru "Wat" Misaka was born in Ogden, the oldest son of Fusaichi "Ben" and Tatsuyo Misaka. He shares the story of how his parents immigrated to the United States, his experiences growing up in Ogden's Japan-town, and his time playing college and professional basketball. Also present are Shinji Ichida, and Raymond and Yo Uno.
Subject Ogden (Utah); Japanese; World War II (1939-1945)
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date 2014
Date Digital 2017
Temporal Coverage 1930-2015
Item Size 27p.; 29cm.; 2 bound transcripts; 4 file folders. 1 video disc: digital; 4 3/4 in.
Medium Oral History
Spatial Coverage Ogden (Utah)
Type Text; Image/MovingImage
Conversion Specifications Filmed using a Sony HDR-CX430V digital video camera. Sound was recorded with a Sony ECM-AW3(T) bluetooth microphone. Transcribed using WAVpedal 5 Copyrighted by The Programmers' Consortium Inc. Digitally reformatted using Adobe Acrobat Xl Pro.
Language eng
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit University Archives, Stewart Library; Weber State University.
Source Misaka, Wat OH16_011; Weber State University, Stewart Library, University Archives
OCR Text Show
Format application/pdf
Setname wsu_webda_oh
ID 104403
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65ab54t/104403