Immigrants at the Crossroads

Immigrant Boy Standing in Front of a Local Business

Immigrants at the Crossroads - Ogden City is a project to collect oral histories, photographs and artifacts related to the immigrant populations that helped shape the cultural and economic climate of Ogden. This project will expand the contributions made by Ogden’s immigrant populations: the Dutch, Italian and Greek immigrants who came to work on the railroad and the Japanese who arrived after World War II from the West Coast and from internment camps.

Bryner, Yaeko

Yaeko Bryner shares her recollections and experiences growing up in a Japanese family in Ogden. She also discusses her views on balancing Japanese and American cultures. The interview took place on November 11, 2014.

Call, Mayumi

Immigrants at the Crossroads

Mayumi Call shares her recollections and experiences as a Japanese immigrant in Ogden. Her in-laws, Kenjiro and Tomeno Mukai, owned Kay's Noodle Parlor and were very active in the Buddhist Church. The interview took place on October 16, 2014.

DeRyke, Bud

Immigrants at the Crossroads

Bud DeRyke discusses his family's Dutch heritage and the establishment of the family bakery in Ogden, Topper's Bakery. The interview took place on April 9, 2015.

DeRyke, Dave

Immigrants at the Crossroads

Dave DeRyke discusses his family's Dutch heritage and immigration to Utah in the early 1900s. He also discusses the establishment of Topper's Bakery and the impact it had on Ogden's history. The interview took place on April 9, 2015.

Hirai, Alice

Immigrants at the Crossroads

Alice Hirai talks about growing up in a Japanese Interment Camp, the Japanese community in Ogden and the impact of internment of Japanese Americans on society, both in America and Japan. The interview took place August 29, 2014.

Kammeyer, Kathryn

Immigrants at the Crossroads

Kathryn Kammeyer talks about her husband, Edward Kammeyer, and his Dutch family, and their various business ventures. The interview took place February 11, 2015.

Kogianes, Mary

Immigrants at the Crossroads

Mary Kogianes, child of Greek immigrants, shares her parents' story and discusses the family's Greek heritage. The interview took place March 25, 2015.