Shigeo Yokote oral history interview, part 1 of 6, March 20, 2004

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Description

Yokote begins the interview discussing what it was like to grow up in Placer County in California, which is a more rural area. His parents would come from Wakayama prefecture in Japan and settle there, having a small farm. After this, he discusses the difficulties that the Japanese Americans faced after Pearl Harbor, including incarceration in American concentration camps and having to prove their loyalty, despite being American citizens. He also discusses his reactions to the various events and the background of his siblings.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:26:10

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0419_01_Yokote

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/419-Yokote-Shigeo-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1916 Dec 17

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Yokote, Shigeo: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Shigeo Yokote oral history interview, part 1 of 6, March 20, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050212.