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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, November 17, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/834-Tokunaga-Tosh-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 02
Location of Birth
Selleck, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
Operation Varsity
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
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Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, part 3 of 3, November 17, 2007
Creator
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Tokunaga, Toshio: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2007OH0834_03_Tokunaga
Description
An account of the resource
Tokunaga discusses the labor camps that he saw in Europe, taking souvenirs and the friendships he made through the Army. After V-E Day, he would remain in Frankfurt for another year and half until finally being discharged back in Fort Lewis, Washington. He would return to Seattle, and become a gardener, which he would do until his retirement at the age of 75. Next, he talks about the nisei legacy and his marriage and family background. At this point, his wife, Dolly Tokunaga joins the interview and she talks about their marriage and family as well. Finally, Toshio goes through some pictures and relics from before and during the war.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Veteran history
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
Identity and values--Nisei
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1:03:53
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007 November 17
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Bellevue, Washington
basic training
Camp Shelby
Christmas
corporal
correspondence
discharge
family
Fort Lewis
Frankfurt
friends
gardening
Germany
headquarters company
labor camp
Nisei legacy
occupation of Germany
Seattle
Selleck
souvenirs
surrender
Tank Destroyer Battalion
values
VE Day
Washington
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, November 17, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/834-Tokunaga-Tosh-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 02
Location of Birth
Selleck, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
Operation Varsity
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, part 2 of 3, November 17, 2007
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Tokunaga, Toshio: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2007OH0834_02_Tokunaga
Description
An account of the resource
After being forced removed and moved to Puyallup Temporary Detention Center, Tokunaga would head to Minidoka Concentration Camp early to help set up supplies. Soon after, he would be drafted into the Army and inducted at Fort Douglas to join the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement. However, while at basic training, he saw the opportunity to join the paratroopers and volunteered. He would train in jump school, learning the intricacies of parachuting until he was shipped to Europe. He would begin his combat in Le Havre, France and be assigned to take over a base in Europe. Next, he talks about the various parachuting experiences he had, including taking a town in Germany and seeing Nazi labor camps.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Minidoka
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:57:14
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007 November 17
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Bellevue, Washington
442nd Regimental Combat Team
antitank gun
barbed wires
basic training
Camp Kilmer
Camp Shelby
Draft
Fort Douglas
France
furlough
Germany
Idaho
labor camp
Le Havre
loyalty questions
Minidoka Concentration Center
objective
Operation Varsity
parachute
Parachute Infantry Regiment
paratrooper training
privacy
quarantine
replacement
static line
supplies
swastika
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, November 17, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/834-Tokunaga-Tosh-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 02
Location of Birth
Selleck, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Puyallup Temporary Detention Facility
Minidoka Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
Operation Varsity
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, part 1 of 3, November 17, 2007
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Tokunaga, Toshio: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2007OH0834_01_Tokunaga
Description
An account of the resource
Tokunaga begins the interview talking about his family background and his parents coming over from Japan and settling eventually in Washington. Growing up in Washington, he would enjoy playing sports with other kids, attend regular and Japanese language schools and fish for trout. Next, he talks about being in the middle of a movie when hearing about the Pearl Harbor attacks. Following the Executive Order 9066 evacuation, he and his family would be forced to Puyallup Temporary Detention Center until being moved to Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Education
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Minidoka
World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Puyallup
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:56:44
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007 November 17
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Bellevue, Washington
barbed wire
childhood home
Chinese buttons
community
correspondence
Executive Order 9066
fairgrounds
family
Great Depression
Idaho
Japan
Japanese language school
living conditions
Minidoka Concentration Center
Pearl Harbor
personal belongings
Puyallup Temporary Detention Center
Saw mill
Shikata ga nai
Washington
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