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From Personal Memory to Historical Narrative: Oral History Interviews as Process and Document

Panel: 
Representations of Internment: Meta-Narratives and Historical Shadows
Abstract: 

My presentation involves the process of mining personal recollectionsto create historical documents. I will use interviews conducted with Japanese Americans from Hawaii who were incarcerated during World War II as case studies.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Warren
Last Name: 
Nishimoto
Institution: 
University of Hawai'i, Manoa