Oi, Mary - Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by David Kuroda on January 16, 2002. An interview with Mary Oi as she discusses her entrance into the field of social work; impact of World War II on her goals; various positions held. ❧ Mary T. Oi., a graduate of the School of Social Work, USC, 1957, has been a social work practitioner for approximately 50 years, working in public and private agencies, a private therapeutic day school for children with emotional problems, as well as being in private practice. She was among the Japanese and Japanese Americans confined to concentration camps during World War II. She was interviewed by David Kuroda, MSW, from USC, a former mediator in the California Family Court system, now a mediator in ...