Maeda, Edith (8/17/2018)

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Title

Maeda, Edith (8/17/2018)

Description

Edith Maeda, a nisei, was born in El Centro, CA in 1927. In this interview, she shares memories of her life before WWII and her family's experiences as early arrivals at the WRA incarceration site at Poston, AZ. She recalls the pervasive dust in the desert and lack of a school facility on-site. Following their incarceration, Edith's family resettled in Chicago, initially on the West Side where she finished high school. After college, Edith's career took her to Washington, DC, where she worked at the National Institute of Mental Health and the Woodley House. Edith returned to the Chicago area with her husband and son after retirement in order to be closer to family, and stresses the importance of family at the end of the interview.

Date

2018-08-17

Format

video

Interviewer

Takada, Anna

Interviewee

Maeda, Edith

Interview Keyword

Nisei
El Centro, CA
Poston
Dust
Goldblatt Department Store
West Side
McKinley High School
University of Illinois
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Woodley House

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4700


Citation

“Maeda, Edith (8/17/2018),” JASC Legacy Center Digital Collections, accessed January 20, 2025, https://digitalcollections.jasc-chicago.org/omeka/items/show/462.