Lawson Sakai oral history interview, part 5 of 9, August 30, 2003
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Sakai discusses the relationship between Mainland and Hawaiian soldiers; talks about the Hawaiian soldiers who visited incarceration camps in Arkansas; and describes the term, "katonk". Teruya then discusses a song sang by Hawaiian soldiers; talks about the differences between Mainland and Hawaiian soldiers; discusses basic training at Camp Shelby; and talks about traveling overseas and his first impressions after landing. Next, Sakai talks about his experiences during basic training; describes how mortars work; talks about the living conditions at Camp Shelby; and discusses traveling overseas and landing in Naples. Lastly, Sakai discusses his first combat experiences; and both Teruya and Sakai discuss their encounters with Caucasian soldiers.
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0:30:41
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2003OH0374_05_Sakai
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/374-Sakai-Lawson-5.m4v
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1923 Oct 27
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Sakai, Lawson: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Lawson Sakai oral history interview, part 5 of 9, August 30, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 16, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049783.