Kazuo "Kaz" Muto oral history interview, part 1 of 7, January 30, 1999

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Description

Muto discussing his childhood including talking about attending grammar school and Japanese language school; discusses the languages he spoke at home; talks about his neighborhood and the Japanese community in Sacramento; and discusses friendships. He then talks about his experiences with discrimination; his experiences after Executive Order 9066 including curfew, and discusses the time a sheriff attempted to take his family’s belongings. Lastly, Muto talks about receiving news about the United States while overseas; childhood activities and neighbors; Japanese food; and playing sports in high school.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:26:37

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

1999OH0041_01_Muto

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/041-Muto-Kazuo-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Jul 01

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Muto, Kazuo: narrator, Iwata, Joy: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kazuo "Kaz" Muto oral history interview, part 1 of 7, January 30, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050022.