Kintaro Hamashige oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 22, 2006
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Hamashige begins the interview speaking about his background growing up in Laie in Hawaii, including his childhood home and foods. Next, he talks about the background of his mother and father, who both came to Hawaii from the Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. Next, he talks about his values growing up and going to the Japanese language school. After that, he speaks about his 7 brothers and sisters and the things they did for fun while growing up in Hawaii. In order to continue their education, they all had to work in the plantation fields and learn the value of hard work and education. Finally, he speaks about his ration for joining the Military Intelligence Service (MIS).
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video/m4v
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0:59:05
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2006OH0694_01_Hamashige
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/694-Hamashige-Kintaro-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1924 Jun 05
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Hamashige, Kintaro: narrator, Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kintaro Hamashige oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 22, 2006,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049766.