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Nanyu Tomiyasu oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00743

Abstract

Oral history interview with Nanyu Tomiyasu conducted by Andrew Russell on March 22, 1987. In this interview, Tomiyasu discusses his father's large-scale commercial farm in Las Vegas, Nevada and the amount of produce the farm produced through the 1920s. He expands on the impact of the 1922 railroad strike, particularly in regard to the Japanese population in the city. He recounts the general lack of discrimination and segregation against Japanese residents in Las Vegas, how Japanese families integrated with the community and how they maintained their cultural traditions. Later, he begins to discuss the impact of World War II on Japanese in the people living in the western states, Las Vegas' response to its Japanese residents, and how relocation and internment impacted families.

Archival Collection

Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother January 3, 1907

Date

1907-01-03

Archival Collection

Description

Rinker writes about a hometown wedding, his salary and living conditions, a railroad strike, and gambling and drinking.

Text

Telegram from A. S. Halsted to W. H. Comstock, undated

Date

1922

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram from A. S. Halsted to W. H. Comstock, undated

Text

Coded telegram from W. H. Comstock to A. S. Halsted, August 15-16, 1922

Date

1922-08

Archival Collection

Description

Coded telegram from W. H. Comstock to A. S. Halsted, August 15-16, 1922

Text

Reports on the Hanson Assault, District Special Agent Harrington, August 15, 1922

Date

1922-09-15

Archival Collection

Description

Reports on the Hanson Assault, District Special Agent Harrington, August 15, 1922

Text

Telegram from Frank R. McNamee to C. P. Smith and A. S. Halsted, July 9, 1922

Date

1922-07-09

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram from Frank R. McNamee to C. P. Smith and A. S. Halsted, July 9, 1922

Text

Telegram from Leo A. McNamee to A .S. Halsted, July 6, 1922

Date

1922-07-06

Archival Collection

Description

Message concerns keeping strikers off railroad property.

Text

Letter from Ralph E. Wells to J. Ross Clark, August 9, 1904

Date

1904-08-09

Archival Collection

Description

Letter forwards a message from C.O. Whittemore regarding the "lawless element" in Las Vegas.

Text

Telegram from A .S. Halsted to Fred E. Pettit, Jr., July 13, 1922

Date

1922-07-13

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram from A .S. Halsted to Fred E. Pettit, Jr., July 13, 1922

Text

Letter from A. S. Halstead to C. P. Smith, September 23, 1922

Date

1922-09-23

Archival Collection

Description

Caption: Automobiles bought by company during strike

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