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- Title:
- Tamiko Nimura and Michael Sullivan interview
- Interviewee:
- Nimura, Tamiko; Sullivan, Michael
- Interviewer:
- Hua, Joan, 1989-
- Date Created:
- 2019-12-10
- Role:
- Community member
- Subjects:
- Japantown Japanese Language School Japanese American incarceration Whitney Tacoma Buddhist Temple Japanese American internment Day of Remembrance Kenji Hamai Stoll Greg Tanbara Uwajimaya Patti Hirahara Stacey Nishijima Ferguson Transcontinental Railroad memorial
- Biography:
- Tamiko Nimura, a third-generation Japanese American and second-generation Filipina American, is a freelance writer, essayist, community journalist, and public historian living in Tacoma, Washington. She has done research on Japanese American history in Tacoma and has written about the former Japantown (Nihonmachi) and the Tacoma Buddhst Temple, which is now part of the UW Tacoma campus footprint. Together with Michael Sullivan, she leads the Tacoma Japantown Walking Tour to educate the public on this neighborhood history. Michael Sullivan (b. 1950) worked as the historic preservation officer for City of Tacoma and headed the newly established Cultural Resources Division from 1990 until 1995, coinciding with the planning period of UW Tacoma's permanent campus. He has taught a course on the history of Tacoma and the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington Tacoma.
- Description:
- The present-day footprint of the UW Tacoma campus overlaps with what was once a vibrant and densely packed Japantown. In this interview, Michael Sullivan and Tamiko Nimura offer their perspectives on this history and its significance as it relates to UW Tacoma’s campus location. Nimura discusses how the historic Japantown touches the present, mentioning individuals who endeavored to research their family histories. Sullivan describes key events in the context of the historic Japantown prior to UW Tacoma’s arrival--from the removal of Japanese Americans to unsuccessful urban renewal efforts. They shared their views on the role UW Tacoma might play in education and in honoring downtown Tacoma’s past.
- Location:
- United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma United States--Washington (State)--Fife United States--Washington (State)--Seattle United States--California--Tulelake
- Type:
- Sound; Text; StillImage
- Format:
- cpd
- Preferred Citation:
- University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington Tacoma Library, UWTOH201910