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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, March 7, 2007
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Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, March 7, 2007
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Doi, Jimmy: narrator
Doi, Michael John: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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eng
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2007-03-07
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0750_01_Doi
2007OH0750A_01_Doi
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Michael and Jimmy Doi’s parents are from Yokohama, Japan. After eloping, they went to Oxnard, CA. In Oxnard, Michael and Jimmy's father was a farmer, and their mother was a housewife. There were four sons (Dick, Sam, Michael, and Jimmy) and one daughter (Mat).
In 1939, their parents returned to Japan and moved back to Chicago, IL, after the war for a few years. Michael and Jimmy's parents decided to settle back in Japan because all their friends were there. Michael and Jimmy describe their parents as gentle and caring.
Although their parents were Buddhist, the children were raised as Christian. A traditional holiday celebrated in the house was New Year. The children were taught well and grew up to be good citizens.
Michael and Jimmy discuss their school years and participating in sports. At home Michael and Jimmy help with house chores or farm work. Their oldest brother had two produce stores, and Michael helped. Michael and Jimmy recall December 7 and the aftermath that followed.
Jimmy recollects his Sunday School Teacher saying he was American. The following day, Jimmy's friends treated him differently at lunchtime, and he ate lunch alone. Although some people treated the Japanese Americans as an outcast, the Oxnard community treated the Japanese Americans well.
Almost a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Michael was drafted. He went to San Pedro, Camp MacArthur, before going to Rockford, IL. The Japanese American soldiers were assigned to the Medical Training Center, where Michael trained to be a medic and worked in a hospital as an attendant.
Later, Michael went to Camp Blanding, Florida, to be a replacement for the 442nd. Michael transitioned from being a medic to an infantryman. After completing training, he went overseas to be a replacement for the 100th and 442nd.
100th
442nd
4C classification
Barracks
Buddhism
Camp Blanding
Child rearing
childhood activities
childhood home
Christianity
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
employment
enemy alien
evacuation
farm
farm labor
friends
Gila River
Hiroshima
infantryman
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
living conditions
medic
movie
music
New Year
overseas
Oxnard
Pearl Harbor
replacement
school
siblings
sports
Tulare
World War Two
Yokohama
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, June 25, 2006
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Oral History
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, part 2 of 3, June 25, 2006
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Kanaya, Enoch; narrator
Yamagami, Don; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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2006-06-25
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2006OH0684_02_Kanaya
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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After the President of the United States signed Executive Order 9066, Enoch Kanaya and his family evacuated to the Portland Assembly Center. The Portland Assembly Center was a place where horses lived. Enoch describes the living conditions of the evacuees and his daily life at camp.
Enoch's brother Jimmy was already in the Army when Enoch and the rest of the family went to the Assembly Center. Enoch and his family stayed at the Assembly Center for several months before relocating to Minidoka. At Minidoka, there were guard towers with guards. Enoch said Minidoka was similar to a prison camp.
Later the Kanaya family members left their separate ways. Ruby got married, and Enoch's parents went to Chicago for work. Enoch received his draft notice and completed his basic training at Camp Blanding, Florida. At Camp Blanding, Enoch was assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
After basic training as a replacement, Enoch traveled overseas on the RMS Aquitania. He landed in Scotland and traveled to France. In France, the 442nd replacements were tasked to protect the alps from the Germans. The German soldiers were defending this area, and the serval division tried to penetrate the line with no success. Enoch described his experience breaking the Gothic Line.
442nd
artillery fire
assembly center
barbed wires
basic training
battle
Camp Blanding
combat
defense
Draft
employment
European Theater
evacuated
Executive Order 9066
F Company
family
Florida
German soldiers
Gothic Line
guard tower
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
medic
Minidoka
Nisei soldiers
overseas trip
Pearl Harbor
Portland Assembly Center
replacements
sibling
voyage
wedding
World War Two
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, June 25, 2006
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925-03-15
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Enoch Kanaya oral history interview, part 1 of 3, June 25, 2006
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Kanaya, Enoch; narrator
Yamagami, Don; interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center; publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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2006-06-25
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2006OH0684_01_Kanaya
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Enoch Kanaya was born March 14, 1925. His parents are from Okayama-ken, Japan, and immigrated to the United States. Enoch's parents were hard-working and loving parents. When the Great Depression happened, farming became difficult, and the Kanaya family moved to the city. Enoch remembers taking care of the horses and saving his earnings.
At school, there were not many Japanese American students. The first part of Enoch’s school years was at a country school. After moving to the city, he attended a city school district. Enoch also attends Japanese Language School briefly. On the weekends, Enoch helped his father at the family store.
Besides school and helping his father, Enoch had a carefree childhood enjoying cowboy movies and watching sports games. He describes having fun exploring different Naval ships during Navy Week in Portland. Moreover, Enoch was social in the Japanese Community through the Medothist Church.
On December 7, Enoch’s life changed like many other Japanese Americans. Soon after the Declaration of War, restrictions were issued for a curfew and turned in weapons and radios. Enoch was unsure of the future. In April 1942, Enoch and his family arrived at the Assembly Center. Enoch recalls hearing news about the draft and receiving his 4C card from the Draft Board in Minidoka.
4C classification
Army
assembly center
childhood activities
childhood employment
church
country
cowboy
Curfew
December 7th
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
family
Farming
farming community
friends
Great Depression
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American community
Japanese language school
methodist
Minidoka
movie
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
Portland
primary school
radio
restrictions
school
Social activities
sports
World War Two
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Henry Gary Shiota oral history interview, January 31, 1999
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Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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1999OH0042_Shiota
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Henry Gary Shiota oral history interview, part 3 of 6, January 31, 1999
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Shiota, Henry Gary: narrator
Kawata, Ian: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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video/m4v
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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1999OH0042_03_Shiota
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At Rohwer, the Issei parents help organize a school structure for their children. Part of the school structure is to encourage social activities and clubs. Later learns about the opportunities of leaving camp to attend school outside Rohwer or volunteering for service.
Henry Gary Shiota discusses camp life and joins a club at school. He recalls sponsoring his first dance and not having a high attendance. Eventually, he discovers how to promote his club's events. Gary's club becomes the most successful at Rohwer, AK.
The living quarters in the camp have no privacy because the barracks are shared spaces. Gary learns to have selective hearing. He says selective hearing helps him later in life too. In contrast, Gary says there is a kinship between the Japanese Americans and the African Americans since they both face discrimination.
In 1943, everyone in the camp is given a loyalty questionnaire. Gary explains how the questions are answered and the reasons why. Some of his friends answer no-no and are transfer to Tule Lake. On his graduation day, Gary does not enjoy the festivities because his friends are at Tule Lake.
100th
442nd
African American
barbed wires
Barracks
casualties
clubs
dances
dating
deportation
discrimination
Draft
friends
graduation
high school
ice cream
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Nisei
No-no boys
privacy
Racism
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Social activities
Tule Lake
volunteer for service
World War Two
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Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, November 17, 2007
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/830-Fukuhara-Mas-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 30
Location of Birth
Seattle, 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 Blanding, Florida
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, part 2 of 4, November 17, 2007
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Fukuhara, Francis Masateru: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0830_02_Fukuhara
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Fukuhara continues his recollection of the time after the Pearl Harbor attacks, and his father being taken in by the FBI. Other than that, things would go on as normal until the Executive Order 9066 was signed. With just a couple days notice, he and his family were forced to take one suitcase each and head to the Puyallup Fairgrounds where they would begin their temporary detention center time. Fukuhara talks about the barbed wire and sad living conditions, including very little privacy. Shortly after, they were moved to the Minidoka Concentration Camp, where they would live in barracks and work for $16 a month. He then talks about the loyalty questions that were given and how he had no loyalty to Japan, so the questions were easy to answer. Later, while attending college in Iowa, he would be drafted into the Army and begin his induction at Fort Douglas.
Subject
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Law and legislation--Executive Order 9066
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Minidoka
World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Puyallup
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:54:43
Language
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eng
Date
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2007 November 17
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Bellevue, Washington
442nd Regimental Combat Team
barbed wire
Barracks
bathrooms
Boeing Field
Draft
Executive Order 9066
FBI
Fort Douglas
guard towers
Idaho
Immigration Detention Stations
Iowa
living conditions
loyalty questions
Minidoka Concentration Center
Montana
Pearl Harbor
personal belongings
pictures
Puyallup Temporary Detention Center
temporary detentaion center
Washington
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Yoshio George Kanegai oral history interview, April 8, 2000
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/110-Kanegai-George-2.m4v
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Yes
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Yoshio George Kanegai oral history interview, part 2 of 4, April 8, 2000
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2000OH0110_02_Kanegai
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Kanegai, Yoshio George: narrator
Yamada, Gayle: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Kanegai discusses about being drafted and reporting to camp. He describes his role as a Buck Sergeant and being assigned to the 57th Medical Corps. Kanegai also discusses about the reaction to Pearl Harbor and meeting his wife.
Subject
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World War II--Military service
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Veteran history
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:26:58
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eng
Date
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2000-04-08
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Los Angeles, California
57th Medical Corps
Draft
Fort Ord
Japanese Americans
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
wife
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Seiso Kamishita oral history interview, October 7, 2004
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Seiso Kamishita oral history interview, part 2 of 6, October 7, 2004
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Kamishita, Seiso: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2004OH0440A_02_Kamishita
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Oral Histories
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Seiso Kamishita describes attending Japanese language school, about his high school experience, and about not being able to go to college because of his father. Kamishita also discusses pre-war tensions between Japan and the United States, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and about being drafted into the military.
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Education--Japanese language schools
Japan--Pre-World War II
Military service--Pre-World War II service
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
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video/mp4
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00:28:01
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eng
cpe
Date
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2004-10-07
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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Go For Broke National Education Center
childhood
Draft
high school
Pearl Harbor
pre-war Japan
pre-war military service
Schofield Barracks
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, August 11, 2008
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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
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, part 2 of 3, August 11, 2008
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Fukushima, Taira: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0902_02_Fukushima
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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. His training is cut from 18 weeks to 16 weeks due to the Battle of Bulge.
442nd
Barracks
basic training
Camp Blanding
Camp Hood
childhood activities
civil rights
Company A
Curfew
December 7th
delivery boy
discrimination
Draft
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
football
Fort Douglas
guard towers
guards
high school
Idaho
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese values
journalism
living conditions
Los Angeles
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Manzanar
movies
newspapers
newsreels
Nisei soldiers
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
prejudice
privacy
siblings
Utah
World War Two
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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
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Taira Fukushima oral history interview, part 1 of 3, August 11, 2008
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Fukushima, Taira: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0902_01_Fukushima
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Taira Fukushima was born on February 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA. Taira describes how he gets his name and how his name is confused as a female name.
Taira's father is Buntaro Fukushima, and he was born on August 2, 1881. Taira's father comes from a farming community in Japan. Taira's father works hard and is an honest man.
Taira's mother, Maru Tateyama Fukushima, is a picture bride from Japan. Taira's mother cooks the family meals and he recollects always getting green apples. Taira says his mother will sacrifice anything for their children. During the summertime, Taira and his three siblings ask for ice cream. As a child, Taira thinks his mother doesn't likes ice cream. However, she loves ice cream. Taira's mother does not eat the ice cream to save it for the children.
Growing up, the Fukushima family is Buddhist. At Japanese language school, the Buddhist Priest would teach the classes. Sometimes the school's space is used for shows or Japanese movie screenings with a narrator. Taira says these are the social activities that parents and children enjoy. Another childhood activity Taira enjoys is playing with his neighborhood friends Eddie Harvey and Susumu Kitano.
Taira discusses his school years at Hobart Boulevard School, Berendo Junior High School, and John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. Furthermore, he attends Japanese language school after school.
442nd
Buddhism
Camp Blanding
Camp Hood
childhood activities
Draft
elementary school
family
Farming
friends
high school
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese values
living conditions
Manzanar
meals
medic
movies
Nisei
picture bride
Seabrook Farms
siblings
teachers
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Harold Horiuchi oral history interview, July 6, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 29
Location of Birth
Seattle, 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
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Champagne Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Harold Horiuchi oral history interview, part 2 of 3, July 6, 2008
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Horiuchi, Harold: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0893_02_Horiuchi
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In high school, Harold Horiuchi enjoys playing basketball. In Seattle, Harold plays basketball for the Fieldhouse Team as a Center. Harold plays basketball in the Japanese American Community too.
In 1938, Harold graduates high school and goes to the University of Washington for two years. Harold recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor. His brother, Masanori, is still in Japan studying abroad. However, Masanori makes it back to the United States on the last ship to Seattle. Harold discusses the effects of Pearl Harbor and the family's grocery store.
When evacuation orders are announced, Harold and his family go to Puyallup and then to Minidoka. He describes the living conditions at the camp. The Army is asking for volunteers for the 442nd. However, Harold is not accepted. Then after three months at Minidoka, Harold goes to harvest crops in Twin Falls. In Twin Falls, Harold and Edith get married.
In Denver, Harold receives his draft notice from the Army. June of 1944, Harold is inducted at Fort Douglas, Utah, and goes to Camp Shelby for 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
100th
442nd
assembly center
barbed wire
Barracks
baseball
basketball
Camp Shelby
college
Curfew
dances
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Farming
friends
graduation
grocery store
guard tower
high school
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
job
living conditions
marriage
Minidoka
Nisei
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Pullayup Assembly Center
siblings
Social activities
sports
travel
volunteer
wedding
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Shigenobu Tanaka oral history interview, circa 2006
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Yes
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Shigenobu Tanaka oral history interview, part 1 of 1, circa 2006
Creator
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Tanaka, Shigenobu: narrator
Tanabe, James: interviewer
Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii: publisher
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Language
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eng
cpe
Date
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circa 2006
Spatial Coverage
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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02:03:15
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Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii
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MISH_Tanaka
Subject
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Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Allied Occupation of Japan
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
World War II--Japan--Okinawa Island
World War II--Civilian relief
Description
An account of the resource
Shigenobu Tanaka shares his recollections of his parents, his life growing up on the sugar plantations of Hawaii, school, and his job working as the inventory manager at the Pahala Sugar plantation. He recalls being drafted and going through basic and jungle training at Halemano before being sent to the Philippines. He shares his experiences during the Battle of Okinawa-- in particular, the time his ship was hit by a kamikaze pilot and landing on Okinawa. With the Military Government, Tanaka worked evacuating Okinawan civilians to non-combat zones and providing rations to the civilians. Post Japan, Tanaka tells us of his time working in Korea during the Korean War and returning to Schoffield until retirement.
Draft
Hawaii
interrogation
Kamikaze
Korean War
Military Intelligence Service
MIS
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
plantation
Prisoners of War (POWs)
ration
repatriation
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Millard Black oral history interview, January 20, 2001
Oral History
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Subject Notes
Additional subjects not found in the controlled vocabulary
World War II -- Military Service -- Basic Training -- Fort Leonard Wood
World War II -- Military Service -- Lost Battalion
Physical Media Notes
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Good audio and video
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/149-Black-Millard-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Jul 05
Location of Birth
Whittier, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Blackie
Location of Basic Training
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Unit of Service
141st Infantry Regiment
Campaigns/Battles
Southern France Campaign
Battle of Monte Cassino
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
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Mr. Black discusses his childhood growing up in southern California and his involvement with the Methodist church and orchestra. Mr. Black recounts his hearing the news of the Pearl Harbor attack and how he viewed Japanese-Americans at that time. Soon drafted into the Army, Mr. Black discusses his marriage shortly before being shipped out to Fort Leonard Wood for his basic training.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Military service
Religion and churches
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Veterans
World War II--France
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.
00:29:03
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001-01-20
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Los Angeles, California
Title
A name given to the resource
Millard Black oral history interview, part 1 of 5, January 20, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Black, Millard: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2001OH0149_01_Black
basic training
childhood
church
Draft
Japanese American
military service
orchestra
Pearl Harbor
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George Suzuki oral history interview, June 8, 2010
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Apr 06
Location of Birth
Astoria, Oregon
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Location of Basic Training
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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George Suzuki oral history interview, part 2 of 2, June 8, 2010
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Suzuki, George: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2010OH1009_02_Suzuki
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George Suzuki was drafted and went to Military Intelligence Service Language School. The experience at Fort Snelling was easygoing because he already knew some of the Niseis. Also, his girlfriend lived in St. Paul.
When Japan surrendered, George was assigned to the occupation Army. His duty in Japan was to assign local laborers to various jobs. The laborers would show up for work, and George gave assignments to any available workers.
Before returning home to the States, George visited his parents' relatives in Nagano, Japan. He recalls they did not have much to talk about because there was not much of a family tie or closeness. After returning to the United States, George did not stay connected with his relatives.
After George’s service in Japan, he first went to St. Paul to see his wife-to-be and then to Chicago to see his parents. He was discharged in May and got married to Esther in August. George had a long career in the Civil Service and worked for the Government in the accounting department until he retired.
George and Esther have a daughter, Nami, and a son, John. John has two children, Kay, and John. George's message for his grandchildren is to be happy and save money. Through all of his journey in life, George said he is overall satisfied with life.
assignments
children
civil service job
dating
discharge
discrimination
Draft
education
family
Fort Snelling
grandchildren
Hakujin
homecoming
Japanese American
job
marriage
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nagano
natives
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
occupation
officer
post war
relatives
retirement
Sansei
wedding
wife
Yonsei
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Tony Koura oral history interview, January 17, 2010
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Jun 06
Incarceration Facilities
Minidoka Concentration Camp
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 Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Tony Koura oral history interview, part 1 of 3, January 17, 2010
Creator
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Koura, Tony: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2010OH0995_01_Koura
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An account of the resource
Tony Koura is born on June 26, 1926. Before being drafted into the military, Tony is at Manzanar. Despite the discrimination after the Pearl Harbor attack, Tony wants to volunteer for the Army because of patriotism.
After the draft notice, he receives his Military Intelligence Service (MIS) training. Tony is trained for occupational work and is assigned to the translation group for the invasion of Japan.
Tony's knowledge of the Japanese language and Japanese culture comes in handy for his training and during the occupation. At Fort Snelling, the training focuses on interpreting. After training, the overseas trip is delayed, and Tony ships out in November to Yokohama, Japan.
When Tony arrives in Yokohama, Japan, he sees the destruction of Japan first hand. He goes to Camp Zama, the Replacement Depot. He recalls the Japanese locals carry themselves very well despite going through the war. When Tony meets locals in Japan, they are curious about internment camps and the Japanese Americans on the mainland.
Tony gets his assignment and is assigned to the 5250th Technical Intelligence Company located at the former Tokyo First Armory at Camp Oji (Northern Tokyo). He is the interpreter for US Army scientists, engineers, chemists, and physicists whose responsibility is to investigate war crime activities of Japanese scientists and institutions. The US Army scientists are researching what the Japanese scientists were working on and discovered during the war.
When Tony has free time he goes on jeeps rides with a few other linguists and explores the countryside and beaches. Tony takes pictures during the occupations and describes a few of them.
442nd
Army Air Corps
atomic bomb
Camp Zama
Chiba
citizens
college
dance
discrimination
Draft
equality
family
food shortages
Fort Snelling
grandparents
gun
interpreter
interpreting
interview
Issei
Japan
Japanese government
Japanese language
Japanese language school
linguists
Manchuria
Manzanar
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Minidoka
natives
occupation
overseas
photographs
post war
PX store
Russia
Tokyo
train
university
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Title
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Yeiki Kobashigawa oral history interview, June 12, 2000
Oral History
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Subject Notes
Additional subjects not found in the controlled vocabulary
Medal of Honor recipients
Hawaiian soldiers
Physical Media Notes
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Good audio and video
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/124-Kobashigawa-Yeiki-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Sep 28
Location of Birth
Hilo, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Battle of Salerno
Battle of Monte Cassino
Anzio Campaign
Belvedere
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Mr. Kobashigawa introduces himself and talks about his family and childhood. He grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii, his father worked as a truck farmer, and Mr. Kobashigawa played baseball throughout his youth. Forced to drop out of school at a young age to help support his family, Mr. Kobashigawa was drafted into the Army before the Pearl Harbor attack. Mr. Kobashigawa goes on to describe the Pearl Harbor attack and his subsequent shipment to the mainland where he trained at Camp McCoy and Camp Shelby.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Japanese Americans--World War II
World War II--Awards, medals
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Hawaii
World War II--Military service
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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00:26:49
Language
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eng
Date
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2000-06-12
Spatial Coverage
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Title
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Yeiki Kobashigawa oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 12, 2000
Creator
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Kobashigawa, Yeiki: narrator
Hashisaka, Ann: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2000OH0124_01_Kobashigawa
basic training
childhood
Draft
family
Hawaii
military service
Pearl Harbor
plantation
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Ray Mayeda oral history interview, January 7, 2010
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Oct 18
Location of Birth
Coronado, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Teru
Kuni
Location of Basic Training
Camp Lee, Virginia
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Ray Mayeda oral history interview, part 1 of 4, January 7, 2010
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Mayeda, Ray: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2010OH0988_01_Mayeda
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When World War Two ended, Ray Kuniteru Mayeda attended the University of Minnesota for a year, and his finances were running low. Therefore, he decided to volunteer for two years and enlisted when he was in Chicago. Ray went to basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia, and joined an integrated unit.
As a child, Ray lived in Japan for a few years after his mother passed away. He learned how to speak and about Japanese culture in his formative years. In 1947, Ray went to Military Intelligence Service Language School for six months.
After completing the Military Intelligence Language School, Ray went to the occupation in Japan and landed in Yokohama. He went to Camp Zama and then to Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS). Ray waited for a month at ATIS to get his permanent assignment before going to Maizuru.
In Maizuru, Ray interpreted for the doctor and translated documents the POWs wrote. When he was not working, he made friends and traveled. Ray also visited his uncle who was a famous photographer.
After Maizuru, Ray went to Mie-ken on a four-month temporary duty assignment. His duty was to surveillance the black market activities on staple foods. Ray was an interpreter and translated when the Japanese police spoke to the locals. He was the backup for the Japanese police.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
assignments
atomic bomb
Black Market
Camp Zama
childhood
cigarettes
college
Draft
family
food shortages
Higher education
interpreter
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American soldier
Japanese police
living conditions
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
natives
Nisei
Nisei soldier
occupation
photographs
Prisoners of War (POWs)
PX store
reparations
siblings
Soviet Union
Tokyo
translater
travel (leisure)
tuberculosis
volunteer
World War Two
Yokohama
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Reynold Muranaka oral history interview, November 8, 2009
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/984-Muranaka-Reynold-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Mar 18
Location of Birth
Paauhau, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Smiley
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Luzon Campaign
New Guinea Campaign
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Reynold Muranaka oral history interview, part 3 of 5, November 8, 2009
Creator
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Muranaka, Reynold: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2009OH0984_03_Muranaka
Description
An account of the resource
Muranaka discusses both his father and mother's backgrounds and the influence that they had on his life even as young boy. Though living in poverty, his father was able to buy him an encyclopedia and type writer to instill in him the importance of education. Next, he discusses growing up on the big island in Hawaii and then moving at the age of 16 to Honolulu to complete his high schooling. After graduation, Muranaka found it difficult to find a good paying job as discrimination towards Japanese Americans was all around in the work force. After moving around to a few different jobs, he was drafted into the Army and began his training at the Schofield Barracks where they would soon face the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Social activities
Education
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
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.
0:53:48
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2009 November 08
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Lakewood, Washington
Camp McCoy
discrimination
Draft
education
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hawaii
Hawaiian National Guard
Japanese language school
Mauna Kea
McKinley High School
Pearl Harbor
picture bride
Schofield Barracks
sugar plantation
values
Wisconsin
Yamaguchi-ken
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Jiro Ikemori oral history interview, January 15, 2009
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/963-Ikemori-Jiro-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Jun 16
Location of Birth
Puunene (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Jiro Ikemori oral history interview, part 1 of 2, January 15, 2009
Creator
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Ikemori, Jiro: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2009OH0963_01_Ikemori
Description
An account of the resource
Ikemori talks about his early life in Hawaii. He describes his family's move to Japan. He briefly discusses his education in Japan. He talks about teaching Japanese language school in Hawaii. He discusses the languages spoken in his childhood home. He talks about his first language. He describes his experiences in Japanese language school. He explains how he learned Japanese. He discusses his high school in Japan. He talks about the war between Japan and Manchuria. He describes how he explained America to his Japanese classmates. Ikemori talks about German Nationals in Japan. He explains his decision to return to America. He briefly discusses the class system in Japan. He describes his Japanese village. He also describes his school attire. He talks about other aspects of his life in Japan. He shares his memories of his childhood. He discusses Japanese customs. He explains his desire to return to America. He describes his return to Hawaii. He discusses being drafted,. He talks about being in the National Guard. He describes the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. Ikemori briefly talks about the 100th Infantry Battalion.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Industry and employment
Military service
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.
1:02:09
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2009 January 15
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Maui, Hawaii
Draft
Hawaii
high school
Japan
Japanese language school
Manchuria
National Guard
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
-
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, December 20, 2008
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Chiye Watanabe oral history interview, part 2 of 5, December 20, 2008
Creator
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Watanabe, Chiye: narrator
Hayashi, Henry: narrator
Nakawatase, Seiichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0956_02_Watanabe
Description
An account of the resource
Chiye (Hayashi) Watanabe, Seiichi Nakawatase, and Henry Hayashi recall celebrating New Year during their childhood. The families would get together and make mochi. New Year is like a social event.
Another social event is movies at the Japanese Community Center or going to the movie theater. The churches also have social events for the Japanese American Communities.
During their school years, they did not recall hearing much about world events. They remember Joe is a good student and he enjoys repairing things. Chiye shares how Joe signs up for the Army.
Chiye and Seichi recall Pearl Harbor and December 7.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Army
basic training
childhood activities
correspondence
Curfew
December 7th
Draft
elementary school
family
farm labor
Farming
friends
guards
high school
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese values
Junior High School
living conditions
mochi
movies
New Year
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
Pasadena
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
photographs
radio
Salinas
siblings
Social activities
sports
takuan
wedding
-
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Title
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Jumpei Mine oral history interview, November 23, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 04
Location of Birth
Montebello, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jumpy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Jumpei Mine oral history interview, part 1 of 2, November 23, 2008
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Mine, Jumpei: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0954_01_Mine
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Jumpei "Jumpy" Mine is born on August 4, 1920, in Montebello, CA. Jumpei's father is a hard-working man. Jumpei's mother, Jen Mine, passes away early.
Jumpei grows up in Montebello and helps his father with farming. Jumpei's favorite sport is baseball. He has one sister, Chizuko, and one brother, Kay.
Jumpei discusses his school years from attending Laguna Elementary School in Montebello, high school, and Japanese Language School. His favorite activity at school is sports, especially baseball. During his free time, he rides his bike, goes hiking, and participates in Boy Scouts. On Sundays, he attends Christian Church in Montebello.
In 1939, he graduated high school and continued to help his father with farming. Jumpei recalls the Pearl Harbor aftermath. Jumpei's family goes to Santa Anita Assembly Center when evacuation orders are announced. After six months, Jumpei goes to Detroit, MI, for work, and then he is drafted into the Army.
After basic training, Jumpei goes overseas to Europe. He is assigned to Company D, Heavy Weapons. He shares a story of how his Squad Leader keeps the unit safe from the German soldiers.
When the war ends, Jumpei stays in Italy for three months before returning back to the United States. He goes to Chicago to reunite with his parents. Post-war, Jumpei looks for mechanic work.
442nd
88s
88th division
atomic bomb
baseball
bicycle
Boy Scouts
Chicago
Child rearing
childhood
childhood activities
children
Christian church
church
combat
Curfew
D Company
Draft
European Theater
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
farm
Farming
France
friends
German soldiers
Hawaii
Heavy Weapons
homecoming
Issei parents
Italy
Japan
Japanese American
job
Livorno
machine gunner
Naples
Nice
Nisei
Olympics
overseas
Pearl Harbor
post war
restrictions
Santa Anita
seasick
siblings
sports
squad leader
surrender
travel
weapons
World War Two
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Kazuhiko Yamada oral history interview, March 5, 2009
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/969A-Yamada-Kazuhiko-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1915 Oct 24
Location of Birth
San Gabriel, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Rocky
Location of Basic Training
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Kazuhiko Yamada oral history interview, part 1 of 2, March 5, 2009
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Yamada, Kazuhiko: narrator
Yahata, Craig: interviewer
Akune, Kenjiro: interviewer
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2009OH0969A_01_Yamada
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Yamada begins the interview talking about his family and how they came to move from Hiroshima to Los Angeles. His father would work as a flower farmer while Kazuhiko and his siblings attended english and Japanese school. He would attend Gardena High School, where the population was nearly fifty percent Japanese before graduating and attending Compton Junior College. After this, he would head up the coast to attend UC Davis in the horticulture field. Next, he talks about his whereabouts during the attacks on Pearl Harbor. As he was already in the Army, he would be moved to a segregated unit at Fort Custer in Michigan and then to Camp Savage for Japanese language courses. While he was there, his family would be moved to American concentration camps in Poston, Arizona and then Tule Lake. He would then be shipped out from San Francisco and begin his assignment in Australia.
Subject
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Education
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Language School
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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1:00:47
Language
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eng
Date
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2009 March 05
Spatial Coverage
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Torrance, California
agriculture
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
American Concentration Camps
California
Camp Savage
Compton Junior College
correspondence
discrimination
Draft
family
Farming
Fort Custer
Fort MacArthur
Fort Ord
Gardena High School
Hiroshima
Japan
Japanese language school
kibei
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
Minnesota
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
Pearl Harbor
Poston Concentration Camp
segregated unit
Shikata ga nai
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
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Frank Hiratsuka oral history interview, November 21, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Jul 16
Location of Birth
Aliso, 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
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp Maxey, Texas
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Frank Hiratsuka oral history interview, part 2 of 3, November 21, 2008
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Hiratsuka, Frank: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2008OH0948_02_Hiratsuka
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Frank Hiratsuka is a junior in High School when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7. Frank and his parents move to Ridley, a safe zone termed by the government.
In Ridley, Frank and his parents work on a peach farm until they receive evacuation orders. Previously, Frank grows up with mainly Caucasian people. After moving to Ridley, a farming community, and Poston, Frank discusses the culture shock.
Frank and his parents go to Poston, Camp 3, and he recounts the living conditions. At Poston, Frank continues his education, and his parents find jobs within the camp. Frank recalls his mother's family are relocated to Gila River.
In June of 1943, Frank and his parents leave Poston. Frank finishes high School and gets a job analyzing paint. In January of 1945, Frank receives his draft notice and starts his military career.
100th
442nd
band
Barracks
basic training
Blackouts
Camp Maxey
cousin
culture shock
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
education
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
farming community
Fort Snelling
friends
Gila River
grandparents
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
Issei
Japanese American
Japanese values
Mainland soldiers
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
morals
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Poston
Sansei
train ride
World War Two
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James Fujii oral history interview, September 10, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 May 28
Location of Birth
Troutdale, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Nyssa Farm Labor Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jim
Location of Basic Training
Camp Wolters, Texas
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Germany
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James Fujii oral history interview, part 3 of 3, September 10, 2008
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Fujii, James: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0933_03_Fujii
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James Fujii felt the teachers were instrumental with the move to Nyssa. The teachers protected the Japanese Americans from discrimination. In 1944, James graduated high school. He recalls spending three and a half years in Nyssa during wartime.
In February 1945, James received his Army draft and went to Texas for basic training. Basic training lasted four months, and he went overseas to Germany.
At the end of 1945, James goes overseas to Dorndorf, Germany, for five to six months with the occupation forces. He says Dorndorf, Germany, was rebuilt by the American Army and did not look affected by wartime. It was evident the United States was trying to keep the peace by helping Germany rebuild.
After several months in Germany, James was discharged in 1946. He enrolled in college to learn about agriculture and worked on the family farm. James was married for 40 years to Susie, and they have five children and four grandchildren.
James discusses the contributions of the Japanese Americans during World War Two. James loves the United States and says it is the best place to live.
442nd
basic training
Berlin
children
citizenship
civilians
combat
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Farming
front lines
Germany
grandchildren
Gresham
high school
Higher education
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
loyalty
Nisei
Oregon
overseas
patriotism
post war
Sansei
siblings
Switzerland
teachers
wife
World War Two
Yonsei
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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, September 9, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1927 Jan 07
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland 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 Hood, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
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Ray Shiiki oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 9, 2008
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Shiiki, Ray: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0931_02_Shiiki
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Before the war, Ray Shiiki's parents buy land in Damascus, OR. However, due to the alien land law, the property is under Ray's sister's name. Later Ray's parents discover they have been taken advantage of by a cannery worker.
When evacuation orders are announced, Ray and his family go to the assembly center and then to Minidoka. Ray describes the living conditions and job opportunities.
In camp, Ray plays baseball and makes several friends. Ray values the friendships he developed and maintains in contact with his friends. Ray recalls the loyalty questionnaire and says he is proud to be an American.
When Ray is drafted into the Army, he goes to Camp Hood and then to Fort Snelling. On furlough, he experiences discrimination and shares his feelings of being called a "Jap."
Post-war, Ray and his brother go into farming. Ray says Bob Wilson, Don Schneider, and Carl Graff are influential to his success in the farming industry. In 1990, Ray retired from farming and started herb gardening with his wife and son until 2000.
alien land laws
American citizen
assembly center
baseball
Camp Hood
discharge
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
farming community
Fort Snelling
friendships
Issei parents
Japanese American
living conditions
Minidoka
Nisei
Nisei soldier
Oregon
post war
property
siblings
sports
World War Two
youth organizations
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Edward Fujii oral history interview, September 7, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 01
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Nyssa Farm Labor Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Fannin, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Title
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Edward Fujii and Aya Fujii oral history interview, part 3 of 3, September 7, 2008
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Fujii, Edward: narrator
Fujii, Aya: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0924_03_Fujii
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Edward Fujii's interview is with his wife, Aya Fujii.
Aya Fujii discusses December 7 and her brothers Ike and Art serving in the Army. Aya and her parents are very proud of Ike and Art.
Edward and Aya describe the values of the Nisei generation. The Nisei legacy gives a foundation for future generations to stand up and speak up for civil rights issues.
Oral histories are a platform to share the Nisei story and educate future generations. Edward narrates photos from his war experience.
Camp Fannin
Draft
Fort Snelling
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Minidoka
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei veterans
photographs
values
World War Two
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Edward Fujii oral history interview, September 7, 2008
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 01
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Nyssa Farm Labor Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Fannin, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Edward Fujii oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 7, 2008
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Fujii, Edward: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0924_02_Fujii
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Edward Fujii's interview is with his wife, Aya Fujii.
When Edward Fujii receives his draft notice, he reports to Fort Dix, Utah, for his induction into the Army and then goes to Camp Fannin, TX, for basic training.
After basic training, Edward goes to Fort Snelling, MN, for Military Intelligence Service Language School. He spends six months at the language school. However, he spends most of his time as a truck driver.
At Camp Campbell, Edward is assigned to the Third Infantry Division, Signal Corps Company. He receives training in morse code and is a radio operator. During WWII, Edward's brothers are also serving in the military.
In November 1946, Edward is discharged from the Army. Post-war, Edward is active with the Nisei Veterans Club for 30 years. Edward is married to Aya Iwasaki, and they have three children and two grandchildren.
At the end of the interview, Aya discusses her camp and war experience. She shares advice on marriage and a message for future generations.
442nd
assembly center
basic training
brothers
citizenship
correspondence
dating
discharge
discrimination
Draft
driver
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
farm labor
farmer
farming community
fishing
Fort Snelling
infantry
Issei father
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese values
marching
marriage
Military Intelligence Service Language School
military service
Nisei
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
post war
radio man
reunion
Sansei
siblings
veterans organizations
weapons training
World War Two
Yonsei
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Edward Fujii oral history interview, September 7, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 01
Location of Birth
Gresham, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
Nyssa Farm Labor Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Fannin, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Edward Fujii oral history interview, part 1 of 3, September 7, 2008
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Fujii, Edward: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0924_01_Fujii
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An account of the resource
Edward Harumi Fujii is born on April 1, 1923, in Troutdale, OR. Edward's father and mother are from Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan, and they immigrate to the United States. Edward has five brothers and two sisters.
The Fujii family lives in a farming community, and the family all works on the farm. Edward and his siblings attend Troutdale Grade School and Gresham High School.
On December 7, Edward and his family are working on the farm when they hear the news about Pearl Harbor. Edward discusses the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.
The Fujii family goes to the assembly center and later is relocated to Nyssa, OR. When Edward and his family return to Troutdale, he receives his draft notice from the Army.
assembly center
baseball
childhood activities
childhood employment
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Farming
farming community
friends
high school
high school diploma
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American community
Japanese language school
kendo
living conditions
meals
Nisei
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
primary school
property
siblings
sugar beet
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Coolidge Wakai oral history interview, December 8, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Dec 02
Location of Birth
Kapaa, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Cool
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Coolidge Wakai oral history interview, part 1 of 2, December 8, 2007
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Wakai, Coolidge: narrator
Yee, T.: interviewer
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2007OH0844_01_Wakai
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An account of the resource
Dr. Coolidge Shiro Wakai was part of the 100th Company B. He was born December 2, 1925, in Kappa, Kauai, Hawaii. Coolidge's father was a missionary for Japanese Immigrants and established the first Christian church in Kappa, Kauai. Coolidge has six brothers and a sister.
After Coolidge's father passed away, the family moved to Honolulu. His mother worked hard to support the family. At age fifteen, Coolidge went to the mainland for higher education. He settled in California and found a job as a houseboy. Coolidge attended Berkeley High School.
On December 7, Coolidge attended church and learned the news when he went home. Coolidge did not feel any discrimination when he moved to the mainland. His employer and classmates at high school treated him fairly. The following day after Pearl Harbor, Coolidge went to school. He continued to focus on his educational goals.
When Executive Order 9066 was signed, Coolidge and his brother reported to Tanforan. After three to fourth months in Tanforan, Coolidge was sponsored to leave the camp to go to New York. In 1944 Coolidge graduated high school in New York and applied for college. He attended Grinnell College in Iowa with financial assistance from scholarships and a family from Kauai. After his first year of college, Coolidge was drafted into the military.
Coolidge was inducted at Fort Sheridan and shipped to Camp Blanding, Florida. During basic training, Coolidge made many friends and had a good relationship with everyone.
Overseas, he was assigned to Company B, 3rd Platoon. Coolidge's first battle was in the mountains near Carrara, Italy. After Coolidge's first battle in Italy, he kept moving up the mountains above Leghorn. Coolidge recalls not showering for one month.
Coolidge recalls climbing Po Valley with his gear. Besides climbing the rigorous terrain, food was scarce. Later, the 100th and 442nd were called to France for the Gothic Line because the military needed the left flank to be covered. Coolidge was attached to the 92nd Division.
When the war ended, Coolidge was in the mountains. There were no roads in the mountains. Therefore, airplanes dropped down the rations for them. Being overseas, Coolidge missed hot cook meals. He was living off of C rations and K rations.
100th
442nd
88s
92nd division
assembly center
barbed wires
Barracks
basic training
Camp Blanding
Carrara
church
climbing
college
correspondence
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
employment
European Theater
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Fort Sheridan
German weaponry
Gothic Line
guard towers
Hawaii
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
Higher education
horse stables
houseboy
induction
Issei parents
Italy
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Kauai
living conditions
Mainland soldiers
meals
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Mount Fogarito
New York
Nisei soldiers
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Po Valley
rations
replacement
rifleman
school
segregation
showers
shrapnels
siblings
Tanforan
Topaz
World War Two
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Terry T. Shima oral history interview, April 15, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/850-Shima-Terry-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Jan 20
Location of Birth
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Terry T. Shima oral history interview, part 1 of 2, April 15, 2008
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Shima, Terry T.: narrator
Horsting, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2008OH0850_01_Shima
Description
An account of the resource
Shima begins the interview with an introduction and his family background, coming from Okinawa and moving to the Hawaiian islands. He speaks about growing up in Hawaii and the home that he grew up in. Next, he talks about Pearl Harbor and the after effects of martial law. He would end up getting drafted into the Army and begin his basic training at Camp Blanding in Florida, readying to join the 442nd Regiment. He would enjoy a short furlough in Washington DC before shipping off to Naples in Italy. He would arrive in Naples, but would find out that the war had completed.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
Type
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video/m4v
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0:59:29
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eng
Date
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2008 April 15
Spatial Coverage
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Washington, D.C.
100th Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat Team
buddhist
bushido
Camp Blanding
Curfew
devastation
discipline
Draft
family
Florida
Fort Lewis
furlough
Garda
guard duty
Hawaii
infantry training
Italy
Laupāhoehoe
Lyn Crost
Martial Law
McKinley High School
mochi
Naples
New Years
Newport News
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
proxy marriage
radio
rations
replacement depot
restrictions
Schofield Barracks
seasick
sugarcane plantation
Washington DC
wounded
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Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, November 17, 2007
Oral History
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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
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Yes
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Toshio Tokunaga oral history interview, part 2 of 3, November 17, 2007
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Tokunaga, Toshio: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0834_02_Tokunaga
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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
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World War II--American Concentration Camps--Minidoka
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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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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Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, November 17, 2007
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/830-Fukuhara-Mas-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 30
Location of Birth
Seattle, 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 Blanding, Florida
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 17, 2007
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Fukuhara, Francis Masateru: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0830_03_Fukuhara
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An account of the resource
After being moved to Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho, he was drafted into the Army. He would attend his basic training at Camp Landing in Florida, where he would be trained as an infantryman until being chosen to switch over to the Military Intelligence Service in Minnesota. He would report to Fort Snelling, where he would take Japanese language courses for the occupation of Japan. They would prepare to invade Japan, but as the war ended, they were needed instead for occupation work. After shipment, he would land in Yokohama, and receive assignments in both Sasebo and Kumamoto. Though the work was limited, he would get to experience many different things, such as befriending the Japanese yakuza, visiting family and helping children at an orphanage. Next, he talks about the importance of the Nisei linguists to the reconstruction of the country.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Fort Snelling
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Allied Occupation of Japan
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:57:28
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
Atomic bombs
basic training
Camp Blanding
Draft
family
Fort Snelling
Hawaiian soldiers
Hiroshima
Japan
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
Minidoka Concentration Center
Minnesota
Nisei linguists
occupation of Japan.
reconstruction
replacements
seasick
segregation
troop ship
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, October 22, 2007
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 24
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Granada (Amache) 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
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Kenichi Muranaga oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 22, 2007
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Muranaga, Kenichi: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0818_02_Muranaga
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Kenichi and Kiyoshi Muranaga leave Amache to work on a sugar beet farm. Kenichi describes their living accommodations and their duties at the farm. Their father also has a job but he works in the mess hall at Amache.
In 1944, Kiyoshi volunteers for the 442nd. Kenichi and Yoshiro also want to volunteer, but Kiyoshi says one person from their family is enough. Their mother agrees.
At Amache, a loyalty questionnaire is given to the internees. Kenichi explains his thoughts on the questions and what is a no-no boy. Although, Santa Anita and Amache's security is almost the same. Kenchi says you can leave Amache to go to work. Sometimes Kenichi goes to the nearest city Granada for entertainment.
In camp, Kenichi receives his draft notice and reports to Fort Logan for induction. After, he goes to Camp Blanding for his basic training. While in basic training, Kenichi gets news of his brother Kiyoshi's death. Kenichi returns to Amache for the funeral service.
When Kenichi goes overseas, he understands what war is. He sees causalities first hand. He describes Champagne Campaign, Bruyeres, and the Gothic Line. At the end of the war, Kenichi has a chance to join the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). However, he decides to return to the States and get married.
Post-war, Kenichi marries Yoshiko, and they have been married for 60 years. He works a few jobs before owning seven laundromats.
100th
442nd
Amache
basic training
Bruyeres
business
Camp Blanding
casualties
Champagne Campaign
convoy
correspondence
dances
dating
Draft
employment
Executive Order 9066
Farming
friends
German soldiers
Gothic Line
guard towers
Hawaii
Hawaiian soldiers
induction
interment camp
Issei
Issei father
Italy
Japanese American
Japanese American soldier
job
Killed in Action (KIA)
Lost Battalion
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Mainland soldiers
married
mortar
mortar squad
Nisei
Nisei soldier
No-no boys
Po Valley
post war
replacement
seasick
Social activities
Southern France
sugar beet
surrender
uniform
World War Two
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Robert Sugimoto oral history interview, October 15, 2007
Oral History
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Location of Birth
Salinas, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Presidio of Monterey, California
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Korea
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Robert Sugimoto oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 15, 2007
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Sugimoto, Robert: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0816_02_Sugimoto
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Robert Sugimoto's family moved to Watsonville, CA, after a death in the family. He graduates high school in 1938 and continues farming. He discusses social activities and dating in Watsonville. In 1941, Robert receives his draft notice into the Army.
Robert packs his bags and goes to San Francisco, CA. He reports to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. At Keesler, Robert is in mechanic school, with no basic training. He works as an airplane mechanic short term before he is transferred to Camp Blanding Hospital as an X-ray technician.
Robert says his friends are drafted before him and faces discrimination in the military after Pearl Harbor. He shares stories of their experiences. The following day of the Pearl Harbor attack, Robert says everyone treated him the same. He did not experience any discrimination or mistreatment like his friends.
Robert is at Camp Shelby for four weeks. He reunites with his friends from home. After four weeks, Robert receives new orders to report to the Headquarters Company part of the 442nd. He gets a one-way ticket to Camp Savage. He discusses the relationship between the Mainland soldiers and the Hawaiian soldiers.
Air Force
Barracks
Camp Blanding
Camp Roberts
Camp Savage
Camp Shelby
citizenship
dating
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Hawaiian soldiers
high school
hospital
Issei father
Japanese American
Mainland soldiers
mechanic
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
rifle
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Social activities
World War Two
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Yoshiro Tokiwa oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Apr 29
Location of Birth
Pismo, California
Incarceration Facilities
Salinas Temporary Detention Facility
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 Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Yoshiro Tokiwa oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 14, 2007
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Tokiwa, Yoshiro: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0815_02_Tokiwa
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When Pearl Harbor is bombed on December 7, 1941, the lives of the Tokiwa family change. Yoshiro Tokiwa discusses the aftermath of the attack.
Few days after the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese Americans' status changes to 4C, enemy aliens. In addition, there are restrictions such as traveling and curfew hours.
Yoshiro recalls preparing and leaving for evacuation when President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066. The Tokiwa family goes to the Salinas Assembly Center and then to Poston, Arizona. Yoshiro says they are only allowed to bring what they can carry.
At Poston, Yoshiro works as a security guard and then in the agriculture department. In camp, all the internees are given a loyalty questionnaire. Yoshiro explains the no-no boys and deportation.
In 1944, Yoshiro is drafted. He shares his experience of being inducted and going to basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Yoshiro discusses the segregation in Mississippi.
At the end of Yoshiro's military career, he is a Technician 5th Grade (Corporal level). Yoshiro is discharged from the Army in January 1947, from Camp Beale, CA.
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Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
171st
171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
4C classification
Arizona
assembly center
Barracks
basic training
Camp Beale
Camp Shelby
detention facility
discrimination
discrimination in the military
Draft
employment
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
farm
farmer
Farming
farming community
FBI
Fort Douglas
induction
Issei
Issei father
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese values
job
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
loyalty questions
Nisei
No-no boys
patriotism
Pearl Harbor
physical
Poston
Salinas Assembly Center
segregated unit
segregation
train
travel
uniforms
World War Two
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Shoichi Kimura oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1916 Dec 17
Location of Birth
Koloa, (Kauai) Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
Battle of Monte Cassino
Anzio Campaign
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Belvedere
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Vosges
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
The Gothic Line
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Yes
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Shoichi Kimura oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 14, 2007
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Kimura, Shoichi: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0814_02_Kimura
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Kimura would graduate from high school at the young age of 16 and would move out on his own to Waimea in Kauai. He would continue playing baseball and football, but would also work as a carpenter. Next, while practicing for an upcoming baseball game, he would hear about the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Not long after that, he would volunteer for the Army, hearing about the 100th Infantry already drafted. He would head to Schofield Barracks in Honolulu and then to Camp Shelby on the mainland to begin his basic training. While in the south, he immediately saw the racial segregation, at times being called names and being asked to sit at the back of the bus. He would also travel around while taking passes, seeing places like New Orleans and Chattanooga. He also talks about the conflicts between mainland and Hawaiian soldiers and seeing the American concentration camps. Next, he discusses the german weapons that he would have to learn about before being shipped to Europe. He would ship out to Naples in Italy but would first take a furlough and see New York City.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
World War II--Military service--232nd Combat Engineer Company
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
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0:57:08
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 October 14
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Richmond, California
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
232nd Combat Engineer Company
442nd Regimental Combat Team
baseball
basic training
black out
bouncing Betty
buddha heads
Camp Patrick Henry
Camp Shelby
carpenter
Chattanooga
chiggers
convoy
discrimination
Draft
Earl Finch
furlough
Hawaiian soldiers
Italy
Jerome Concentration Camp
Katonk
Kauai
mine sweeping
mines
Mississippi
movies
Naples
New Orleans
New York City
Pearl Harbor
Rohwer Concentration Camp
San Francisco
Schofield Barracks
segregation
snow
sugarcane plantation
volunteer for service
Waimea
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River 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
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, part 4 of 4, October 14, 2007
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Uchimoto, Dan: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0813_04_Uchimoto
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An account of the resource
Dan Uchimoto discusses the effects of war and the atomic bomb. He shares his opinion of having a military career for future generations. Dan feels going to college and educating yourself is the best thing you can do for yourself.
Dan is discharged in the fall of 1946. Post-war, Dan goes back to Berkeley to get his master's degree in food science for wine fermentation. He works many jobs before working at the State Department of Health Services as an industrial hygiene chemist until he retires (after twenty-plus years).
Dan is married and has a son. Dan talks about the loyal questionnaire and citizenship.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
atomic bomb
civilian casualties
dating
discharge
discrimination
Draft
employment
family
Farming
farming community
homecoming
Issei
Issei parents
Japan
Loyalty Questionnaire
loyalty questions
Nisei
Nisei soldier
Nisei veterans
post war
son
wedding
World War Two
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River 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
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, part 3 of 4, October 14, 2007
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Uchimoto, Dan: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0813_03_Uchimoto
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In Iowa, Dan Uchimoto receives a draft notice from the Army and leaves Loras College. Dan's parents leave camp voluntarily and resettle in the East. However, some people stay in camp until World War Two ends. A family friend tells Dan's parents about a job opportunity for a family in Westerville, Ohio. Dan's parents move to Ohio and work for a retired General Motors executive.
Dan goes to Camp Blanding, Jacksonville, Florida, for basic training. Basic training is for seventeen weeks long. In Florida, Dan learns about Jim Crow and segregation. Dan shares a story about racism.
He goes to northern Italy in 1945. Dan is assigned to the Rifle Platoon, Company C, 100th Battalion. The 442nd at the time has lost hundreds of men in the Bruyeres Campaign and are resting in Menton while waiting for replacements. Dan joins the 442nd in January 1945. In April 1945, they go to Northern Italy for the final push.
Dan recalls Platoon Sergeant Burt Tanaka allowing him to switch assignments. Three days later, Dan leaves the Riflemen Platoon and joins is in the Weapons Platoon as an ammunition carrier.
During the war in Italy, Dan carries a magazine with him that brings him comfort during combat. He discusses the disadvantages in the Italian Campaign and the life of an Army soldier during wartimes.
When the German soldiers surrender, Dan's company is assigned to guard the prisoners of war. Dan gets to know some of them and says they are nice people. For his service in the Army, Dan receives a Combat Infantryman Badge for 90 days of combat. He also receives a badge for his efforts in the Italian Campaign. In 1945, the atomic bomb is drop-in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, and Dan is still in Italy. Dan is not discharged until 1946.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
442nd
Army
artillery barrage
artillery fire
artillery shells
atomic bomb
badge
basic training
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
Camp Blanding
Camp Kilmer
civilians
college
colored
combat infantryman badge
Company C
Draft
Farming
foxhole
France
Gila River
Higher education
induction
induction center
injury
Issei
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American soldier
Jim Crow
killed in aciton
Leghorn (Livorno)
light weapons
marching
mortar
Nisei
Nisei solider
Ohio
pass
physical
platoon
platoon sergeant
Prisoners of War (POWs)
private first class
riflemen
segregation
serial number
sleep
uniforms
voyage
weapons
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River 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
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 14, 2007
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Uchimoto, Dan: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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2007OH0813_02_Uchimoto
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Dan Uchimoto explains the meaning of his last name "Uchimoto" in Japanese. In Japan, "Uchimoto" means original home. "Uchi" means a kind of home, "Moto" means original home or basic home. Besides farming, Dan's parents have two additional businesses. A goldfish business, and a single gas pump station.
At an early age, Dan has many responsibilities beyond his years. He works in the family business and cares for his siblings. Life is a struggle, but Dan is grateful for the learning opportunities.
After the Pearl Harbor attack, the FBI takes away Dan's father to a detention center. Then evacuation orders are announced. Dan leaves the University of California, Berkeley, during his sophomore year and goes to camp with his mother. Dan and his mother go to Turlock and then Gila River. Dan's brother goes to Swarthmore College and his sister, Amy attends Boston University for a year.
Dan leaves camp to continue his education. He attends Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He describes his college and Berkeley years and working part-time.
In camp, Dan is given a questionnaire. He explains the answers "no-no" and "yes-yes". Dan answers "yes-yes" and that makes him eligible for being drafted. Dan receives his draft notice when he is at Loras College.
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Barracks
Berkeley
car
childhood employment
college
community involvement
community organizations
Crystal City
detention facility
discrimination
Draft
European Theater
evacuation
evacuation orders
Executive Order 9066
family business
farm
Farming
farming community
FBI
friends
friendship
Gila River
guard towers
Higher education
Issei
Issei father
Issei parents
living conditions
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
post war
relocation camps
Russia
schoolboy
World War Two
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, October 14, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Loomis, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River 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
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
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Dan Uchimoto oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 14, 2007
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Uchimoto, Dan: narrator
Garvey, John: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0813_01_Uchimoto
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An account of the resource
Dan Uchimoto is born October 9, 1921, in Loomis, California. Dan's Issei parents immigrated to the United States from Japan for better opportunities. His parents are sharecropped farmers, raising canning tomatoes. People of Japanese descent are not allowed to buy land. Therefore, his parents rent the land for farming.
Dan recalls his childhood and youth working on the farm. There is no time for vacations. During the Great Depression, life is a struggle but Dan's family survives the difficult time.
In the Uchimoto family, there are four children including Dan. Dan is the oldest child. He remembers his two sisters' reaction when he receives his draft notice for the Army. Dan's brother also has a military career but during Occupation forces in Germany.
Dan discusses his school years and discrimination. After graduating high school, he works on the farm to save money to enroll in college. Dan attends the University of California, Berkley.
Dan enjoys stamp collecting, vintage cars, and reading. Dan practices Japanese teaching called Seicho-no-le. He finds this Seicho-no-le helpful and insightful.
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
442nd
alien land laws
Boy Scouts
childhood activities
childhood home
discrimination
Draft
farm
farm labor
farmers
farming community
grammar school
Great Depression
high school
hobbies
immigration
infantry
infantryman
Issei
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language
Japanese language school
living conditions
marriage
Nisei
religion
siblings
sports
teacher
youth organizations
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Ko Stanley Sameshima oral history interview, October 13, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Long Beach, California
Branch of Service
Army
Air Force
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Philippine Islands
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Ko Stanley Sameshima oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 13, 2007
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Sameshima, Ko Stanley: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0812_02_Sameshima
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In the fall of 1941, before the Pearl Harbor attack, Ko Stanley Sameshima, is a student at Cal Tech University. Ko is doing well in his academic studies and is on the Varsity Cross Country Team. In Ko's spare time, he attends social school functions.
Ko discusses the media reports following days after the Pearl Harbor attack. He says the media exaggerated the news to instill fear. However, Ko and his family continue with daily life as normal. The customers at Ko's parents' produce market show sympathy and concern towards the Sameshima family. Ko says there are no signs of discrimination.
When Executive Order 9066 (EO9066) is announced, Ko's parents and himself have separate struggles they face. Ko's parents go to Amache, Colorado, and Ko tries to transfer to a University on the East Coast. On the East Coast, Ko witnesses segregation and shares his sentiments.
Ko graduates from the University of Texas and is reclassified from 4C to 1A. Before being drafted for service, Ko volunteers to be an internee at Amache, to care for his parents. Ko recalls his experience at Camp Snelling and Military Intelligence Language School.
In 1945, the war ends, and Ko is commissioned to go to Manila, Philippines, for war crime trials and then to Tokyo, Japan, for occupation. Ko's parents leave Amache and move to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
100th
442nd
4C classification
Amache
bus
Camp Shelby
colored
colored section
correspondence
discrimination
Draft
draft board
employment
enemy alien
evacuate
evacuation orders
Executive Order 9066
Fort Leavenworth
Germany
Hakujin
Hawaiian soldiers
Higher education
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese language
Japanese values
jobs
Katonk
Manila
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
newspapers
Nisei
Nisei legacy
occupation
Occupation of Japan
omamori
Pearl Harbor
produce market
radio
segregation
siblings
travel permit
USO show
volunteer
war crimes
World War Two
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Kuwashi Iwataki oral history interview, February 23, 2003
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/329-Iwataki-Kuwashi-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Mar 06
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Kuwa
Location of Basic Training
Camp Roberts, California
Camp Robinson, Arkansas
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Kuwashi Iwataki oral history interview, part 2 of 6, February 23, 2003
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Iwataki, Kuwashi: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2003OH0329_02_Iwataki
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Iwataki talks about his childhood including discussing his neighborhood, attending school, friendships, experiences with discrimination, playing sports, and influential teachers. He then continues to talk about his childhood and discusses his relationship with his siblings, recreational activities, and growing up near Disney Studios. Next, Iwataki talks about the attack on Pearl Harbor, experiences with discrimination prior to Pearl Harbor, attending dances, and getting drafted. Lastly, Iwataki talks about basic training at Camp Robinson and overseas training at Fort McClellan.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Social activities
Race--Discrimination
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:30:50
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2003 February 23
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
childhood activities
discrimination
Draft
Fort McClellan
friendships
Pearl Harbor
sports
teachers
-
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Noel Tsuneishi oral history interview, February 22, 2003
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/328-Tsuneishi-Noel-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 25
Location of Birth
Monrovia, California
Incarceration Facilities
Pomona Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain 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 McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Noel Tsuneishi oral history interview, part 4 of 8, February 22, 2003
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Tsuneishi, Noel: narrator
Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2003OH0328_04_Tsuneishi
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Tsuneishi discusses his short stints at Pomona Temporary Detention Center and Heart Mountain Concentration Camp. He briefly is released from camp to attend the University of Wyoming before being drafted into the Army and heading to Camp Savage. Shortly after that, Tsuneishi is sent to Fort McClellan for his basic training and speaks about the discrimination he saw in the south.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Heart Mountain
World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Pomona
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:27:31
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2003 February 22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
basic training
Camp Savage
discrimination
Draft
Duarte
Fort McClellan
Fort Snelling
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
segregation
staff sergeant
T3
University of Wyoming
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Masato Inouye oral history interview, February 22, 2003
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/327-Inouye-Masato-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Jan 07
Location of Birth
San Luis Obispo, California
Incarceration Facilities
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Mas
Location of Basic Training
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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Masato Inouye oral history interview, part 3 of 6, February 22, 2003
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Inouye, Masato: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2003OH0327_03_Inouye
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Inouye discusses his experiences applying to graduate school; and talks about taking a French language course while at Meiji University, and taking summer courses at UC Berkeley. He then talks about his father's death; returning to the United States after his schooling in Japan; and his employment as a secretary to a professor. Next, Inouye talks about his experiences at Yale; discusses the differences between the East Coast and West Coast United States; talks about his friendships; and discusses social activities including his golf hobby. Lastly, Inouye discusses his knowledge of pre-war tensions; talks about his experiences after reporting to the draft board; discusses getting tuberculosis; and talks about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Industry and employment
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
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.
0:29:06
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2003 February 22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
Draft
education
friendships
golf
Japan
Pearl Harbor
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Seichi Sakaida oral history interview, August 26, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jul 09
Location of Birth
Ookala, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Seichi Sakaida oral history interview, part 2 of 2, August 26, 2007
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Sakaida, Seichi: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0796_02_Sakaida
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Seichi Sakaida discusses his leaders and squad members. He is in basic training for almost a year before deployment overseas. He lands in Naples, Italy. Seichi is in K Company and the mortar pool unit. His duty is to support the infantrymen.
Being part of the mortar unit, he describes the dangers that are faced on the battlefields. He shares his experiences of the Lost Battalion rescue, breaking the Gothic Line, and Bruyeres.
When the war ends, he sees two of his brothers overseas. Post-war, Seichi returns home and works at Molokai plantation and Del Monte Kunia before retiring. He gets married and has three children and five grandchildren.
Seichi talks about the Nisei legacy and the contributions of the 442nd for future generations.
100th
442nd
artillery fire
basic training
Bruyeres-Biffontaine
camera
children
convoy
Draft
employment
family
friendly fire
front lines
General Dahlquist
German soldiers
Gothic Line
grandchildren
guard duty
Hawaiian soldiers
homecoming
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
K Company
Killed in Action (KIA)
Lieutenant
Lost Battalion
Mainland
Mainland soldiers
mortar shells
mortar squad
Nisei legacy
Nisei soldiers
Nisei veterans
photographs
platoon
Po Valley
post war
prisoner of war
replacement soldiers
reunion
Sansei
seasick
siblings
squad
trench foot
volunteering
wounded in action (WIA)
Yonsei
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Kameo Toyota oral history interview, November 17, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/318-Toyota-Kameo-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Oct 25
Location of Birth
Modesto, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Kam
Location of Basic Training
Fort Ord, California
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
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Yes
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Kameo Toyota oral history interview, part 1 of 5, November 17, 2002
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Toyota, Kameo: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0318_01_Toyota
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An account of the resource
Toyota discusses his parents immigration to the United States, his childhood and his military service. Toyota's Father is a trained as a carpenter in Japan and when he migrates to America, he becomes a barber and a farmer. During the Great Depression Toyota's Father teaches the family to barber to make money. The Toyota family lived in Modesto, CA before moving to Gilroy, CA for farming opportunity.
In Toyota's early years he recalls discrimination. As a child he would swim in irrigation rivers because Japanese Americans are not allowed to swim in the public pools. He also recollects his oldest brother born in Japan is not allow to immigrate to the United States due to the Immigration Law in 1924.
In 1940, the Peace Time Draft is in effect and the first ten numbers are to enlist for service. Toyota is the third number to be called by President Roosevelt. Toyota remembers the Japanese American Community providing a big send for the Nisei. The first ten drafts are Nisei and they go to Fort Ord. Toyota is assign to 7th Division; Mechanized Calvary Unit and drives an armor scout car four wheel drive fully armor with machine gun.
When Pearl Harbor is attack, Toyota is in service and recalls hearing about the attack during a basketball tournament. Part of his duty during the war is to scout up and down the Pacific Coast for Japanese submarine. Later The Japanese American soldiers' guns are taken away and ship to Michigan.
Simultaneous at this time when Toyota is getting ready to be ship, his family is getting ready for evacuation to Salinas. From the stress of events, Toyota's Mother has a stroke. His family is later related to Poston. He is unable to see his Mother years later.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Identity and values--Family
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.
0:29:06
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 November 17
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Fresno, California
basic training
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Farming
Fort Ord
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American soldiers
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
segregation
war
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Yukiyasu Uyeoka oral history interview, November 16, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/317-Uyeoka-Yukiyasu-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1915 Jun 13
Location of Birth
Sacramento, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Tom
Location of Basic Training
Camp Barkeley, Texas
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Central Europe Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Yukiyasu Uyeoka oral history interview, part 1 of 4, November 16, 2002
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Uyeoka, Yukiyasu: narrator
Nakamatsu, Karen: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0317_01_Uyeoka
Description
An account of the resource
Uyeoka discusses about his family and moving to Japan. He details about his experiences in Japan before moving to and growing up in Korea, then moving back to Japan. Uyeoka also discusses about moving back the United States and being drafted.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values
World War II--Veteran history
Identity and values--Family
Military service
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.
0:25;35
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 November 16
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Fresno, California
Draft
family
farm
Japan
Korea
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William Omoto oral history interview, October 23, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/315-Omoto-William-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Dec 15
Location of Birth
San Jose, 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
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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William Omoto oral history interview, part 3 of 5, October 23, 2002
Creator
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Omoto, William: narrator
Yoneshige, David: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0315_03_Omoto
Description
An account of the resource
Omoto discusses working while in [Poston] incarceration camp; discusses the loyalty questionnaire he had to take; experiences with discrimination while traveling to his induction; and his father’s thoughts regarding pro-Japan interests. Next, Omoto talks about basic training at Camp Blanding; getting drafted; and learning about the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Lastly, Omoto talks about his encounters with African American soldiers during basic training and while overseas with the 92nd Infantry Division; and discusses traveling overseas.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Poston (Colorado River)
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Military service--Veteran history
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:28:14
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 October 23
Spatial Coverage
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Las Vegas, Nevada
African American soldiers
basic training
Camp Blanding
Draft
Loyalty Questionnaire
overseas trip
Poston Incarceration Camp
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Warren Tamura oral history interview, October 22, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/311-Tamura-Warren-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Jul 04
Location of Birth
Caldwell, Idaho
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
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Index
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Yes
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Warren Tamura oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 22, 2002
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Tamura, Warren: narrator
Dojiri, Michelle: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0311_02_Tamura
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:28:17
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
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2002 October 22
Spatial Coverage
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Description
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The segment begins with Tamura discussing the Christian church that he and other Nikkei attended during wartime in Idaho, playing football, and life in his agricultural community. He discusses the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and forerunner organization Japanese American Citizens Club (JACC), and where he was during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He describes the generally good treatment of Japanese Americans during wartime besides the confiscation of property and the curfews. However, relations between Caucasians and Issei/Nisei suffer when Minidoka Concentration Camp began releasing incarcerees to perform labor in the surrounding fields. Following this discussion, Tamura describes being drafted and sent to Camp Blanding to receive basic training, and then his deployment via the RMS Aquitania to various European locales before arriving in Italy.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Social activities
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
100th Infantry Battalion
agriculture
basic training
Camp Blanding
Draft
Hawaiian Pidgin
Italy
Japanese American Citizens Club (JACC)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Minidoka Concentration Center
Presbyterianism
replacements
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Tom Tsuda oral history interview, October 21, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/308-Tsuda-Tom-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 25
Location of Birth
Laramie, Wyoming
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
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Index
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Yes
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Tom Tsuda oral history interview, part 3 of 5, October 21, 2002
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Tsuda, Tom: narrator
Dojiri, Michelle: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0308_03_Tsuda
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Tom Tsuda continues to discuss being drafted. He briefly talks about Marseilles, France. He explains how he would help the wounded while overseas. He talks about landing in France and his first combat experience. Tsuda describes what life was like on the war front. He discusses his basic training experiences. He describes Camp Blanding and his relationships with Hawaiian soldiers He recalls preparing to go overseas and his actual journey to Europe.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
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
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0:29:27
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 October 21
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Camp Blanding
Draft
Hawaiian soldiers
letter bearer
liberty ship
wounded
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Tom Tsuda oral history interview, October 21, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/308-Tsuda-Tom-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Apr 25
Location of Birth
Laramie, Wyoming
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
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Tom Tsuda oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 21, 2002
Creator
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Tsuda, Tom: narrator
Dojiri, Michelle: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0308_02_Tsuda
Description
An account of the resource
Tsuda describes what fishing in Wyoming was like when he was younger. He talks about his father's job with Union Pacific Railroad. He describes his community's ethnic makeup. He talks about the Attack on Pearl Harbor and being drafted. Tsuada talks about the aftermath of the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Veteran history
Community activities
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
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0:28:40
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 October 21
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
discrimination in the military
Draft
fishing
forced removal
Japanese American identity
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
railroad
Social activities
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Tadayoshi Sugiyama oral history interview, August 18 and September 19, 2007
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 May 18
Location of Birth
San Francisco, California
Incarceration Facilities
Turlock Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Nickname
Tad
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Tadayoshi Sugiyama oral history interview, part 5 of 5, September 19, 2007
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Sugiyama, Tadayoshi: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0790_05_Sugiyama
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When the government changes the status from 4C to 1A and requests service for the Army, Tadayoshi Sugiyama decides to volunteer for Military Intelligence Service (MIS) at Camp Savage.
Tadayoshi talks about an array of topics from Fred Oshima joining the 522nd Artillery Battalion, the loyalty questionnaire (especially questions 27 and 28, and his cousin Hiroshi Sugiyama.
Tadayoshi says the men in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) did a terrific job in World War Two because their fieldwork laid the foundation for MIS during the occupation.
At the end of the interview, Tadayoshi shows photographs from his Military Intelligence Service (MIS) class, Company B from Fort McClellan (1944), and 2nd Platoon Company B from Fort McClellan (1944).
4C classification
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Camp Savage
Company B
cousin
Draft
draft number
Fort McClellan
Fort Snelling
General MacArthur
Gila River
Higher education
Invasion of Japan
Japanese American
Loyalty Questionnaire
Macarthur Headquarters
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
Nisei veterans
occupation
photographs
platoon
radio
radio broadcasts
San Francisco
university
World War Two
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William Sato oral history interview, September 14, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/302-Sato-William-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Aug 10
Location of Birth
Carlsbad, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Bill
Doc
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Index
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Yes
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William Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 14, 2002
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Sato, William: narrator
Tanaka, Diane: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0302_03_Sato
Description
An account of the resource
Sato discusses the latrines in incarceration camps; talks about his wife's childhood growing up in Hawaii; and discusses Gila River incarceration camp including the living conditions and his job. He then talks about leaving Gila River to go to school in Chicago; discusses his experiences with discrimination while traveling to Chicago and while looking for housing in Chicago. Next, Sato talks about his experiences with discrimination while trying to get into medical school; discusses his enemy alien classification; and talks about getting drafted. Lastly, Sato discusses basic training at Camp Blanding.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Gila River
World War II--Leaving Camp
Education
Race--Discrimination
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:28:15
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 September 14
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Salt Lake City, Utah
basic training
Chicago
discrimination
Draft
enemy alien
Gila River
school
wife
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Shigeru Iba oral history interview, September 14, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/301-Iba-Shigeru-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Apr 01
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Shig
Location of Basic Training
Camp Roberts, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
New Guinea Campaign
Index
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Yes
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Shigeru Iba oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 14, 2002
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Iba, Shigeru: narrator
Nakamatsu, Karen: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0301_02_Iba
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An account of the resource
After graduating from Manual Arts High School, Shigeru Iba helps with his Father's nursery business. In March of 1941, Shigeru is drafted into the Army. Springtime is the busiest time for the nursery business. Therefore, he requests a deferment for June 1941.
In September, Shigeru goes to Fort Lewis for basic training. Later, Shigeru is selected to go to Camp Savage for language school. Shigeru is at Camp Savage for a year training to be an interpreter before going overseas.
Shigeru goes to Australia as a replacement for the soldiers in the Guadalcanal Battle. He is assigned to the 41st Division. Shigeru is sent to the hospital at the end of 1944 because of the Jungle Riot. He is hospitalized for one year and released at the end of December 1945.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
World War II--Asiatic-Pacific Theater --Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
World War II--Military and Government Entities--Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:27:12
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 November 14
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section
basic training
Camp Savage
Draft
Fort Lewis
graduate
Guadacanal
high school
hospitalization
Japanese language school
kibei
Nisei
overseas
overseas trip
Pearl Harbor
replacements
war
World War Two
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, June 27, 2007
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Mar 15
Location of Birth
Hilo, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Rome-Arno Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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William Yoshito Thompson oral history interview, part 1 of 3, June 27, 2007
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Thompson, William Yoshito: narrator
Yuge, Tim: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2007OH0777_01_Thompson
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Oral Histories
Description
An account of the resource
William Yoshito Thompson is a World War Two veteran who volunteered for the 442nd (Head Quarters 2nd Battalion). He is born March 15, 1924, in Hilo, Hawaii. His father is from Scotland, Ireland, and moved to Hawaii. He remains a British subject and is not able to become a citizen because of paperwork. His mother is born in Hamakuapko plantation on Maui. Her parents are from Hiroshima, Japan.
William discusses his journey of researching his family's genealogical information of his grandfather's (on his mother side) last name and his own father's last name.
William is hapa, and he describes the home life of being Scottish and Japanese American. When not attending primary school and Japanese Language School, William enjoys watching movies, swimming, playing games, and helps with household chores.
In school, William is a good student and wants to attend college. He says all his teachers are influential to his education. After graduating from High School, he works in a few places. One is the County of Hawaii with his father in the County garage. William says his father is a reputable blacksmith for his craftsmanship.
William recalls December 7 when Pearl Harbor is attacked and discusses his decision to volunteer for the 442nd.
100th
442nd
childhood activities
cowboy
Draft
draft number
employment
family
hapa
Hawaii
Hilo
Honolulu
intercultural marriage
Issei
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese values
living conditions
movie theater
movies
Nisei
omamori
Pearl Harbor
restrictions
samurai
Sansei
Schofield
Schofield Barracks
Shinto
siblings
volunteer
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, May 26, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/285-Oji-Skeets-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Feb 24
Location of Birth
Sacramento, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Skeets
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, part 2 of 7, May 26, 2002
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Oji, Sukeo: narrator
Yee, Govan: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0285_02_Oji
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An account of the resource
Sukue “Skeets” Oji enrolled at Sacramento Junior College and took flying classes. However, Skeets did not complete his civilian flying classes because he was drafted. Skeet went to Presidio Monterey for his induction and was stationed at Moffett Field. On December 7, Skeets was in San Francisco and visited his wife. As they left the zoo, he heard the news about Pearl Harbor.
Skeets returned to Moffett Airfield and was assigned to guard a transformer. Skeets discusses his various duties ranging from jeep patrolling the fence line, guarding the hanger, and drafting. Before Christmas, he was with the 554th Squadron and transferred to Williams Field, Arizona. After three months, Skeets was promoted to Corporal.
Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, was on inactive reserve. Skeets went home to Santa Marie to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Aratani helped Skeets' parents and provided them with land to farm. Later Skeets' family voluntarily moved to the Salt Lake City area, but Executive Order 9066 went into effect. Skeet and his family took what they could carry and went to the Assembly Center.
To stay busy, Skeets found a job in the Administration Offices with an Engineer overseeing the maintenance of the camp. When Gila was ready for occupancy, the internees left Tulare. Skeets stayed behind to tidy up Tulare and joined his family at Gila a few days later. At Gila, Skeets assisted on the surveying team.
Before Gila, Skeets applied to continue his education and received orders to be released from camp. The University of Nebraska accepted Niseis from various camps, and Skeets went there to continue his education in engineering. Skeets recalls Dr. Drew from a Methodist Church being helpful to the Nisei Students. Besides school, Skeets worked to support himself. He discusses stereotypes and the misconceptions society had about the Japanese Americans.
assembly center
college
corporal
dating
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
duties
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
flying lessons
Gila River
guard duty
inactive duty
Issei parents
Japanese American
living conditions
military police (mp)
Moffett Field
Nisei
patrol
Pearl Harbor
Presidio Monterey
prison
propaganda
school
sibling
surveyors
Tulare
World War Two
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, May 26, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/285-Oji-Skeets-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Feb 24
Location of Birth
Sacramento, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Skeets
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, part 1 of 7, May 26, 2002
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Oji, Sukeo: narrator
Yee, Govan: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0285_01_Oji
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An account of the resource
Sukeo "Skeets" Oji was born on February 24, 1918, in Sacramento, CA. He got his nickname Skeets because Sukeo was hard to pronounce. Skeets' father, Ozo Oji, was a hard-working man. He immigrated to the United States by himself from Hiroshima, Japan. Skeets' father found a job working on the railroad but later started farming. Not being able to return to Japan, his father decided to marry a picture bride, Skeets’ mother, Sujino Kiso. Skeets has seven siblings.
The late 1920s was the Great Depression, and everyone struggled to survive. Farmers were making about ten cents an hour. In the 1930s, the family moved to Perkins (east of Sacramento). Their family friend suggested to Skeets' father to venture into hops. However, that venture failed.
During Skeets' elementary school years, he attended Japanese Language School. When the family moved to Perkins, he attended Sacramento High School. He was active in sports and participated in a Nisei football league. In 1936, Skeets graduated high school and applied to Sacramento Junior College after a year of farming.
Living in Perkins, their farm was near a naval air forces base. Skeets recalls seeing the airplanes fly by and aspired to be an aviator and an officer of the United States Army. In early 1940, the United States was preparing for war. A civilian pilot program was offered at school, and Skeets was accepted into the program. After completing the first and second phases, he was waiting for the third phase, instrument flying and long distant country flying. However, Skeets did not complete his training because Skeets got drafted into the Army. On November 6, 1941, Skeets reported to Presidio Monterey for induction.
aviation
college
Draft
engineering
family
farm labor
Farming
farming community
flying lessons
Great Depression
Higher education
Hiroshima
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Nisei
picture bride
primary school
Prohibition
school
siblings
sports
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Joseph Kurata oral history interview, May 26, 2002
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/282-Kurata-Joe-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Oct 26
Location of Birth
Lodi, California
Incarceration Facilities
Stockton Temporary Detention Facility
Rohwer Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Croft, South Carolina
Camp Ritchie, Maryland
Unit of Service
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Joseph Kurata oral history interview, part 3 of 6, May 26, 2002
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Kurata, Joseph: narrator
Okinaka, Bobby: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0282_03_Kurata
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Kurata discusses life in the Rohwer Concentration Camp. He details he draft experience and his thoughts on the 442nd. Kurata also discusses how he ended up in the Counter Intelligence Corps.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Rohwer
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Work & Jobs
World War II--Military service
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:25:25
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eng
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2002 May 26
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
San Fransisco, California
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Draft
draft deferment
Fort Ritchie
Rohwer Concentration Camp
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Kaoru Masuda oral history interview, April 28, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/277-Masuda-Kaoru-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Apr 28
Location of Birth
San Francisco, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Carl
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Index
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Yes
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Kaoru Masuda oral history interview, part 2 of 6, April 28, 2002
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Masuda, Kaoru: narrator
Demonteverde, Marie: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0277_02_Masuda
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Masuda talks about his experiences while in high school. He discusses Japanese language school. He explains what he did in his childhood leisure time. He shares his aspirations after high school. Masuda talks about being drafted and inducted. He talks about Camp Robertson.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
World War II--Veteran history
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:26:14
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 April 28
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Merced, California
Camp Robertson
childhood activities
Cortez
Draft
high school
induction
Japanese langauge school
Sacramento
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Kenso Miyamoto oral history interview, April 28, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/276-Miyamoto-Kenso-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1916 Apr 11
Location of Birth
Lincoln, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Ken
Location of Basic Training
Camp Robinson, Arkansas
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Index
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Yes
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Kenso Miyamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 28, 2002
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Miyamoto, Kenso: narrator
Shoho, Stephanie: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0276_01_Miyamoto
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:28:15
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 April 28
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Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Merced, California
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Miyamoto describes his childhood in Merced County, California. His recollections include playing with neighbors and busing to school, and helping out with family farming and participating in the Cortez Growers' Association. In high school he took an interest in business and accounting and had planned on pursuing this line of work until the onset of war and his drafting into the United States Army.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
accounting
bookkeeping
childhood
Cortez Growers' Association
Draft
kibei
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
selective service
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Mamoru Masuda oral history interview, April 27, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/275-Masuda-Mamoru-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Jan 12
Location of Birth
Livingston, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Spud
Location of Basic Training
Camp Roberts, California
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Southern France Campaign
Battle of Monte Cassino
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Central Europe Campaign
Index
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Yes
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Mamoru Masuda oral history interview, part 1 of 4, April 27, 2002
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Masuda, Mamoru: narrator
Yee, Govan: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0275_01_Masuda
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:29:00
Language
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eng
Date
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2002 April27
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Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Merced, California
Description
An account of the resource
Masuda talks about his early life in Livingston. He describes his life as a Japanese farmer and social activities in his community. Masuda briefly talks about his Methodist background and primary school. He explains what happened to his family after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Then he describes Granada (Amache) American Concentration Camp. Masuda talks about the draft and basic training.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Social activities
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Granada (Amache) Amache, Colorado
World War II--Military service--Basic training
discrimination
Draft
family
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
Japanese farmers
Manzanar
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
religion
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George Yoshihara oral history interview, April 21, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/273-Yoshihara-George-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Sep 17
Location of Birth
Nagrom, 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
Nickname
Min
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
The Gothic Line
Index
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Yes
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George Yoshihara oral history interview, part 3 of 7, April 21, 2002
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Yoshihara, George: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0273_03_Yoshihara
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An account of the resource
Yoshihara talks about his experiences at Minidoka incarceration camp including the weather, living conditions, school, size of the camp, and working as a lab technician at the camp hospital. He then talks about his parents' thoughts and reactions to forced removal; having to leave belongings behind; and his friendships at Minidoka. Next, Yoshihara continues to talk about Minidoka, and discusses his family's life there, recreational activities, and sports. Lastly, Yoshihara provides his thoughts regarding military service, getting drafted, induction, traveling to Florida for basic training at Camp Blanding, and his experiences with witnessing segregation.
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
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0:28:29
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 April 21
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
Camp Blanding
Draft
Florida
forced removal
living conditions
Minidoka
parents
segregation
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James Murata oral history interview, April 20, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/267-Murata-Jim-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Aug 06
Location of Birth
San Jose, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jim
Location of Basic Training
Camp Blanding, Florida
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
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James Murata oral history interview, part 3 of 5, April 20, 2002
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Murata, James: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0267_03_Murata
Description
An account of the resource
In the relocation center, James Murata worked as an ambulance driver. For entertainment, there were plays and sports. The Assembly Center was a racetrack and some internees lived in horse stalls. James described how he made most of the situation. He had the mindset of Shikata ga nai.
After the Assembly Center, James went to Tulare, Arizona. The camp was unfinished, and there were tranches. Moreover, at the far end of the camp, barracks were uncompleted. James lived in a barrack and described the living conditions and food.
At Tulare, James worked in the hospital as an orderly. His tasks ranged from carrying the deceased to the morgue, helping the nurses with physical duties, and whatever else needs to be done. Later, the camp had a camouflage project and James worked on that. Reflecting on camp life, James said it was somewhat like a vacation. He could do anything, spent time with friends, and there were dances on the weekends.
James recalls volunteers leaving camp for the Army. He said it was sad to see the volunteers leave because they were leaving behind family and loved ones. When news about the 100th and 442nd accomplishments in Cassino was in the newspaper, James was in Des Moines, ID, and he felt proud of the Niseis. James worked at Broadlawns General Hospital in Des Moines. Later James received a draft notice.
He went to several weeks of basic training before going to Camp Blanding. During basic training, the most significant thing James learned was endurance from marching. After completing basic training, James went to Minnesota by train. When James arrived at language school, there were about 1,000 men. There were different classes and duties to keep him busy. Although James went to Japanese Language School when he was younger, he had to train himself now to read, write, and speak Japanese. There was a test every weekend.
100th
442nd
assembly center
Barracks
basic training
Camp Blanding
Cassino
dances
Draft
Executive Order 9066
family
friends
hospital
Japanese American
job
living conditions
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
newspaper
race tracks
Shikata ga nai
siblings
Social activities
sports
train
Tulare
volunteer
weapons
weapons training
weather
World War Two
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, March 23, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/263-Shimada-Frank-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Apr 21
Location of Birth
Vacaville, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Popsy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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Sumio Frank Shimada oral history interview, part 2 of 5, March 23, 2002
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Shimada, Sumio Frank: narrator
Yahata, Craig: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0263_02_Shimada
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An account of the resource
After Executive Order 9066, Sumio Frank Shimada was forcibly removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center. Frank describes the living conditions and life at the Assembly Center. He found a job in camp making camouflage nets.
In September 1942, Frank was 24 years old when he arrived in Heart Mountain. In June 1943, he was waiting to join the Army, but he never received the news. Frank was classified as 4C - enemy alien. Therefore, he went to work at a peach orchard in Utah. The family dynamics changed in camp. There was no more family mealtime, and you ate by yourself or with friends.
Another division created in camp was the loyalty questionnaire. The questionnaire created a discussion among the Japanese American men to volunteer or not volunteer for service. Frank and his younger brother decided to volunteer.
On July 26, he was inducted into the Army. Frank attends a Recruit School for basic training at Camp Shelby. In his free time, he would go to Hattiesburg and visit friends. He recalls the discrimination and segregation of African Americans. Frank shared a story about a bus ride to Rohwer and the treatment of African Americans.
442nd
4C classification
Army
barbed wire
Barracks
basic training
Block
Camp Shelby
dances
discrimination
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
family meals
Farming
friends
guard tower
Hattiesburg
Heart Mountain
Issei
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Jerome
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
meals
mess hall
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Santa Anita Racetrack
segregation
siblings
Social activities
Utah
volunteer
weather
World War Two
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Don Miyada oral history interview, November 22, 2014
Oral History
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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
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Don Miyada oral history interview, part 2 of 4, November 22, 2014
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Miyada, Don: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2014OH1074_02_Miyada
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An account of the resource
After Pearl Harbor, Executive Order 9066 is issued and calls for the evacuations of Japanese Americans. Don describes the preparation his family makes before going to Poston, Arizona. At Poston, Don outlines life at camp and the living conditions of the barracks.
Don receives an opportunity to go to Idaho to work on a sugar beet farm and eventually moves to Detriot, Michigan, for employment. In 1944, Don is drafted and goes to Fort Sharedon in Flordia to be inducted into the Army. Then he goes to basic training at Camp Blanding for 17 weeks.
In this interview, Don shares he has two high school diplomas. One from 1942 and 2014.
Arizona
Army
assembly
Barracks
basic training
contraband
Draft
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Farming
Fort Blanding
high school
high school diploma
induction
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Nisei
personal belongings
Poston
Racism
sugar beet
World War Two
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Ben Kitagawa oral history interview, February 24, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/251-Kitagawa-Ben-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Jan 15
Location of Birth
Mills, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Rohwer Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Ben Kitagawa oral history interview, part 2 of 6, February 24, 2002
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Kitagawa, Ben: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0251_02_Kitagawa
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An account of the resource
Kitagawa talks about his life after high school, graduating and then working on the farm. During this time, two of his brothers would be drafted into the Army, one being part of the 45th Infantry and the other in the 442nd Regiment. Next, he talks about the attacks on Pearl Harbor and people getting picked up by the FBI. As the evacuations took place, he would pack up his things and go meet with his family, and head to Santa Anita race track, followed by Rohwer concentration camp in Arkansas. He talks about the poor living conditions there and having no privacy, leading him to volunteer for the Army to escape the camp. He would immediately be accepted and head to Camp Shelby. There, he would be assigned to L company and begin his training as a rifleman.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Rohwer
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.
0:27:51
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 February 24
442nd Regimental Combat Team
45th Infantry Division
Arkansas
Barracks
basic training
brothers
Camp Shelby
community
correspondence
Draft
evacuation
family
Farming
FBI
food
graduation
Hawaiian soldiers
height
Japanese Association
KP duty
L Company
Little Rock
living conditions
Mississippi
Pearl Harbor
privacy
replacement
rifleman
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Center
Shikata ga nai
volunteer
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Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/249-Sameshima-Hitoshi-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Apr 13
Location of Birth
Pasadena, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Sto
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Hitoshi Sameshima oral history interview, part 3 of 8, February 24, 2002
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Sameshima, Hitoshi: narrator
Sato, Christine: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0249_03_Sameshima
Description
An account of the resource
Hitoshi G. Sameshima recalls going to Gila in the first part of September. He says the first place you go when you enter camp is the employment office. Hitoshi recalls his interview with Kimiko Murakami. Hitoshi is assigned to be an interviewer since he is bilingual. Later he does census work and then works in the procurement office. Hitoshi explains what the loyalty questionnaire is. He says the questionnaire creates friction within the camp.
Hitoshi's parents have always stressed the importance of higher education. In camp, he receives his acceptance letter from the University of Denver (DU). Hitoshi receives his Bachelors of Science and Commerce after a year and a few months. Besides going to school, he works part-time jobs to support himself.
Hitoshi receives his draft notice and goes to Fort Hood, TX. His assignment is Anti-tank Company along with six other Nisei. Later, Hitoshi foes to Fort Snelling. He describes the living condition and basic training.
442nd
Anti-Tank Company
Arizona
basic training
Denver
discrimination
Draft
evacuate
Executive Order 9066
Fort Hood
Fort Snelling
Gila River
Higher education
Issei
Japanese American
job
living conditions
loyalty
Loyalty Questionnaire
Nisei
squad leader
squad members
Tulare
World War Two
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Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/249-Sameshima-Hitoshi-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Apr 13
Location of Birth
Pasadena, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Sto
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Hitoshi Sameshima oral history interview, part 2 of 8, February 24, 2002
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Sameshima, Hitoshi: narrator
Sato, Christine: interviewer
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2002OH0249_02_Sameshima
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Growing up in Pasadena, CA, Hitoshi G. Sameshima's favorite event is the Rose Parade. He recalls attending the Rose Parade at age four and has attended every year.
As a child, Hitoshi's knowledge of Japan is shaped by his parents and Japanese Language School. In 1928, Hitoshi's mother and sisters travel to Japan. Hitoshi has an opportunity to go to Japan during the military occupation.
On December 7, Hitoshi is a junior at the University of Southern California (USC), majoring in Foreign Trade. Hitoshi remembers hearing about the Pearl Harbor attack on his way to school.
Hitoshi recalls the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. December 7, have effects on the Sameshima family members. Hitoshi says his father is questioned by the FBI, Hitoshi's older sister loses her job and Hitoshi receives notice to leave USC.
In March of 1942, the Japanese Americans relocated to assembly centers. There are 16 assembly centers along the coast where the Japanese Americans are interned for three to four months before going to camp.
Hitoshi discusses evacuation and going to camp. Although Hitoshi is going to camp, he wants to continue his education. He receives an acceptance letter from the University of Denver, April 1943. Before going to Denver, Hitoshi signs a loyalty oath. In June 1944, Hitoshi receives a draft notice from Army.
4C classification
childhood activities
Community leaders
Constitutional Rights
Denver
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
FBI
Higher education
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
living conditions
Nisei
Pasadena
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
relocation camps
siblings
travel
USC
World War Two
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, February 23, 2002
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/247-Kurushima-Eddy-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 06
Location of Birth
Brawley, California
Incarceration Facilities
Fresno Temporary Detention Facility
Jerome Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Masato Eddy Kurushima oral history interview, part 5 of 8, February 23, 2002
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Kurushima, Masato Eddy: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2002OH0247_05_Kurushima
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In the six months at Fresno, the Kurushima family learns how to make the most of the situation in Jerome. Masato Eddy Kurushima says the barracks at Jerome are similar to Fresno Fair Grounds Relocation Center. He describes the living conditions and the effects on the nuclear family relationship. Eddy mentions his mother's philosophy of keeping the family together. Having the family together during camp is the most important to their family.
After the loyalty questionnaire, Eddy left Jerome in 1943 and went to work in Davenport, IA, for six months. Before going into service, Eddy visited his parents in Rohwer, AK. His parents were transferred to Rohwer because Jerome closed in April 1944.
Later, Eddy learned about the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and volunteers for the MIS. Eddy goes Camping Savage and then to Fort McClellan for basic training. Eddy does his basic training with the Hawaiian soldiers and goes to Camp Snelling.
Eddy goes overseas to the Pacific Theater. In the Philippines, there are 20 linguists on a team. Eddy says the Kibei are helpful with reading and writing. The Kibei are similar to the natives of Japan.
100th
442nd
Barracks
basic training
Camp Savage
casualties
discrimination
Draft
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Fort McClellan
Hawaiian soldiers
Issei parents
Jerome
kibei
linguist
living conditions
loyalty questions
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Pacific Theater
physics
President Roosevelt
questionnaire
Rohwer Concentration Camp
volunteer
World War Two
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Tommy Mayekawa oral history interview, February 11, 2012
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Apr 22
Location of Birth
Hawthorne, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Rohwer 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
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Marshall-Gilberts Islands Campaign
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Yokohama
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Tommy Mayekawa oral history interview, part 2 of 3, February 11, 2012
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Mayekawa, Tommy: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2012OH1054_02_Mayekawa
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Tommy Mayekawa and his family evacuate to Santa Anita Assembly Center after receiving the evacuation orders. He describes the living conditions and life in the camp. Tommy and his family live in a horse stable, and his parents accepted the situation with the attitude of shikata ga nai.
Tommy and his family are at Santa Anita for a few months before going to Rohwer Relocation Center. At Rohwer, there are armed guards in guard towers. Tommy tries to try to occupy his time in camp with work. He finds a job driving a truck and chopping wood.
In March 1944, Tommy leaves Rohwer for employment opportunities in Detroit, MI. Shortly after, Tommy receives his draft notice and reports to Fort Sheridan. Tommy discusses the irony of being an American citizen going to camp and now being drafted into service.
At Camp Blanding, Tommy is part of a segregated unit. Many guys from his Company go overseas to Europe, but Tommy goes to language school at Fort Snelling. Tommy's training is short because the war has ended, and they are needed overseas.
In August 1945, he travels to the Philippine Islands and works at a POW camp. Later, Tommy goes to Japan for occupation. He is stationed in downtown Yokohama and is attached to the Third Military Railway Service Headquarters. His assignment is to be an interpreter with the local rail operators.
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
assembly center
Barracks
basic training
Camp Blanding
Detroit
Draft
employment
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
Fort Sheridan
Fort Snelling
horse stables
interpreter
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
John Aiso
living conditions
magazines
Manchuria
Manila
marching
meals
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
pass
Philippine Islands
Prisoners of War (POWs)
relocation camps
Rohwer Concentration Camp
Santa Anita
segregated unit
Shikata ga nai
transportation
troop ship
World War Two
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Masato Yamashita oral history interview, October 4, 2011
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Dec 27
Location of Birth
Lodi, California
Incarceration Facilities
Stockton Temporary Detention Facility
Rohwer 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
Fort Meade, Maryland
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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Masato Yamashita oral history interview, part 2 of 3, October 4, 2011
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Yamashita, Masato: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1049_02_Yamashita
Description
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Masato Yamashita's interview is with Lloyd Fujitani.
Masato Yamashita and Lloyd Fujitani recall hearing the news about Pearl Harbor on the radio. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, anyone who is a leader of a Japanese Organization is taken away by the FBI. The FBI takes away dozen community leaders from Lodi including his cousin.
The government gives a month's notice for the Japanese Americans to evacuate to the Assembly Centers. The Yamashita family goes to the Stockton Assembly Center for three to four months. Masato describes the living conditions in the barracks at the Fair Grounds. At camp, Masato's neighborhood friend, Mackenzie, comes to visit him. The Fujitani family also goes to the Stockton Assembly Center.
At the Assembly Center, both Lloyd and Masato get jobs. Lloyd gets a job cooking, and Masato gets a job picking up trash. They are there at the Assembly Center for six months, waiting for Rohwer, AK, to finish construction.
Masato and Lloyd compare the security from the Assembly Center and Rohwer. At camp, there are sports, games, and social dances for entertainment. In 1943, Masato graduated high school and goes to Saint Louis for work. Shortly after, he is drafted into the Army. In 1945, Lloyd is drafted into the Army.
Masato and Lloyd talk about their induction and basic training experience before going overseas to the European Theater. Overseas, Masato is in the Third Platoon, First Squad, I Company. His Platoon Sergeant is George Ikeda. Lloyd is in Second Platoon, I Company. His Staff Sergeant is Shiro "Kash" Kashino.
Masato arrives in France approximately three months after the Lost Battalion battle. He is assigned to guard duty on top of a hill and describes the last push.
barbed wires
Barracks
basic training
Blackouts
Camp Blanding
Camp McCoy
casualties
Community leaders
community organizations
December 7th
Draft
employment
European Theater
evacuate
Executive Order 9066
FBI
France
friend
German soldiers
Gothic Line
guard towers
high school
I Company
induction
Issei
Issei parents
Italy
Japanese American soldiers
Killed in Action (KIA)
last push
living conditions
Lost Battalion
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
overseas
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
platoon
Po Valley
radio
replacement
replacement soldiers
restrictions
Rohwer Concentration Camp
squad
staff sergeant
Stockton Assembly Center
World War Two
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Maya Miyamoto oral history interview, April 27, 2011
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Jan 28
Location of Birth
Carmel Valley, California
Incarceration Facilities
"Volunteer Evacuation"
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
Fort Meade, Maryland
Camp Holabird, Maryland
Unit of Service
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Civil Intelligence Section, 441st Counter Intelligence Corps
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
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Maya Miyamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 3, April 27, 2011
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Miyamoto, Maya: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1043_01_Miyamoto
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An account of the resource
Maya Miyamoto was born on January 28, 1922, in Carmel Valley, CA. His father and mother were from Kumamoto, Japan. Maya's father taught him respect, how to get along with others, honesty, and do not shame the family. Maya said his parents wished him to be successful and continue farming.
As a child, he worked on the farm, and gradually he did more farm labor. The homelife of the Miyamoto family was more westernized and the primary language was English. Maya gave examples of not using chopsticks or taking off their shoes in the house.
On December 7, 1941, Maya heard the news of Pearl Harbor on the radio at home. Two of his brothers were already in the Army service. As a child, Maya did not think much about the effects of war and carried on like usual. The aftermath of Pearl Harbor became more significant when the FBI came to their home and evacuation to Poston, Arizona.
In 1944 Maya went to Phoenix, AZ, for his induction. After completing basic training, Maya was sent to Mobile Intelligence at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, to teach all kinds of weapons from Germany and Japan. Later, Maya was assigned to the Counter Intelligence Group and went to CIC Headquarters at Camp Holabird, Maryland, for training.
In November or December of 1945, Maya landed in Atsugi Field. This was his first time traveling to Japan and leaving California. Maya recalls that the culture and customs were different from the United States. After Atsugi, Maya went to Tokyo. He describes the devastation he saw in the towns and cities. Maya visited the CIC detachment in Chiba where he saw his friend. His friend who worked in Graves Registration was looking for bodies of fliers in Chiba, wondering if they were killed or beheaded.
100th
442nd
4C classification
alien land laws
assembly center
atomic bombing
Atsugi Airbase
basic training
Camp Holabird
Camp Ritchie
casualties
CIC
Community leaders
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
December 7th
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
Farming
farming community
FBI
Fort Meade
Hawaiian soldiers
home life
interrogator
Issei father
Issei parents
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese nationals
Japanese values
kibei
living conditions
Loyalty Questionnaire
meals
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei
Nisei soldiers
occupation
officer
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
picture bride
post war
Poston
propaganda
radio
sharecropping
siblings
teachers
train stations
translater
war crimes
weapons training
World War Two
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Paul Ichiuji oral history interview, April 26, 2011
Oral History
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Location of Birth
Pacific Grove, 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 Maxey, Texas
Camp Roberts, California
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Camp Holabird, Maryland
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Paul Ichiuji oral history interview, part 1 of 2, April 26, 2011
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Ichiuji, Paul: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1042_01_Ichiuji
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Terumoto "Paul" Ichiuji was born in Pacific Grove. He was very active in high school with sports and the student body and had many friends.
Before December 7, 1941, Paul's brother, Joe, and cousin were drafted into service. Paul recalls hearing about the Pearl Harbor attack on the way to see his cousin leave for the Philippines. Paul was a senior in high school when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066.
March of 1942, the Ichiuji family evacuated, and Paul left school and his friends behind. Paul and his family went to Poston, AZ. Joe was discharged by the Government and he joined his family in Poston. Later, Joe volunteered for the 442nd.
Paul left Boston to go to school and was drafted when he was reclassified to 1A. Before going overseas, he was recruited into the Military Intelligence Service School. However, Paul was not fluent in Japanese. Later, he was recruited to the CIC (Counter Intelligence Corps).
After completing his training at Camp Holabird, Paul went overseas to the occupation of Japan. He spent his time in Mie-ken, Japan, gathering information. Paul made relationships with Japanese Government Officials, Informants, and Japanese nationals.
Before returning home to the United States, Paul recalls the CIC was interrogated by an investigative team. There was a complaint about the Black Market. Paul discusses the Blacket Market and its connection with getting intel.
442nd
4C classification
assignment
Black Market
Camp Holabird
Camp Maxey
Camp Roberts
CIC
Communism
correspond
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
discharge
discrimination
Draft
enemy alien
evacuation
Executive Order 9066
family
friends
headquarters
high school
Higher education
hospitality
informants
information
interrogation
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese government
Japanese nationals
jeep
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
occupation
overseas
pearls
Poston
prejudice
President Roosevelt
secret files
siblings
UC Berkeley
uniform
volunteer
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Patrick Aki oral history interview, February 25, 2011
Description
An account of the resource
Aki was working as a messman on Wake Island during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Days after, the Japanese Navy arrived on the island and took all American personnel captive as prisoners of war. Aki was sent to a POW camp in Japan, where he stayed for the duration of the war. After Japan's surrender, he returned safely to Hawaii, but later enlisted for the draft. Once the Korean War began, Aki was drafted into the Air Force, where he was stationed in Japan for two years.
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/1032-Aki-Patrick-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Feb 20
Location of Birth
Wailua (Kauai), Hawaii
War or Conflict
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Air Force
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Civilian
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Patrick Aki oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 25, 2011
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Aki, Patrick: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2011OH1032_04_Aki
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Aki continues to talk about his experiences as a prisoner of war while in Japan. Towards the end of the war, he noticed that a lot of weird things were happening with the Japanese Army guards and that the POWs were taken out of work. He overheard that Japan had surrendered and that there would be an airlift available in Kagoshima. He would escape the camp and make his way to Kagoshima, taking trains that were packed and noticing that Japanese civilians seemed scared of them, and seeing the devastation of Japan from the bombings. Once he made it there, he would have a spoon of ice cream and a Coca-Cola and get ready for his journey back to the United States. They would stop first in Okinawa, getting repatriated and then getting on another boat headed for San Francisco before finally making it back to Hawaii. Once returned to Kauai, he would begin working at a police station as a clerk typist. He would be forced to enter the draft and would end up joining the Air Force. In order to avoid being in the Korean War, he would end up going to occupied Japan.
Subject
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World War II--Medical care
Industry and employment
World War II--Prisoners and prisons
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:53:52
Language
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eng
Date
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2011 February 25
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Air Force
aircraft
airlift
assembly
B29s
Barracks
clerk typist
Coca Cola
devastation
discharge
Draft
eligible
Emperor Hirohito
Fukuoka
ice cream
Japanese civilians
JAVA
Kagoshima
Kauai
Korean War
machine guns
Misawa Air Base
nurse
Oahu
Occupation of Japan
Okinawa
police station
Prisoners of War (POWs)
radio
repatriation
San Francisco
Schofield Barracks
surrender
Thanksgiving
toothache
train
Wakkanai
warehouse
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George Matsunaga oral history interview, October 9, 2010
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/1015-Matsunaga-George-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 May 28
Location of Birth
Wailuku (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Camp Ritchie, Maryland
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Yokohama
Tokyo
Okinawa
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George Matsunaga oral history interview, part 1 of 3, October 9, 2010
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Matsunaga, George: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2010OH1015_01_Matsunaga
Description
An account of the resource
George Mitsuru Matsunaga was born on May 28, 1925, in Wailuku, Maui. George had many positive influences that shaped him during his informal educational years. At home, his parents taught him filial piety and to study hard. In English school and Japanese language school, the teachers taught him to be a good student and person. Life outside school, George was active in the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. He also enjoyed playing hanafuda, karuta, movies, and sports.
Life for George changed on December 7, 1941. George recalls learning about the Pearl Harbor attack and described Japan's attempt to attack the oil refinery. At school, George remembered digging trenches and carrying a gas mask every day even to graduation. After Pearl Harbor, George feared what would happen to the Japanese American community.
When George graduated high school, he attended the University of Hawaii and worked for a pineapple cannery. At the University of Hawaii, the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) recruited George. On January 3, George was sworn in for service and went to a replacement depo outside Schofield. George left Hawaii for the first time to go to the mainland for training.
At the CIC School in Maryland (Camp Ritchie). George learned FBI work. Later, George went to Fort Meade, Maryland, and took furlough. George received news the war ended and was shipped out immediately to Camp Stonemann Pittsburg to go overseas.
"Jap"
baseball
black out
bus
censorship
Child rearing
childhood activities
CIC
colored
correspondence
cub scouts
December 7th
discrimination
Draft
entertainment
family
FBI
Fort McClellan
Fort Meade
Fort Ritchie
Fort Snelling
friends
gas mask
grandmother
Hawaii
Hawaiian identity
Hawaiian soldiers
Japanese language school
Japanese values
Mainland
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
morals
movies
Nisei
occupation
Pacific Theater
parents
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Philippines
primary school
radio
replacement depot
Sansei
Schoffield
segregation
siblings
snow
sports
teachers
training
trenches
University of Hawaii
volunteer
youth organizations
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Title
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Ichigi Robert Kashiwagi oral history interview, February 2, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/242-Kashiwagi-Ichigi-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Feb 11
Location of Birth
Hayward, California
Incarceration Facilities
Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Bob
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Anzio Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
The Gothic Line
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
Ichigi Robert Kashiwagi oral history interview, part 2 of 6, February 2, 2002
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kashiwagi, Ichigi Robert: narrator
Kawata, Ian: 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
2002OH0242_02_Kashiwagi
Description
An account of the resource
Kashiwagi talks about his life after high school including his farming work. He discusses what he did during his leisure time. He continues to talks about the draft. He describes the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. Kashiwagi discusses the forced removal of his family and his stay in a sanitarium. He describes his stay in the Merced Temporary Detention Center.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Mass Removal ("Evacuation")
World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Merced
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.
0:30:00
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 February 02
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Sacramento, California
Draft
Farming
forced removal
living conditions
lung
Merced
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
sanitarium
-
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Masayoshi Yokoyama oral history interview, January 21, 2002
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/231-Yokoyama-Masayoshi-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jul 21
Location of Birth
Hilo, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Masayoshi Yokoyama oral history interview, part 2 of 4, January 21, 2002
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yokoyama, Masayoshi: 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
2002OH0231_02_Yokoyama
Description
An account of the resource
Yokoyama discusses about his childhood and the events prior to Pearl Harbor. He details about Pearl Harbor and its aftermath.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
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.
0:28:38
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2002 January 21
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
basic training
childhood
Draft
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Harry Uchida oral history interview, October 14, 2010
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
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
Harry Uchida oral history interview, part 1 of 2, October 14, 2010
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
2010OH1022_01_Uchida
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Uchida, Harry: narrator
Hawkins, Richard: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
US Army Center of Military History: sponsor
Description
An account of the resource
Harry Uchida grows up on the island of Maui in Hawaii attending Japanese language school and gets drafted into the army. He serves in the Military Intelligence service during the occupation of Japan.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Military service--Post-World War II Occupation of Japan
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.
00:40:03
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2010-10-14
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Draft
Hawaii
Japanese American identity
Maui
Military Intelligence Service
Occupation of Japan
Tokyo
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
George Karatsu oral history interview, December 9, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/222-Karatsu-George-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Jan 02
Location of Birth
Auburn, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Granada (Amache) 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
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
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
George Karatsu oral history interview, part 1 of 4, December 9, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Karatsu, George: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: 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
2001OH0222_01_Karatsu
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.
0:27:32
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 Decmember 09
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
California
Description
An account of the resource
Karatsu talks about growing up in Los Angeles, going to school, and discusses his parents and siblings. He then talks about going to Japanese language school, values growing up, recreational activities, and childhood friends. After graduation, Karatsu worked at a fruit stand and went to college, before registering for the draft. Karatsu also talks about the attack on Pearl Harbor, his family’s forced removal and life at Granda (Amache) Concentration Camp; and getting drafted while at Amache. Lastly, Karatsu talks about his brothers’ assignments while in the Army, corresponding with his family while in the service, and discusses basic training at Camp Blanding.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Granada (Amache) Amache, Colorado
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Veteran history
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Amache
brothers
Camp Blanding
Draft
forced removal
Japanese school
parents
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
-
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Title
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Robert Arakaki oral history interview, October 31, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/214-Arakaki-Robert-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 May 28
Location of Birth
Waipahu (Oahu), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Murphy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
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
Robert Arakaki oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 31, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Arakaki, Robert: 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
2001OH0214_02_Arakaki
Description
An account of the resource
Arakaki discusses discrimination faced by Japanese Americans in Hawaii in regards to employment before World War Two, and his employment as a hoist operator at a trucking company. He then talks about his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor and volunteering for the Red Cross. Arakaki then talks about his cousin’s forced removal to Honouliuli Incarceration Camp, his experiences as a sumo wrestler, and getting drafted and processed at Schofield Barracks. Lastly, Arakaki describes the clothing he was issued when drafted, what it was like traveling to the mainland by boat including getting seasick, gambling and playing cards; and discusses taking the train to Camp Hood after landing in Monterey.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Industry and employment
World War II--Hawaii
World War II--U.S. Army Internment Camps--Honouliuli
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.
00:28:08
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001-10-31
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Hawaii
airplanes
discrimination
Draft
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
prejudice
Red Cross
Schofield Barracks
sea sickness
volunteer
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Yoshio Anzai oral history interview, October 31, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/212-Anzai-Yoshio-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1917 Jan 16
Location of Birth
Keahua (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Anzio
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Anzio Campaign
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Physical Media Notes
The condition of the physical media
video slightly blurry
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Yoshio Anzai oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 31, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anzai, Yoshio: narrator
Miyamoto, Phil: 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
2001OH0212_01_Anzai
Description
An account of the resource
Anzai discusses growing up in Maui, before relocating to Japan with his mother and siblings when he was five years old. Anzai talks about his experiences traveling to Japan, learning Japanese, going to school in Japan, watching samurai movies, and corresponding with his father via letters. Anzai also details about how his mother passed away, being raised by his grandparents, and working on their rice farm before going back to Hawaii. Lastly, Anzai discusses religion, getting drafted, and his assignment in Maui with the National Guard before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education--Japan
Japan--Pre-World War II
Industry and employment
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.
00:29:27
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001-10-31
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
childhood
correspondence
Draft
grandparents
Hawaiian National Guard
Japan
Maui
sugar cane plantation
-
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Title
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Lawrence Mori oral history interview, August 25, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/190-Mori-Lawrence-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Mar 08
Location of Birth
La Puente, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Larry
Location of Basic Training
Fort Ord, California
Unit of Service
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Central Europe Campaign
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
Lawrence Mori oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 25, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Mori, Lawrence: 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
2001OH0190_02_Mori
Description
An account of the resource
Mori continues to talk about Japanese language school. He discusses citizenship and sumo wrestling. He describes being drafted and inducted into the Army. Mori discusses basic training. He talks about the Attack on Pearl Harbor and how it caused people to discriminate against him while he was in the military.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Social activities
Military service--Pre-World War II service
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
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.
0:29:59
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 August 25
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
basic training
citzenship
discrimination
Draft
Japanese language school
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
sports
-
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Title
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Fred Kitajima oral history interview, June 2, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/181-Kitajima-Fred-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Oct 10
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
Fort Ord, California
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Luzon Campaign
Post-war Occupation of Korea
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
Fred Kitajima oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 2, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kitajima, Fred: narrator
Inouye, Jason: 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
2001OH0181_01_Kitajima
Description
An account of the resource
Kitajima discusses about his childhood and family. He details about living in Honolulu and moving to California. Kitajima also discusses about being drafted, Pearl Harbor, and the events that followed.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Veteran history
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Personal recollections
Identity and values
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.
0:26:02
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 June 02
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
California
California
childhood
Draft
family
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
-
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Title
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Walter Tanaka oral history interview, June 1, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/180-Tanaka-Walter-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 Feb 19
Location of Birth
Watsonville, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Walt
Location of Basic Training
Camp Roberts, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
Campaigns/Battles
Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
New Guinea Campaign
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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
Walter Tanaka oral history interview, part 2 of 8, June 1, 2001
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Tanaka, Walter: 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
2001OH0180_02_Tanaka
Description
An account of the resource
Tanaka discusses about joining the service and his early experiences in the military. He details about the aftermath from Pearl Harbor. Tanaka also discusses about hid family.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Identity and values--Family
Industry and employment
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.
0:30:10
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001 June 01
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
San Jose, California
Army
Draft
family
Japanese Americans
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
schooling
-
Dublin Core
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Title
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Paul Ito oral history interview, May 6, 2006
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/668-Ito-Paul-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Nov 09
Location of Birth
Fresno, California
Incarceration Facilities
Sacramento Temporary Detention Facility
Tule Lake 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 McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
A name given to the resource
Paul Ito oral history interview, part 1 of 3, May 6, 2006
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ito, Paul: narrator
Yamagami, Don: 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
2006OH0668_01_Ito
Description
An account of the resource
Ito talks about his birthplace, Fresno, California. He discusses his experiences in primary school. He describes how and why his parents immigrated to America. He talks about his father's work at a cannery. He discusses his father's launch into farming. He describes his mother's role in his household. He talks about the laborers on his family farm. He discusses his household chores. He describes what it was like living with his grandparents. He talks about the activities he was involved in during junior high. Ito discusses the Japanese American community in Davis, California. He describes his experiences while in college. He talks about his family farm. He discusses his home life. He describes his childhood home. He discusses his participation in his church choir. He talks about primary school. He describes his Davis, California community. He explains how his family communicated with his relatives in Japan. He talks about the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. He discusses his family's forced removal. He describes his work in Idaho. Ito explains what happened to his family farm after his family was forced to leave. He talks about taking a permanent leave from Tule Lake. He discusses his draft and induction. He describes his work in Idaho. He talks about his return to Utah. He describes his experiences in Japanese language school. He talks about his time at Camp Savage/Fort Snelling. He briefly discusses his time at Military Intelligence Service Language School.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Education
Industry and employment
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Tule Lake
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.
0:54:35
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006 May 06
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Sacramento, California
California
Davis
Draft
family
Farming
high school
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
primary school
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
-
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Chester Fukuhara oral history interview, May 6, 2006
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/666-Fukuhara-Chester-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Mar 04
Location of Birth
Twitchell Island, California
Incarceration Facilities
Sacramento Temporary Detention Facility
Tule Lake 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
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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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Chester Fukuhara oral history interview, part 1 of 2, May 6, 2006
Creator
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Fukuhara, Chester: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2006OH0666_01_Fukuhara
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An account of the resource
Fukuhara talks about growing up on Twitchell Island in California, his father’s farming occupation, and moving around to different islands as a child. He then continues to talk about his childhood and discusses school; working on farms; his family’s home; siblings; his family’s chores; and activities such as going swimming and fishing. Next, Fukuhara talks about the types of food he ate for lunch; attending junior college and his occupation as a houseboy; his siblings’ employment; and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fukuhara also talks about his family’s forced removal first to Walegra temporary detention facility then to Tule Lake incarceration camp; and his employment while he was incarcerated which included farming in Idaho and Washington, and working at a country club in Idaho. Lastly, Fukuhara talks about getting drafted.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Decision to incarcerate
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
video/m4v
Extent
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0:49:26
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006 May 06
California
childhood activities
Draft
employment
family
Farming
Idaho
Pearl Harbor
temporary detention center
Tule Lake
-
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Minoru Furuto oral history interview, January 21, 2006
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/637-Furuto-Minoru-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Nov 19
Location of Birth
Penryn, 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
Camp Hood, Texas
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Minoru Furuto oral history interview, part 2 of 4, January 21, 2006
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Furuto, Minoru: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2006OH0637_02_Furuto
Description
An account of the resource
M. Furuto talks about his recollections of Pearl Harbor and events he and his family went through in the aftermath. He discusses being evacuated and moving to Manzanar, and some activities he did while incarcerated. He also talks about his receipt of his draft notice; and his older brothers' military service.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education--Secondary education
Race--Race relations
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Manzanar
World War II--Military service
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Responses of non-Japanese Americans
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Personal recollections
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.
0:28:39
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006 January 21
Draft
job loss
Manzanar Concentration Camp
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Racism
siblings
wounded in action (WIA)
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Title
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Hiroshi Nishikubo oral history interview, April 29, 2001
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/172-Nishikubo-Hiro-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Nov 15
Location of Birth
Clarksburg, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tule Lake 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
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
The Gothic Line
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Hiroshi Nishikubo oral history interview, part 2 of 5, April 29, 2001
Creator
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Nishikubo, Hiroshi: narrator
Demonteverde, Marie: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2001OH0172_02_Nishikubo
Description
An account of the resource
Nishikubo discusses traveling to Tule Lake Concentration Camp, and what life was like there including his job in the fire department. After leaving Tule Lake, Nishikubo went to Cleveland and discusses his experiences there including his job at a chrome plating plant. He then talks about getting drafted, life at Topaz Concentration Camp, and describes his experiences at basic training at Camp Blanding.
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:27:05
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
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2001 April 29
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Tule Lake
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Work & Jobs
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Veteran history
Camp Blanding
Draft
employment
Fire Department
Loyalty Questionnaire
Topaz Concentration Camp
Tule Lake
-
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David Katagiri oral history interview, November 19, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/632-Katagiri-David-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Apr 01
Location of Birth
Kent, Washington
Incarceration Facilities
Pinedale Temporary Detention Facility
Tule Lake 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
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
The Gothic Line
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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David Katagiri oral history interview, part 4 of 6, November 19, 2005
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Katagiri, David: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Toyota: sponsor
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2005OH0632_04_Katagiri
Description
An account of the resource
Katagiri discusses the loyalty questionnaire he was given at Tule Lake Concentration Camps; and getting his draft notice and his parents' reaction. He then talks about basic training, weather, and friendships at Camp Blanding; preparing to ship out to Europe; and traveling overseas. Next, Katagiri talks about arriving in France and joining up with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as part of F Company. Lastly, Katagiri discusses his assignment and duties with a communications group.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--Basic training
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--European Theater
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.
0:30:34
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 November 19
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
San Diego, California
442nd Regimental Combat Team
basic training
Camp Blanding
Draft
F Company
Loyalty Questionnaire
overseas trip
Tule Lake
-
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Taro Arakaki oral history interview, October 23, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/630-Arakaki-Taro-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Apr 10
Location of Birth
Honokaa, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Okinawa
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Tokyo
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Taro Arakaki oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 23, 2005
Creator
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Arakaki, Taro: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: inteviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2005OH0630_01_Arakaki
Description
An account of the resource
Arakaki begins the interview with an introduction and talking about how his parents came to Hawaii. At the age of two, he and his family would move back Japan and Taro would live there until the age of 16, when he would make the move back to Hawaii. While there, he would be drafted into the Army, and begin his career in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). He would first head to Fort Snelling to train in Japanese language and then Fort McClellan to finish his training. He would be sent overseas soon after as he began interpreting for the MIS in the Philippines. He also talks about his brother that was put into a camp during the war and his time visiting New York.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Japan--Pre-World War II
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
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.
0:27:19
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 October 23
American Concentration Camps
Draft
family
Fort McClellan
Fort Snelling
Hawaii
interpreter
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
Minnesota
Okinawa
Philippines
school
-
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Mitsuo Hamasu oral history interview, October 23, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/628-Hamasu-Mitsuo-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Jun 23
Location of Birth
Kalapana, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
1399th Engineer Construction Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Battle of Monte Cassino
Index
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Yes
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Mitsuo Hamasu oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 23, 2005
Creator
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Hamasu, Mitsuo: narrator
Toguchi, Tracy: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0628_01_Hamasu
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:27:35
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 October 23
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Description
An account of the resource
Hamasu talks about his parents, siblings, neighborhood, and his childhood growing up on a coffee plantation in Hawaii. He also talks about his hobbies, going to Japanese language school and elementary school, being a member of a future farmers club; and working on a sugar and coffee plantation. He then talks about getting drafted, discusses his whereabouts during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and provides some thoughts regarding incarceration camps. Lastly, Hamasu talks about his duties setting up defensive positions in Hawaii, and the formation of provisional battalions.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Veteran history
childhood
coffee farm
Draft
family
Hawaii
Japanese language school
military service
Pearl Harbor
-
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Susumu Sarae oral history interview, October 23, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Aug 02
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Chick
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Okinawa
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Susumu Sarae oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 23, 2005
Creator
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Sarae, Susumu: narrator
Tsukano, Lloyd: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0627_01_Sarae
Description
An account of the resource
Susumu "Chick" Sarae is born on August 2, 1923, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents are from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, and they have six children. One child lives in Japan for ten years before reuniting with the family in Hawaii.
Susumu discusses his childhood and home life. At home, they speak Japanese and Susumu attends Japanese Language School. Around the age of eleven or twelve years old, he goes to Japan for several months to visit his Grandmother, who is ill. He describes the difference between Japan and Hawaii.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Susumu recalls his father and Taru being sent to camp, and Richard is questioned by the FBI. Susumu himself is drafted into the Army.
Buddhism
buddhist
camp
candy
childhood activities
Draft
employment
family life
fish cannery
fisherman
Hawaii
interment camp
Issei
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese langauge school
Japanese values
kendo
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
siblings
sports
World War Two
-
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Title
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Howard Hiroki oral history interview, October 22, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/622-Hiroki-Howard-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 May 28
Location of Birth
Wahiawa (Kauai), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Marshall Islands
Okinawa
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Howard Hiroki oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 22, 2005
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hiroki, Howard: narrator
Miyamoto, Phil: 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
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2005OH0622_02_Hiroki
Description
An account of the resource
Howard Hiroki continues to talk about his high school experiences. He describes his time in Japanese language school. He discusses his studies at the University of Hawaii. He reflects on courting his wife. Hiroki explains how he paid for college. He describes his work experiences. He briefly talks about relocation. He also discusses the draft and basic training.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Industry and employment
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.
0:27:26
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 October 22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
college
Draft
family
friendship
high school
Japanese American soldiers
Japanese language school
Schofield Barracks
-
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Howard Hiroki oral history interview, October 22, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/622-Hiroki-Howard-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 May 28
Location of Birth
Wahiawa (Kauai), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Marshall Islands
Okinawa
Index
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Yes
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Title
A name given to the resource
Howard Hiroki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, October 22, 2005
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hiroki, Howard: narrator
Miyamoto, Phil: 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
2005OH0622_01_Hiroki
Description
An account of the resource
Hiroki talks about his early life in Kauai. He discusses his family's move to Honolulu. He describes his mother. He talks about his childhood leisure time and being drafted. Hiroki talks about family finances and his high school experiences. He explains his mother's smoking habits.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Education
Social activities
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.
0:28:26
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 October 22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
cigarettes
Draft
family
high school
Pearl Harbor
primary school
Social activities
sports
-
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Kenneth Muroshige oral history interview, October 21, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/621-Muroshige-Kenneth-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1914 Nov 11
Location of Birth
Kipahulu (Maui), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Hana
Location of Basic Training
Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Campaigns/Battles
North Africa Deployment
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Battle of Salerno
Physical Media Notes
The condition of the physical media
23:30-23:50ish sirens in the background.
Index
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Yes
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Kenneth Muroshige oral history interview, part 1 of 3, October 21, 2005
Creator
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Muroshige, Kenneth: narrator
Tahara-Kim, Lynette: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2005OH0621_01_Muroshige
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:28:25
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005 October 21
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Description
An account of the resource
Muroshige describes growing up in Hawaii and his conscription into the United States Army. He is suffers a leg wound during the Allied invasion of Italy and is left stranded for a day before being evacuated to military hospitals and eventually returned to the United States. He recounts witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Imperial Navy Air Service and his fears surrounding the United States Army's ill-preparedness for war.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Veteran history
World War II--Hospitals
World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Draft
Hawaiian identity
Hawaiian Pidgin
M-1
machine guns
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
preparation
Salerno
-
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Wataru Misaka oral history interview, September 17, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/599-Misaka-Wataru-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1923 Dec 21
Location of Birth
Ogden, Utah
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Wat
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Camp Savage, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Philippine Islands
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Tokyo
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Wataru Misaka oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 17, 2005
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Misaka, Wataru: narrator
Graves, Tom: 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
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2005OH0599_02_Misaka
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Misaka discusses December 7, 1941 and the aftermath after Pearl Harbor. When the war happens, Misaka focuses on school and plays sports. He recalls his game in New York and Kansas for the NCAA. Misaka remembers when he receives the draft notice to service in the army. He is inducted in June 1944. He goes to Camp Savage and then to Fort Snelling and Fort McClellan for basic training. Misaka joins Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and has experiences with guns.
Subject
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World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Race--Discrimination
Military service--Veteran history
Type
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:30:05
Language
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eng
Date
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2005 September 17
Spatial Coverage
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Camp Savage
discrimination
Draft
Fort McClellan
friendship
Japanese language
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Nisei
Pearl Harbor
rifleman
war
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Hiroshi Mizuki oral history interview, August 21, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/597-Mizuki-Hiro-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 May 11
Location of Birth
Santa Maria, California
Incarceration Facilities
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility
Gila River Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Hiro
Location of Basic Training
Camp Hood, Texas
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Champagne Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Index
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Yes
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Hiroshi Mizuki oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 21, 2005
Creator
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Mizuki, Hiroshi: narrator
Yamagami, Don: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0597_02_Mizuki
Description
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Mizuki discusses the Gila River Concentration Camp and the day-to-day lifestyle. He then speaks about working in Chicago as a bus boy and having lunch breaks with famed musician Duke Ellington. Then, he talks about getting drafted by the Army and his reactions, as well as his brothers being inducted into the Army and Air Force. Finally, he talks briefly about his infantry training at Camp Hood in Texas.
Subject
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World War II--American Concentration Camps--Gila River
World War II--Leaving Camp
Industry and employment
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:27:38
Language
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eng
Date
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2005 August 21
Air Force
Barracks
basic training
Camp Hood
Chicago
Draft
Duke Ellington
Gila River Concentration Camp
ironwood
quail hunting
The Boulevard Room
working
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Lewis Abe oral history interview, August 7, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/594-Abe-Lewis-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1922 Mar 16
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Lew
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Germany
Index
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Yes
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Title
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Lewis Abe oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 7, 2005
Creator
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Abe, Lewis: narrator
Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0594_03_Abe
Description
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Abe discusses about forced removal and his experiences at Heart Mountain Concentration Camp. He details about getting drafted and father. Abe also discusses about his basic training.
Subject
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World War II--American Concentration Camps--Heart Mountain
World War II--Military service
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:29:36
Language
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eng
Date
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2005 August 07
Spatial Coverage
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Camarillo, California
basic training
Draft
family
forced removal
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
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Wesley Koyano oral history interview, August 6, 2005
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/590-Koyano-Wesley-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1925 Jan 14
Location of Birth
San Luis Obispo, California
Incarceration Facilities
"Volunteer Evacuation"
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Wes
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Index
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Yes
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Wesley Koyano oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 6, 2005
Creator
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Koyano, Wesley: narrator
Iketani, Todd: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0590_02_Koyano
Description
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Koyano continues to discuss a trip he took to Japan when he was a child. He talks about being drafted and his duties shortly before his deployment. He describes Camp Shelby. He discusses concentration camps and racial discrimination. Koyano talks about his basic training and his relationships with other soldiers. He explains how he said goodbye to his family. He describes his journey to Europe. He talks about landing in Naples, Italy and the end of World War Two.
Subject
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World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Shelby
World War II--European Theater
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:27:25
Language
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eng
Date
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2005 August 06
442nd Regimental Combat Team
basic training
concentration camps
Draft
Hawaiian soldiers
Japan
Japanese American soldiers
Naples
prisoners of war
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James Urata oral history interview, July 24, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/588-Urata-James-4.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Dec 09
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Jim
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Civil Intelligence Section, Civil Censorship Detachment
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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James Urata oral history interview, part 4 of 6, July 24, 2005
Creator
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Urata, James: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0588_04_Urata
Description
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Urata continues to describes his experiences at the Santa Anita Temporary Detention Center. He also continues to talk about daily life at Poston Concentration Camp. He discusses his job at Poston Concentration Camp. Urata talks about getting married while in the camp. He shares his knowledge of World War two. He describes the security at Poston Concentration Camp. He talks about the jobs he held outside of the camp. He describes the work he did at a propane plant. Urata discusses being drafted and enlisting. He talks about his family. He describes his basic training. He describes his time working at the National Cotton Exchange in Japan.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Santa Anita
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Poston (Colorado River)
World War II--Leaving Camp
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:29:13
Language
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eng
Date
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2005 July 24
Spatial Coverage
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Torrance, California
basic training
discrimination
Draft
enlistment
marriage
Poston Concentration Camp
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Center
World War Two
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Edwin Nakasone oral history interview, June 25, 2005
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/576-Nakasone-Edwin-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1927 Apr 29
Location of Birth
Wahiawa (Oahu), Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Bud
Buddy
Location of Basic Training
Fort McClellan, Alabama
Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Presidio of Monterey, California
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Tokyo
Index
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Yes
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Edwin Nakasone oral history interview, part 2 of 6, June 25, 2005
Creator
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Nakasone, Edwin: narrator
Nakaishi, Russell: inteviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2005OH0576_02_Nakasone
Description
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Nakasone discusses attending Japanese language school and his involvement with Buddhism and judo. After this, he talks about the attacks on Pearl Harbor; living just three miles from Pearl Harbor, he would see firsthand the Japanese zero's flying overhead and seeing the bombs fall and the smoke rise. He also talks about seeing the Japanese prisoners of war and heckling them, while his father was actually taken for a day by the FBI. After this, he would be drafted and attend basic training at Fort McClellan before going to Fort Snelling for language training. He talks about what it was like in Minnesota, attending dances and enduring the cold weather.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Basic training
Education--Japanese language schools
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:30:34
Language
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eng
Date
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2005 June 25
Spatial Coverage
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Minnesota
Air raid shelter
Angel Island
atomic bomb
basic training
black outs
Buddhism
Chinese restaurants
Christmas
cold weather
dances
Draft
Fort McClellan
Fort Snelling
Issei parents
Japanese language school
Japanese Zero
judo
katakana
Kolekole Pass
Minneapolis
Pearl Harbor
Prisoners of War (POWs)
radio
Schofield Barracks
seasick
teachers
Wheeler Airfield