One Man’s Internment Story – Jack Kubota

Program Type:

Featured, Miss Breed, Citizenship and Immigration, Community Engagement

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

This program will be conducted in an interview format after a short history of Japanese American internment is given.  Carlsbad resident Jack Kubota was born in Pasadena, California, but moved to the Imperial Valley when he was an infant.  His family had a trucking business, and he grew up and attended school in El Centro.  In 1942 when he was 13 years old, his family was forced to move to an internment camp at Poston, Arizona.

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Mr. Kubota joined the Navy after high school, and eventually graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Civil Engineering.  Now in his 90s, he still works on engineering projects around San Diego County. His conversation partner, Linda Canada, is a historian of local history who was the archivist for JAHSSD. 

This program is part of the series The Rebellious Miss Breed: San Diego Public Library and the Japanese American Incarceration. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEH. Visit calhum.org.

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