Norman Ikari oral history interview, part 1 of 7, June 26, 1999

Norman Ikari begins the interview talking about growing up in Seattle, Washington where he would fish often, and go to a baseball games with his father. Due to the Great Depression, his family would move down to Los Angeles, facing his first bout of discrimination, as they settles in Montebello. There, his father would open up another dry cleaning business while his mother remained a housewife, while Norman would attend high school and join the boy scouts. After this, he would begin working at the local fruit stand, as well as picking grapes and then getting involved in the chick sexing business.

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