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000008972 245__ $$aInterview with William Shunsuke Ito, M.D.
000008972 260__ $$bOregon Health & Science University$$c1998 February 20$$010958
000008972 269__ $$a1998-02-20
000008972 336__ $$aInterview
000008972 520__ $$aDr. 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.
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000008972 610__ $$aUnited States. Army$$010836
000008972 610__ $$aMinidoka Relocation Center$$041918
000008972 650__ $$aRace Discrimination$$041895
000008972 650__ $$aJapanese Americans$$041569
000008972 650__ $$aWorld War Ii$$035994
000008972 650__ $$aPhysicians$$024116
000008972 650__ $$aRacism$$040240
000008972 650__ $$aPrivate Practice$$024600
000008972 651__ $$aOregon--Vanport$$041935
000008972 651__ $$aHawaii$$040988
000008972 7102_ $$aOregon Health & Science University$$010958
000008972 720__ $$7Personal$$aIto, William Shunsuke$$eInterviewee$$041783
000008972 720__ $$7Personal$$aPorter, Sarah E., 1940-$$eInterviewer$$041817
000008972 791__ $$2URL$$whttp://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1057963
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000008972 901__ $$aOral histories are considered historical materials. They are the personal recollections and opinions of the individuals involved and, therefore, may contain offensive language, ideas or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a person, period or place. Oral histories should not serve as the sole source of information about an institution or particular historical events. These narratives should in no way be interpreted as the official history of Oregon Health & Science University, nor do they necessarily represent the views of the institution.
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