Kenneth Ota oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 26, 2002

Ota begins the interview talking about his family and how his parents came from Nagasaki to Washington. His father would work his way up from being a janitor to owning hotels and restaurants while Kenneth and his siblings went to school and played sports. He talks about his childhood and the Japanese culture that influenced him. He also talks about facing discrimination throughout his childhood, until he moved to Ellensburg and was the only Japanese child in the neighborhood, and there he felt more accepted. He would attend Garfield High School and play sports throughout his time there, even getting to travel through different parts of Washington.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/295-Ota-Kenji-1.m4v

1918 Dec 01

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