Nao Takasugi Oral History

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Title

Nao Takasugi Oral History

Identifier

OH_TAKASUGI_NAO_1999

Description

Interview with Nao Takasugi about his family, discrimination as a Japanese American, and the beginning of his political career. Takasugi discusses Alien Land Law, internment camps of WWII and reparations, and the Asahi Market in Oxnard. Nao was mayor of Oxnard for 10 years and served in the California State Assembly for 6 years. He died in 2009.

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Creator

Museum of Ventura County

Date

1999 February

Format

mp3

Subject

Takasugi, Nao
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Asahi Market (Oxnard, Calif.)

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

Copyright Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.

Type

Sound

Language

English

Original Format

Audio recording

Duration

00:58:02

Bit Rate/Frequency

192k bit/s

Transcription

A transcript of this oral history is available as a .pdf in the Research Library's book and serials catalog, viewable here.

Interviewer

Barajas, Frank

Interviewee

Takasugi, Nao

Citation

Museum of Ventura County, “Nao Takasugi Oral History,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed October 12, 2024, http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/7196.