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Interviewee: Ray Yutani
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Tom Yutani, was a gardener. He and his brothers helped him with his work. Tom Yutani is also an expert on Southern California weeds.
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: Ray explains how he is both a physician and a Japanese gardener
Transcription
I have good memories of working in the yards of—that he landscaped in. And I still consider myself a Japanese gardener and I enjoy working in the garden right now, my own garden. So, as a personal gardener I go to my daughter’s place and I’m their Japanese gardener too. So, I guess it’s in the blood, even though I’m a physician, gardening is in my blood and I think it’s a tradition I’m keeping up right now.
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This interview was conducted as part of the Opening Day activities for the exhibition Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden.
eishida — Atualizado em Mai 24 2012 7:18 a.m.
Part of these albums
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communitieseditor |