Nobo "Nob" Ikuta oral history interview, part 1 of 5, November 23, 2003

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Description

Ikuta talks about growing up in Colorado including discussing his father's Model T car; going to church; his childhood home and friendships; school; and his father's death. He then talks about moving to Japan with his family as a child, returning to the United States six years later and working on a sugar beet farm in Wyoming; and moving to Los Angeles after graduating high school. Next, Ikuta talks about his experiences being placed in protective custody in Louisiana after the Attack on Pearl Harbor; discusses his mother; talks about attending school in Japan and in Wyoming; and discusses playing sports including his involvement in a Japanese American baseball team.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:27:17

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0401_01_Ikuta

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/401-Ikuta-Nobo-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1917 Apr 22

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Ikuta, Nobo: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Nobo "Nob" Ikuta oral history interview, part 1 of 5, November 23, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050060.