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Shigeru Hayashi, Hitoshi Sameshima, and Tatsuo George Hayakawa oral history interview, January 10, 2009
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Shigeru Hayashi, Hitoshi Sameshima, and Tatsuo George Hayakawa share their personal histories and military experiences. The main focus of the interview is Joe Hayashi, a Nisei veteran who was killed in action while fighting overseas in the European Theater, and a Medal of Honor recipient for his honorable military actions during World War II.
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/958-Hayashi-Shigeru-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1926 Jan 17
Location of Birth
Salinas, California
Incarceration Facilities
Salinas Temporary Detention Facility
Poston Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Title
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Shigeru Hayashi and Hitoshi Sameshima oral history interview, part 1 of 3, January 10, 2009
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Hayashi, Shigeru: narrator
Sameshima, Hitoshi: narrator
Kunitomo, Darrell: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2009OH0958_01_Hayashi
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An account of the resource
Hitoshi Sameshima and Shigeru Hayashi begin the interview introducing themselves and talking about what it was like to grow up in California. They also talk about their family background and how their parents came to California, one ending up in Salinas, while the other ended up in Pasadena. They also talk about their childhoods, including jobs that they took up while attending school and Japanese language school. Next, they talk about their family values, which included not brining shame on the family name and all the Japanese influences that they had growing up. Sameshima talks about growing up in Pasadena and being around Jackie Robinson and how athletic he was. He would then head to college at USC where he would go until he was drafted into the Army. They also talk about their whereabouts during the attacks on Pearl Harbor and how they came to join the Army.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Identity and values
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Social activities
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:57:42
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 10
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
California
basic training
birds
Boy Scouts
California
Camp Wood
Canada
discrimination
Fort Snelling
Gila River Concentration Camp
hardships
honesty
hunting
Issei parents
Jackie Robinson
Japanese language school
loyalty questions
martial arts
Medal of Honor
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Minnesota
newspaper
Pasadena
Pearl Harbor
railroad
Salinas
samurai
Satsuma
Shikata ga nai
Texas
Tulare Temporary Detention Center
University of Denver
USC
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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-1.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
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Yes
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Noel Tsuneishi oral history interview, part 1 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_01_Tsuneishi
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Tsuneishi begins his interview going through his family background, speaking about his father and mother and their journeys to Monrovia. Next, he talks about his responsibilities growing up on a farm and the recreational activities. After that, he discusses the different values he learned from his parents and later, seeing the differences in culture on a trip to Japan.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Industry and employment
Social activities
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:28:10
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2003 February 22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
family
Farming
gaman
haiku
Kochi-ken
Monrovia
Monrovia High School
poetry
USC
values
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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
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2002OH0249_02_Sameshima
Description
An account of the resource
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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Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/249-Sameshima-Hitoshi-1.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
Dublin Core
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Title
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Hitoshi Sameshima oral history interview, part 1 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_01_Sameshima
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An account of the resource
Hitoshi G. Sameshima is born April 13, 1921, in Pasadena, CA. His parents are from the southern part of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Hitoshi grows up in Pasadena, where his parents operate a laundry business until wartime. Hitoshi has three siblings, an older sister, Fumiko, brother Kenji Jack, and a younger sister Fujiko.
At home, Hitoshi's Issei parents teach him and his siblings Shushin - Japanese morals and values. For example, honor the family, study hard, persevere, and Ganbare. Besides attending primary school, Hitoshi attends Japanese Language School and kendo. At home, Hitoshi speaks Japanese.
Growing up in Pasadena, Hitoshi attends the Pasadena Unified School District throughout his school years. The school district is a cosmopolitan demographic with diversity. As a child, Hitoshi feels everyone is the same despite coming from different ancestry. After graduating High School, Hitoshi works part-time to pay for his tuition at the University of Southern California.
He recalls his childhood friends and their Military service during World War Two.
business
delivery boy
family
friends
fruit stand
graduate school
grammar school
high school
Higher education
Issei
Issei father
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese language school
Japanese values
jobs
kendo
Killed in Action (KIA)
laundry
morals
newspapers
Nisei
occupation
school district
siblings
sports
swimming pool
USC
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Manabu "Sak" Sakamoto oral history interview, March 27, 2004
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/424-Sakamoto-Manabu-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Aug 16
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Incarceration Facilities
Pomona Temporary Detention Facility
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
Tule Lake Concentration Camp
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Sak
Location of Basic Training
Camp Lee, Virginia
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Germany
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Yes
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Manabu Sakamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 7, March 27, 2004
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Sakamoto, Manabu: 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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2004OH0424_01_Sakamoto
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An account of the resource
Sakamoto begins the interview talking about his family coming from Japan and settling in Los Angeles, California. There, his father would begin a flower business and collect birds, even joining a club that would trade them. He also talks about his siblings and their background. The family would follow a Buddhist religion, attending Higashi Honganji. Next, he talks about what it was like to grow up in Los Angeles, including the friends he made and the holidays he would celebrate.
Subject
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Religion and churches--Buddhism
Identity and values--Family
Social activities
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
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0:29:55
Language
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eng
Date
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2004 March 27
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Torrence, California
birds
Buddhism
California
discipline
family
flowers
friends
Higashi Honganji
holidays
Japan
Los Angeles
Los Feliz
Los Feliz Flowers
population
San Francisco World Exposition
thesis
USC
Wara