Lawson Sakai oral history interview, part 4 of 9, August 30, 2003

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Sakai discusses his experiences in Colorado; talks about childhood chores; discusses his reasons for volunteering; and discusses his knowledge of the 100th Infantry Battalion. Next, Sakai discusses his induction; talks about the Sullivan Act; discusses traveling to Camp Shelby; and discusses witnessing segregation in Hattiesburg. Teruya then talks about traveling to the mainland United States and his first impressions of San Francisco; discusses traveling to Camp Shelby and his first impressions there; and talks about his experiences at Camp Shelby including his relationship with Mainland soldiers, the racial makeup of Mississippi and Alabama, and Earl Finch. Lastly, Sakai discusses his first impressions of Camp Shelby; discusses his relationship with Hawaiian soldiers; talks about witnessing segregation in Mississippi; and discusses Daniel Inouye.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:19

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0374_04_Sakai

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/374-Sakai-Lawson-4.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Oct 27

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Sakai, Lawson: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Lawson Sakai oral history interview, part 4 of 9, August 30, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049782.