Holt, Vivian

Interview 128a : In this speech for a Diboll High School History class in 1988, Vivian Holt describes her childhood in The Philippines as the daughter of an American father and Philippine mother. She survived Japanese bombings, internment in a concentration camp, starvation, and fighting between Japanese and American forces during World War II. After the liberation of Manila, Mrs. Holt, her father, and her 2 brothers came to the United States.