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Kazuo Fujii oral history interview, July 14, 2001
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/187-Fujii-Kazuo-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1919 Oct 09
Location of Birth
Troutdale, Oregon
Incarceration Facilities
Portland Temporary Detention Facility
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Fort Warren, Wyoming
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
232nd Combat Engineer Company
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Rhineland Campaign
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:29:39
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eng
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2001-07-14
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Portland, Oregon
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Kazuo Fujii talks about the different tasks combat engineers perform and the conditions that they have to do it under. Next, he discusses the 232nd Combat Engineer Company's arrival in Italy, their first combat action, and the tasks they were assigned. Lastly, he details the disadvantages in fighting during different seasons, and then the unit's role during the battle of Bruyeres.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater--Rome-Arno Campaign--Cassino
World War II--European Theater--Rhineland Campaign, Vosges--Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
World War II--Engineering and construction
World War II--Military service--232nd Combat Engineer Company
World War II--Psychological aspects
Title
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Kazuo Fujii oral history interview, part 3 of 5, July 14, 2001
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Fujii, Kazuo: 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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2001OH0187_03_Fujii
232nd Combat Engineer Company
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Arno River
artillery
Bruyeres
engineering
mines
Vosges
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Tom Shigetoki Umeda oral history interview, June 5, 2008
Oral History
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Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1916 Aug 25
Location of Birth
Los Angeles, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Civilian
Nickname
Tom
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Tom Shigetoki Umeda oral history interview, part 2 of 3, June 5, 2008
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Umeda, Tom Shigetoki: 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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2008OH0864_02_Umeda
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Shigetoki Tom Umeda's mother helped coordinate the interview with Mitsubishi for Tom. After the interview with Mitsubishi, Tom got the job. He describes how Mitsubishi was two sections for the Army and Navy. There was six other Nisei employed at the company who wanted to use their engineering experiences. Tom and the other Nisei decided to work from Mitsubishi because they could not find an engineering job in the United States.
Tom recalls talking to the man who created the aircraft department at Mitsubishi and how he collected data from American aircraft to construct the zero fighters.
Tom worked in the Navy section on zero fighters. His assignment was the 6th and 7th versions of the landing gear. Tom describes creating and getting approval of the landing gear design.
He designed the landing gear with the philosophy of not using a dead weight. His goal was to make the landing gear as durable and light as possible. After several trials, Tom succeeded with his calculations.
However, the war ended, and Tom's design did not make it in time.
aircraft
Army
employment
engineering
friends
gears
Issei parents
Japan
Japanese language
landings
meals
Mitsubishi
Navy
Nisei
Olympics
tank
Tokyo
travel
World War Two
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Akio Konoshima oral history interview, July 21, 2009
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/975-Konoshima-Akio-2.m4v
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
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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Akio Konoshima oral history interview, part 2 of 4, July 21, 2009
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Konoshima, Akio: 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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2009OH0975_02_Konoshima
Description
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Konoshima discusses the reasons for attending University of Wisconsin after the camps and his sister also attending. Next, he speaks about the effects of being born in Japan and not having the same rights that even Japanese Americans had, such as joining the army. After this, he goes back to the Pearl Harbor attacks and the effect that it had on he and his family. As his family leased a farm, they had to figure out what to do with it once the Executive Order 9066 came around. They would pack up their things and begin their time at Santa Anita race track, living in a horse stable. Shortly after that, they would be moved to Wyoming, to the Heart Mountain concentration camps. They would be assigned to a barrack and be kept inside the barbed wire fencing with nothing to do except work and watch friends get drafted into the Army, and in some cases killed in the war.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Heart Mountain
World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Santa Anita
Law and legislation--Executive Order 9066
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:55;00
Language
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eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2009 July 21
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Bethesda, Maryland
barbed wire
Barracks
correspondence
engineering
Executive Order 9066
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
horse stables
Killed in Action (KIA)
living conditions
Loyalty Questionnaire
No-no boys
personal belongings
radio
registration
Santa Anita Temporary Detention Center
train
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Akio Konoshima oral history interview, July 21, 2009
Oral History
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/975-Konoshima-Akio-1.m4v
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
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Yes
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Title
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Akio Konoshima oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 21, 2009
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Konoshima, Akio: 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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2009OH0975_01_Konoshima
Description
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Konoshima begins the interview speaking about his family background. As his father came over to the United States, Akio was born in Japan and brought over to California as an infant. They would move to Mountain View in northern California and lease a farm, where he and his siblings would work while they attended school. Growing up there, they faced small amounts of discrimination but grew up happy nonetheless. In his schooling, teachers would tell him that he was a gifted writer, but wouldn't really get into writing until college. After high school, he would attend San Jose State as an engineering major, as his father wanted him to go into a field that was less prejudiced.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education
Identity and values--Family
Child rearing
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:58:43
Language
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eng
Date
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2009 July 21
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Bethesda, Maryland
Christianity
engineering
family
Farming
headquarters
Heart Mountain Concentration Camp
judo
Latin America
Meiji Restoration
methodist
prejudice
San Francisco
tanka poetry
values
wrestling
writing
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Kenichi "Ken" Nakagawa oral history interview, March 12, 2002
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Yes
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Kenichi "Ken" Nakagawa oral history interview, part 1 of 1, March 12, 2002
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Nakagawa, Kenichi: narrator
Tanabe, James: interviewer
Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii: publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
Language
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eng
cpe
Date
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2002-03-12
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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MISH_Nakagawa
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01:34:17
Source
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Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii
Subject
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World War II--Japan--Okinawa Island
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
World War II--Prisoners and prisons--Interrogation
World War II--Occupied territories
Description
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Kenichi "Ken" Nakagawa shares his family's history, his recollection of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and martial law conditions, particularly for Americans of Japanese descent, on Hawaii after the attack. He also goes into volunteering for the Kiawa Corps, a civilian labor corps, and eventually joining the war efforts as an interpreter. Nakagawa explains his job duties, mainly on the island of Okinawa, repatriating Japanese prisoners of war, learning engineering, and working in the rations department. Finally, Nakagawa tells us about his life post-war, using the GI Bill to go back to school, working for an architectural firm, and retiring.
engineering
family
Hawaii
Kiawe Corps
Martial Law
MISLS
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
Prisoners of War (POWs)
racial discimination
ration
repatriation
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Maki Miyahara oral history interview, January 14, 2009
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/968-Miyahara-Maki-2.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 May 08
Location of Birth
Montebello, 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
Volunteered
Location of Basic Training
Fort Lewis, Washington
Unit of Service
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Campaigns/Battles
Post-war Occupation of Japan
Index
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Yes
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Maki Miyahara oral history interview, part 2 of 5, January 14, 2009
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Miyahara, Maki: 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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2009OH0968_02_Miyahara
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Miyahara continues his recollection of his time visiting Asia in 1936 for kendo. Next, when back in America, he speaks about Pearl Harbor and the forced removal to temporary detention centers at the Pomona fairgrounds. His friends would visit him here and notice the lack of furniture and privacy. After this, he jumps to his time in occupied Japan, working as an engineer. His first assignment would be to town plan for various cities in Russia, using hand drawn maps from Japanese civilians that had been there before. After this, he talks about the recreational activities the Niseis had during the occupation including dances and practicing kendo.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Allied Occupation of Japan
World War II--Temporary Detention Facilities--Pomona
World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service
Japan--Post-World War II
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
0:57:34
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2009 January 14
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
dances
engineering
Executive Order 9066
fairgrounds
Japan
Japanese citizens
kendo
Korea
living conditions
Manchuria
Nisei linguists
Occupation of Japan
Pearl Harbor
Pomona Temporary Detention Center
President Roosevelt
Prisoners of War (POWs)
town planning
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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-6.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 6 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_06_Oji
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An account of the resource
Sukeo "Skeets" Oji returned to the United States and was assigned to Engineer Section, Headquarters, 6th Army, Presidio, Monterey. In 1954, he was reassigned to Japan as the liaison officer between the Ministry of Construction and the US Army Forces Japan. His task was to work with the Japan Construction Agency to build all the Army facilities in Japan.
As a Liaison Officer, the big mission at the time was the Government Relocation Construction Program. Allocating the funding for the program would take a long time. However, Japan decided to use their reparation money to construct the buildings to meet the safety standards. When the construction was complete, the next mission was to build a commutation system throughout Japan.
He finished the project in 1957, and return to the United States. Skeets was reassigned to G4, Headquarters Company, 6th Army, Presidio, Monterey. He was a General Staff Officer in charge of maintenance. After he finished his tour, he asked to go back to Japan but was declined.
In 1959 Skeets went to Hanau, Germany, and was assigned as an Engineer Officer. Later he was assigned to replace a Major in Baumholder as Post Engineer responsible for maintenance and engineering facility. He also oversaw a Quarter Master Depot and Hospital. When Skeets was not working, he explored Europe and went sightseeing.
He finished his career in Europe in 1960 and was reassigned to Sierra Army Depot as Post Engineer and served for two years. Besides working, he also continued his education to get his engineering status for the Federal Civil Service. Skeets got his degree and was promoted to GS11 Engineer.
In 1963, Skeets retired from his military service. Skeets moved to Berkeley and worked as a civilian as a Utilities Management Engineer for the Navy.
Skeets remarried and lived in Berkeley, but the commute to Sharp Army Depot in Stockton was too long. Skeets found a job at Oakland Army Base as an Engineer before having the opportunity with the Navy as a Utilities Contracting Officer. Right before Skeets' retirement in 1978, he suggested to the Navy to microfiche the remaining files. He ended up working a few more years.
After retiring from the Military and Federal Civil Service of 42 years, Skeets now spends his time with his wife and children. Skeets has two daughters, and his second wife has three daughters. Skeets and his second wife have thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Skeets love traveling and recalls his trip to China.
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Army Depot
Berkeley
children
civil engineering
civil service job
construction
engineering
Europe
family
federal service
fishing
Germany
grandchildren
great grandchildren
Higher education
housing
Japan
Japanese American
linguist
marriage
Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Navy
Nisei soldier
Nisei veterans
post war
Presidio Monterey
rank
rebuild
Sansei
Stockton
travel (leisure)
wife
Yonsei
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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-4.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 4 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_04_Oji
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An account of the resource
Sukeo “Skeets” Oji discusses the rebuilding of Japan. He joined the 553rd engineering construction group to make housing in Sendai. He described the area after the bombing. The individuals who assisted with the rebuilding of Japan were Japanese local contractors. The Government established a special procurement agency in the Administry of Construction. Skeets was a Second Lieutenant assigned to the S2 Operation Section. He supervised the surveying and designing of the building.
During the occupation, Skeets was in Japan from 1946-48 helping with the family housing and making inspection reports for military housing. Skeets related the relocation of the Japanese families to the American Government relocating the Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor.
In 1948, Skeets got orders to return to the United States. Skeets brought his family with him, and he reported to Fort Pickett Virginia. However, the engineering program has deactivated the program and locked up everything.
Skeets left Fort Pickett and went to Fort Benning to attend engineering school. He worked on a few engineering projects before going to the Pentagon to request to be sent to Japan. Before going to Japan, he settled his wife and children in Yuma City. In 1950, Skeets returns to Japan for the second time to build additional buildings.
Later, joined the 2nd Infantry Team from Fort Lewis to go to the Korean War.
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dating
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engineering
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homecoming
hospital
housing
interrogation
Japan
Japanese American
Japanese American soldiers
Korean War
marriage
Nisei soldiers
occupation
Pearl Harbor
post war
prison camps
prisoner of war
rebuild
relocation
Sendai
Tokyo
training
Virginia
wife
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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-3.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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Title
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Sukeo Oji oral history interview, part 3 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_03_Oji
Description
An account of the resource
Sukeo “Skeets” Oji was at Gila for a short time before attending school fall of 1942. The 442nd formed in early 1943, and in September 1943, Skeets was called to active duty. He went to Camp Shelby, and he was assigned Heavy Weapons.
After completing 16 weeks of basic training, Skeets was Squad Leader to Heavy Machine Guns, D Company. Later he was promoted to Buck Sergeant. In 1944, the 442nd was preparing to go overseas. The 100th was already overseas fighting. The 1st Battalion was shipped to assist, and the non-combats remained behind.
Skeets stayed behind as the 171st training battalion. Before recruits came to Camp Shelby, the non-combats were on guard and KP duty. After 12 weeks of training, a recruiting team from Fort Snelling and Camp Savage came to Camp Blanding. Fall of 1944 Skeets received orders to go to Camp Savage for training in the Japanese language. Skeets was assigned to 1st Class Company, Company G.
In June 1945, Skeets graduated from Japanese Language School and applied for OCS training. Skeets reported to Fort Benning. The war ended in Europe and then Japan surrendered. Skeets was still in OCS. When he graduated, he went to Fort Snelling. Skeets' family was at Gila for four months until they were sponsored to Keenesburg, CO, to manage a farm.
Post-war, Skeet's family moved to Sacramento and established themselves in Yuma City. Skeet's older and younger brothers managed the farm and called it Oji's farm. Now Skeet's older brother's son is running the farm currently.
Skeets went to Fort Snelling and joined the Cadre Company before shipping out to Japan. In Occupation Japan, Skeets was a part of the 142nd language detachment and later the 553rd engineering construction group.
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171st Infantry Battalion
442nd
active duty
Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS)
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cadre
Camp Savage
censorship
correspondence
D Company
engineering
European Theater
family
farm
Fort Benning
Fort Snelling
Gila River
Heavy Weapons
Japan
Japanese American
kibei
Killed in Action (KIA)
Military Intelligence Service Language School
Nisei
non-combatant
occupation
overseas
Pacific Theater
Sendai
sensei
siblings
squad leader
Sugamo Prison
surrender
Tokyo
World War Two
Yokohama
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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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Thomas "Espy" Espineda oral history interview, January 30, 1999
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/040-Espineda-Thomas-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1924 Mar 24
Location of Birth
Waimanalo (Oahu), Hawaii
Incarceration Facilities
Stockton Temporary Detention Facility
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Nickname
Espy
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Rome-Arno Campaign
Southern France Campaign
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
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Yes
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Thomas "Espy" Espineda oral history interview, part 5 of 6, January 30, 1999
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Espineda, Thomas: narrator
Kawata, Ian: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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1999OH0040_05_Espineda
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Espineda talks about his experiences in Po Valley. He briefly talks about the Gothic Line. He discusses being discharged and his return to civilian life. He describes how he reconnected with his family. He talks about the memories he has of his family. He discusses his experiences with discrimination. Espineda shares his opinions on war and politics.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater--Po Valley Campaign
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
Race--Discrimination
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:27:55
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eng
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1999 January 30
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Sacramento, California
discharge
discrimination
engineering
family
Gothic Line
marriage
Po Valley
post-war
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Paul Yamashita oral history interview, September 26, 2003
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/381-Yamashita-Paul-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Dec 09
Location of Birth
Hakalau, 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
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rhineland Campaign-Maritime Alps
Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
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Yes
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Paul Yamashita oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 26, 2003
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Yamashita, Paul: narrator
Takeshita, Pat: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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2003OH0381_01_Yamashita
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The interview begins with Paul Yamashita talking about his life, growing up in Hakalau Hawaii on a sugarcane plantation. He would attend regular and Japanese school and enjoyed playing games with friends and pounding mochi on New Years. Next, he talks about his family background, as his family would pass away, he and his siblings would live in orphanages on Hilo, until they finished high school. After that, he would move to Honolulu and work as a carpenter for the US Engineering Department. While there, he would experience the attacks on Pearl Harbor, seeing planes fly overhead and black smoke in the distance. He decided he would volunteer for the Army, saying that was the way he thought people would accept the Japanese Americans as Americans. He would get shipped from Honolulu to Camp Shelby in Mississippi.
Subject
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Identity and values--Family
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team
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.
0:28:43
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 September 26
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Camp Shelby
carpenter
engineering
family
games
Hakalau
Hakalau School
Hattiesburg
Hawaii
Hilo
Hilo High School
holidays
homesick
Japanese language school
Mississippi
mochi
Nisei soldiers
Oakland
orphanage
outhouse
patriotism
Pearl Harbor
radio
sacrifice
smoke
sugarcane plantation
volunteer
waiter
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Kiyoshi Yoshii oral history interview, June 29, 2003
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/363-Yoshii-Kiyoshi-1.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1918 May 07
Location of Birth
Oakland, California
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Drafted
Location of Basic Training
Camp Robinson, Arkansas
Fort Warren, Wyoming
Fort Crook, Nebraska
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Campaigns/Battles
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Rome-Arno Campaign
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Kiyoshi Yoshii oral history interview, part 1 of 6, June 29, 2003
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Yoshii, Kiyoshi: 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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2003OH0363_01_Yoshii
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:28:11
Language
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eng
Date
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2003 June 29
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Alameda, California
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Yoshii discusses his parents experiences and his father's restaurants. He talks about his years in primary and secondary school. Yoshii briefly discusses the attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. He describes his life after he was drafted. He also explains his relationships with Hawaiian soldiers.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Identity and values--Family
Education
Industry and employment
Camp Robinson
discrimination
engineering
family
family business
Japanese school
Pearl Harbor and aftermath
school
-
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Mike "Peep Sight" Hara oral history interview, April 3, 2003
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/342-Hara-Mike-5.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1921 Apr 10
Location of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
Army
Entrance into Service
Drafted or Volunteered
Volunteered
Nickname
Peep Sight
Location of Basic Training
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Unit of Service
442nd Regimental Combat Team
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns/Battles
Southern France Campaign
Champagne Campaign
Bruyeres, Belmont, Biffontaine
Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Central Europe Campaign
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
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Mike "Peep Sight" Hara oral history interview, part 5 of 6, April 3, 2003
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Hara, Mike: 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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2003OH0342_05_Hara
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An account of the resource
Hara was a bit of a troublemaker, and he gives a couple of anecdotes to prove it. Later, the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion found itself at the Dachau concentration camp after it had closed, and Hara speaks about the sights and smells of being in such a place. Next, he discusses photography, rations, and sending his extra money back home to his family. Last, he speaks about the end of the war and the things he missed most from Hawaii.
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--European Theater--Central Europe Campaign--Liberation of Dachau Subcamps (522nd Field Artillery Battalion)
World War II--Military service--522nd Field Artillery Battalion
World War II--Veteran history
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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0:29:07
Language
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eng
Date
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2003 April 03
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Honolulu, Hawaii
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
calculating
camera
court martial
Dachau Concentration Camp
engineering
Lost Battalion
T-rations
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Frank Mizufuka oral history interview, July 20, 2003
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Yes
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Frank Mizufuka oral history interview, part 7 of 8, July 20, 2003
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2003OH0364_07_Mizufuka
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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An account of the resource
In this video clip, Frank Mizufuka talks about life after being discharged from the Army. He relocated to Chicago, where he met and married his wife. They soon moved to Los Angeles to be closer to his family. He describes his participation in the Van Johnson "Go For Broke" movie, where he and other Nisei veterans posed as Nisei soldiers in the film. He was also involved in the Apollo Lunar landing project that was funded by President Kennedy.
Creator
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Mizufuka, Frank: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War II--Military service--Discharge
Japanese Americans--Post-World War II
World War II--Motion pictures and the war
Industry and employment--Aerospace industry
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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00:28:06
Language
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eng
Date
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2003-07-20
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Torrance, California
"Go For Broke" movie
442nd Regimental Combat Team
engineering
films
jobs
marriage
-
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Katsumi Hikido oral history interview, August 22, 2004
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Yes
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Katsumi Hikido oral history interview, part 6 of 7, August 22, 2004
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2004OH0487_06_Hikido
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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In this segment, Katsumi "Kats" Hikido discusses his experiences near the conclusion of World War II and much of his life post-war as a mechanical engineer. Hikido also talks about his family and shares stories regarding staying in touch with the families of fallen Nisei veterans that he served with. Prior to that, Hikido gives some brief advice to his family and future generations.
Creator
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Hikido, Katsumi: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education--Higher education
Industry and employment--Aerospace industry
Identity and values--Family
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
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The size or duration of the resource.
00:27:13
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004-08-22
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Cupertino, California
engineering
family
friendship
reunion
Stanford
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Allen Okamoto oral history interview, May 6, 2004
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Allen Okamoto oral history interview, part 6 of 6, May 6, 2004
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2004OH0450_06_Okamoto
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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In this final segment, Okamoto recounts his discharge and return home, the unsuccessful job hunt due to his Japanese heritage, and returning to school to get his masters. He continues by detailing his career in research, space materials, chemical engineering, and materials engineering. Okamoto finishes by talking about his family, his hopes for our future generations, and how important his story, and other like it, is to history.
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Okamoto, Allen: narrator
Wasserman, Steven: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
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Oral Histories
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video/m4v
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The size or duration of the resource.
00:23:40
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2004-05-06
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education--Higher education
Industry and employment--Aerospace industry
Industry and employment
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Veteran history
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Las Vegas, Nevada
career
engineering
family
future generations
General Electric
homecoming
job
Red Cross
research
science
space industry
volunteer
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Don Seki oral history interview, May 8, 1999<br /><br />
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Indexing Metadata
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Subject Notes
Additional subjects not found in the controlled vocabulary
Childhood
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Don Seki oral history interview, part 1 of 6, May 8, 1999
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1999OH0048_01_Seki
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Go For Broke National Education Center
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Don Seki was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. During his childhood, he loved spending time outdoors, especially going fishing with his friends. He and his family lived in a sugar cane plantation camp, but, before the war,his parents moved back to Japan to raise a farm. The Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941 changed his life -- he decided to volunteer for the U.S. Army to fight with the Japanese segregated unit. He also worked for the U.S. Engineering Department during the war.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Seki, Don: narrator
Yamazaki, David: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hawaii-- Pearl Harbor and aftermath
Identity and values--Parents
World War II--Engineering and construction
World War II--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
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00:26:53
Language
A language of the resource
eng
cpe
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1999-05-08
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Torrance, California
childhood
engineering
Pearl Harbor
plantation camp
religion
segregated unit
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#0 /var/www/html/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Statement.php(303): Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli->_execute(Array)
#1 /var/www/html/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php(480): Zend_Db_Statement->execute(Array)
#2 /var/www/html/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php(576): Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract->query('INSERT INTO `om...', Array)
#3 /var/www/html/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Table/Abstract.php(1076): Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract->insert('omeka_sessions', Array)
#4 /var/www/html/application/libraries/Zend/Session/SaveHandler/DbTable.php(356): Zend_Db_Table_Abstract->insert(Array)
#5 /var/www/html/application/libraries/Omeka/Session/SaveHandler/DbTable.php(102): Zend_Session_SaveHandler_DbTable->write('95sqt2p7kdt9gsi...', Array)
#6 [internal function]: Omeka_Session_SaveHandler_DbTable->write('95sqt in /var/www/html/application/libraries/Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php on line 215