No.558 Edward I. Hashimoto, 1984

File — Box: 64, Folder: 19

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Hashimoto (b. 1911) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He relates stories heard from his father, who came to the United States in 1896 as a railroad worker and became wealthy as an investor in various western companies. He describes his early life in the Japanese section of town, going to the Stewart School and East High, and graduating from the University of Utah. Other topics include treatment of the Japanese during World War II, his years as a physician and professor at the University of Utah, living the best of both the Japanese and American cultures, and ethnic prejudice.
Interviewer: Leslie Kelen

Dates

1984

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