The Otero County Historic Preservation Board hosted a presentation on Japanese-American history at the Rocky Ford Depot last week. The presentation followed a research project into the role the Japanese-Americans played in the history of the Arkansas Valley. At the meeting, archaeologist Michelle Slaughter shared how she and architectural historian Kathleen Corbett interviewed descendants of Japanese-American families in Otero County, to contribute their oral histories to the record. Gene and Jerre Hirakata, as well as Sandie Konishi Dell, were among those interviewed...
