Arthur "Art" Iwasaki oral history interview, part 3 of 5, February 13, 1999

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Description

Iwasaki discusses his experiences with post-war discrimination; provides some thoughts regarding racial slurs; and talks about starting his own nursery and garden store. He then talks about sharing some of his war experiences with his wife and children; his experiences revisiting battle sites in Europe post-war; and discusses the attack on Pearl Harbor. Next, Iwasaki talks about some of his fellow soldiers in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team; the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and discusses visiting relatives and a former neighbor in Japan. Lastly, Iwasaki talks about speaking Japanese at home as a child; discusses his feelings regarding being Japanese American; and talks about his grandchildren.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:27:28

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

1999OH0044_03_Iwasaki

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/044-Iwasaki-Art-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1919 Oct 27

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Iwasaki, Arthur: narrator, Fukumoto, Lynn: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Arthur "Art" Iwasaki oral history interview, part 3 of 5, February 13, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050046.