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Albert A. Oyama, M.D., discusses his early life in Portland, Oregon in a Japanese American household and his experiences in a Japanese American internment camp in Idaho during World War II. He talks about his medical education and career in private practice and at St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland.

Title
Interview with Albert Oyama, M.D.
Creator
Oregon Health & Science University
Contributor
Oyama, Albert A., 1926-2014, Interviewee
Hiruki, Tadaaki, Interviewer
Subject (Corporate)
St. Vincent's Hospital (Portland, Or.)
Subject (Topic)
Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
Physicians
Type
Interview
DOI
https://doi.org/10.6083/M4TT4PQR
Source
Collection name: OHSU Oral History Program
Collection number: 2018-007
Record Appears in
Historical Collections & Archives > Oral History Progam
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Disclaimer
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Publisher
Oregon Health & Science University
Language
English
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