1 100 4 https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/a3c222bd9f129567a8c347ee50b7ddca.xml 7bf965d38641dee5d56b48f8360725a6 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 Taira Fukushima oral history interview, August 11, 2008 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1926 Feb 08 Location of Birth Los Angeles, California Incarceration Facilities Manzanar Concentration Camp War or Conflict World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service Army Entrance into Service Drafted or Volunteered Drafted Location of Basic Training Fort Douglas, Utah Camp Blanding, Florida Unit of Service 442nd Regimental Combat Team Campaigns/Battles Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns Champagne Campaign Post-war Occupation of Germany 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 Taira Fukushima oral history interview, part 2 of 3, August 11, 2008 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fukushima, Taira: 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 2008OH0902_02_Fukushima Description An account of the resource Taira Fukushima discusses the importance of family. For example, when he is a student, he gets a paper route job, and with the money earned, he shares it with the family. In the 1930s, there was a notion that tuberculosis was hereditary. By getting the shots you keep the family intact. As a youth, Taira is aware of world events from the LA Times. He reads about land leasing and the war overseas. However, Taira thinks poverty is more important news in those days. On December 7, Taira is playing football with the Japanese American kids. He recalls Charlie Chaplin is filming the movie The Great Dictator across the street. The following day after the Pearl Harbor attack, Taira goes to school on the bus. The school has an assembly and shows support for the Japanese Americans. He discusses the treatment after December 7, and he does not realize the severity of the situation until the evacuation. Besides evacuation, there are curfew hours. Taira says he only goes to school and straight comes home. Moreover, He recalls neighbors coming and taking the plants from the front yard and asking low prices for their belongings. Taira believes his family is the first to go to camp because his relatives volunteer to help build Manzanar. Taira's brother loses his job after Pearl Harbor and decides to help with the construction of Manzanar. Taira describes the living condition at Manzanar. Briefly, He leaves camp to work on a farm in Idaho and attends Idaho Falls High School. However, working and going to school is tough. He returns to Manzanar and finishes high school in the camp. He studies journalism and is the senior editor. In camp, Taira answers the loyalty questionnaire and explains the different possibilities of answering the questionnaire. In 1944, he is drafted into the Army with his brother Jim. Taira and Jim, go to Fort Douglas, and the other Nisei go to Camp Blanding or Camp Hood. Camp Hood is for the anti-tank unit. However, Taira is a rife replacement for the 442nd. Taira is assigned to Company A 140th Battalion, and their unit is known as the Flying A. He describes life in basic training. 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Title A name given to the resource Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, June 25, 2007 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1918 Jul 24 Location of Birth Honolulu, Hawaii 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 Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii Camp McCoy, Wisconsin Unit of Service 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) 3rd Engineer Battalion Campaigns/Battles Naples-Foggia Campaign Rome-Arno Campaign Anzio Campaign Belvedere Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine Rescue of the Lost Battalion Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps 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 Thomas Ukichi Wozumi oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 25, 2007 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wozumi, Thomas Ukichi: narrator Yuge, Tim: 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 2007OH0774_01_Wozumi Description An account of the resource Thomas Ukichi Wozumi is born July 24, 1918, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father Utaro Wozumi, and mother, Otsuru Yamamoto Wozumi are Issei from Japan. He has two older siblings, Mildred and James. Thomas and his family live at Castle Estate Kindergarten, where his father works. His family maintains their Japanese values and morals at home. Besides attending primary school, Thomas attends the Japanese Language School. In his free time, his childhood activities include diving for squid, fishing, movies, and barefoot football. After graduating high school, Thomas works at a few places before receiving his draft notice to join the Army. He describes Army life and the attack on Pearl Harbor. He also shares who are influential role models in his early upbringing. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/m4v 100th 100th Infantry Battalion attack childhood activities company Company A employment family friendships Hawaii Hawaiian soldiers high school Issei Issei parents Japanese language school Japanese values movies New Year Nisei Pearl Harbor Pigeon platoon Poston reunions rifle siblings Social activities softball sports https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/065f10c843b6df1ff4fdddc15c58e037.xml bb52e2ced10fea8c9bbe382d82ada942 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 Don Miyada oral history interview, November 22, 2014 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1925 May 21 Location of Birth Oceanside, California Incarceration Facilities Poston 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 Blanding, Florida Camp Shelby, Mississippi Unit of Service 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined) Campaigns/Battles Champagne Campaign The Gothic Line Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns 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 Don Miyada oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 22, 2014 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miyada, Don: 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 2014OH1074_03_Miyada Description An account of the resource After completing basic training at Camp Blanding and Camp Shelby, Don goes overseas on the Queen Mary. Don describes traveling in France to join the 100th and 442nd at the holding line. Don is in holding a position in France for four months. This period is called the "Champagne Campaign." Don explains how the name originates. After the hold, Don goes to Italy to the front lines for the Gothic Line. In Po Valley, Don recalls squad members that are wounded in action and killed in action and his assignment. 100th 100th Infantry Battalion 442nd 442nd Regimental Combat artillery barrage Camp Blanding Camp Shelby Cannes Champagne Campaign company Company A Daniel Inouye front line frontline German lines Gothic Line Hawaiian identity Italy Japanese American killed in aciton Le Havre Livorno Livorno-Leghorn Mainland soldiers minefields Nisei soldiers Pigeon platoon Po Valley Queen Mary squad squad leader trench foot wounded wounded in action (WIA) https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/a592a227a5d634e04035ec4620e9583e.xml e7fdac38c3975fecc49965ccc5c568d1 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 Takeshi Joe Kawakami oral history interview, October 10, 2010 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. URL https://gfbnec.org/oral_histories/mp4/1016-Kawakami-Joe-2.m4v Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1924 Aug 3 Location of Birth Hilo, Hawaii Nickname Joe 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 Takeshi Joe Kawakami oral history interview, part 2 of 2, October 10, 2010 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kawakami, Takeshi: narrator Hawkins, Richard: 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 2010OH1016_02_Kawakami Description An account of the resource Kawakami continues talking about his experiences overseas during World War II. He was wounded during combat in France, and was in the hospital for about a month, but prior to that he was involved in many big battles including the Lost Battalion and Leghorn. Between the battles, they would be able to get some time for rest and relaxation in Switzerland, where they would get hot meals and a clean bed to sleep in. Once the war ended, they were all sent back to the mainland for discharge and Kawakami would end up back in Hawaii, before going back out to Chicago to look for work. It was there that he met his wife and started a family. Finally, he gives a message for future generations to love one another and respect one another for a more peaceful future. Subject The topic of the resource World War II--European Theater World War II--Military service 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. 0:28:57 Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 October 10 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Hilo, Hawaii 100th Infantry Battalion 34th Division Bruyeres-Biffontaine Chicago combat Company A discharge family German soldiers Issei Leghorn (Livorno) Lost Battalion medals & awards messenger rain rest and relaxation (r&r) rice sergeant snow Switzerland trench foot winter wounded