TY  - GEN
AB  - Dr. William Shunsuke Ito (1914-2001) is a graduate of the University of Oregon Medical School. In this interview, he shares his experiences as a Japanese American physician and World War II veteran. Dr. Ito shares how he encountered racial prejudice when applying for internships and residencies due to growing anti-Japanese sentiment due to the war. Ultimately, he interned at the Multnomah County Hospital and was accepted for residency at Queen's Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. The interview includes Dr. Ito's accounts of the chaotic days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the treatment and detainment of his family members; his father was taken by the FBI and his mother and brothers were imprisoned at the Minidoka War Relocation Center. In 1943, Dr. Ito was drafted into the Army, where he served until 1946. He went into private practice in Honolulu.

Appended to the interview transcript is a short autobiography, written by Dr. Ito after the interview. Hoping to remedy perceived shortcomings in the recorded dialogue, Dr. Ito "took the liberty of summarizing what [he] thought Dr. Porter probably wanted in this interview." The same topics discussed with Dr. Porter are chronologically organized and supplemented with additional information in the addendum.
DA  - 1998-02-20
DA  - 1998 February 20
DO  - 10.6083/5712m7288
DO  - DOI
ED  - Ito, William Shunsuke
ED  - Porter, Sarah E., 1940-
ED  - Interviewee
ED  - Interviewer
ID  - 8972
KW  - Race Discrimination
KW  - Japanese Americans
KW  - World War Ii
KW  - Physicians
KW  - Racism
KW  - Private Practice
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8972/files/ito-william_interview-transcript_1998.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8972/files/ito-william_interview-transcript_1998.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8972/files/ito-william_interview-transcript_1998.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8972/files/ito-william_interview-transcript_1998.pdf
N2  - Dr. William Shunsuke Ito (1914-2001) is a graduate of the University of Oregon Medical School. In this interview, he shares his experiences as a Japanese American physician and World War II veteran. Dr. Ito shares how he encountered racial prejudice when applying for internships and residencies due to growing anti-Japanese sentiment due to the war. Ultimately, he interned at the Multnomah County Hospital and was accepted for residency at Queen's Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. The interview includes Dr. Ito's accounts of the chaotic days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the treatment and detainment of his family members; his father was taken by the FBI and his mother and brothers were imprisoned at the Minidoka War Relocation Center. In 1943, Dr. Ito was drafted into the Army, where he served until 1946. He went into private practice in Honolulu.

Appended to the interview transcript is a short autobiography, written by Dr. Ito after the interview. Hoping to remedy perceived shortcomings in the recorded dialogue, Dr. Ito "took the liberty of summarizing what [he] thought Dr. Porter probably wanted in this interview." The same topics discussed with Dr. Porter are chronologically organized and supplemented with additional information in the addendum.
PB  - Oregon Health & Science University
PY  - 1998-02-20
PY  - 1998 February 20
T1  - Interview with William Shunsuke Ito, M.D.
TI  - Interview with William Shunsuke Ito, M.D.
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8972/files/ito-william_interview-transcript_1998.pdf
Y1  - 1998-02-20
ER  -