Kenichi has the utmost respect and appreciation for his father. He says his father is hardworking to provide for the family. Kenichi comes from a family of nine siblings. Kenichi discusses his childhood and his school years in Gardena.

Life changes for Kenichi and his family Kenichi after the Pearl Harbor attack. He recalls the aftermath and the announcement of Executive Order 9066 (EO9066). The Muranaga family evacuates to Santa Anita Assembly Center and then Amache, CO.

Kenichi leaves camp to work at a few jobs before getting drafted into the Army. When Kenichi is in basic training, he receives news of his oldest brother, Kiyoshi's death overseas. ]]>
Muranaga, Kenichi: narrator]]> Horsting, Robert: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]>
Education]]> Law and legislation--Executive Order 9066]]> World War II--Military service--Recruiting and enlisting]]> Fujikawa, Misuo John: narrator]]> Dojiri, Michelle: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2002 September 15]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Torrance, California ]]> Identity and values--Family]]> Industry and employment]]> Japanese Americans--Post-World War II]]> Hamashige, Kintaro: narrator]]> Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2006 July 22]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> New York ]]> Industry and employment--Medicine]]> Identity and values--Hanashi]]> Race--Stereotypes]]> World War II--Nisei soldiers]]> Surh, Kim Ida: narrator]]> Wasserman, Steven: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2003-10-26]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Torrance, California]]> World War II--Military intelligence]]> World War II--Military service--Discharge]]> World War II--Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki]]> Nakawatase, Roy: Narrator]]> Horsting, Robert: Interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: Publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2003-01-25]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Torrance, California]]> World War II--American Concentration Camps--Tule Lake]]> Identity and values]]> Race--Segregation]]> Nakawatase, Roy: Narrator]]> Horsting, Robert: Interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: Publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2003-01-25]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Torrance, California]]> World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath]]> World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team]]> World War II--Military service--Basic training]]> Ichiyama, Edward: narrator]]> Hawkins, Richard: interviewer]]> Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher]]> Go For Broke National Education Center]]> 2002-01-22]]> eng]]> Oral Histories]]> Honolulu, Hawaii]]>

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