Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 7-9

Parts 7-9 of a 1997 interview featuring former Manzanar Committee chair and one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, delves into her work with the Manzanar Committee and their contributions to the redress movement, along with the contributions of other organizations to the fight for redress.

This interview was taped in September, 1997 during the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, which was sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research.

Sue, who was also the driving force behind the protection and preservation efforts for Manzanar, which is now a National Historic Site, talked for an hour with Glen Kitayama about life at Manzanar, her experiences during the resettlement period, the Manzanar Committee, and the redress struggle.

Thank you to Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project and their Executive Director, Tom Ikeda, for granting permission to the Manzanar Committee to stream the entire interview right here on our blog.

Here are parts 7-9.

Working with the Manzanar Committee (5:33)

Manzanar Committee’s contribution to the redress movement (3:56)

Contributions of different organizations to the redress movement (3:54)

Links to the rest of the interview:
Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 1-3
Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 4-6
Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 10-11

Video clips © 1997, Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Details of the license agreement:
License Agreement – Page 1
License Agreement – Page 2

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