Mike "Peep Sight" Hara oral history interview, part 1 of 6, April 3, 2003

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Description

Hara starts the interview discussing his family background and what it was like to grow up in a small rural town in Honolulu, Hawaii. Growing up, Hara's father went through a multitude of jobs, with a laundry business as the most memorable. As the oldest child, Mark would be responsible for doing the laundry, as well as going to both regular school and Japanese language school. He also discusses the New Year's celebrations that his family hosted and the traditions that they had.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:05

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0342_01_Hara

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/342-Hara-Mike-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Apr 10

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Hara, Mike: narrator, Dojiri, Michelle: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Mike "Peep Sight" Hara oral history interview, part 1 of 6, April 3, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049586.