1 100 2 https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/2e7006d1ce91d0babafc18b45770bc8a.xml 93db6341794b10f8440241c87a007df0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. 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 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Patrick Aki oral history interview, part 4 of 5, February 25, 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aki, Patrick: narrator Hawkins, Richard: interviewer Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher US Army Center of Military History: sponsor 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 2011OH1032_04_Aki Description An account of the resource 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 The topic of the resource World War II--Medical care Industry and employment World War II--Prisoners and prisons 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. 0:53:52 Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 February 25 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 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 https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/7a38e179316fabc80917c0e6163482cc.xml b236e9182e1c81e6e9d20b841c2ff73d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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-6.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 Index indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS. Yes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manabu Sakamoto oral history interview, part 6 of 7, March 27, 2004 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sakamoto, Manabu: narrator Horsting, 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 2004OH0424_06_Sakamoto Description An account of the resource After arriving in Germany, Sakamoto would begin his time with occupational forces, where he would end up going to clerical school, being a typist in Heidelberg. After this, he talks about meeting his wife, while working as a typist. They would court each other and fall in love, but Sakamoto decided to complete his college degree first, heading first to UC Berkeley before going back to Germany to get married. He talks about not telling his parents about the marriage at first as he knew they would be disappointed that she wasn't Japanese, but in the end they would accept her. He then talks about his family background, including his children. Subject The topic of the resource Military service--Post-World War II service Identity and values Japanese Americans--Post-World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/m4v Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0:30:11 Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004 March 27 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Torrance, California clerical school clerk typist communication correspondence dumpling soup family Germany Heidelberg Issei parents Korean War landscape architecture marriage Military Occupational Service (MOS) movies music occupation of Germany orders clerk pianist UC Berkeley