Robert Kimura oral history interview, part 2 of 8, April 24, 1999

Kimura discusses how he came to get the nickname "Rusty" and his sports career during high school, winning a championship for the C Team. He talks about the Great Depression and having the chance to attend college in Los Angeles, but deciding against it and working instead. He would be out hunting with friends in Watsonville when first hearing about the attacks on Pearl Harbor. He then talks about the aftereffects of the attacks, he and his family being forced to head to the Tanforan racetracks, followed by the concentration camps. He discusses the hardships that the Japanese Americans had, and shares his thoughts on "no-no boys".

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/050-Kimura-Rusty-2.m4v

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