Arthur Ito oral history interview, August 9, 2003

Ito discusses his parents' upbringings and talks about his father moving to the United States at a young age, where he acquired an early job working for the Standard Oil Company. He discusses his early childhood and talks about his brothers and…

Ito discusses his travels to meet with his father in Mexico as a young boy and describes his first day on the ranch. His father experimented with growing different crops and taught Arthur and his brothers many skills to be used on the ranch. Ito also…

Ito describes living in Mexico during the Agrarian Revolution and discusses two stories in which his family helped revolutionary soldiers. He also describes visiting the Japanese Naval fleet in Manzanillo and talks about his family having to move to…

Ito discusses memories of his mother and the difficulty of receiving a job when returning to Los Angeles. After being drafted into the Army, he first went into medical training, before volunteering to serve in the officers' mess hall, and later being…

Ito describes treatment of Nisei soldiers while training in Florida and discusses his training in voice and radio intercepting, which saw his team transferred to the Yosemite Valley. After being shipped to Guam and later Saipan, Ito helped piece…

Ito discusses returning to the Unites States after the war and describes his reunion with his wife and young son. After returning, the family decided to come back to Los Angeles to return to the florist business. Ito describes the business' success…

Conclusion and wrap-up. Ito discusses his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The end of the video is dedicated to old photographs, with Mr. Ito narrating and supplying information for the pictures.