Akira Otani oral history interview, part 1 of 2, January 16, 2009
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A. Otani discusses his family background with his Issei father and Nisei mother. He talks about his youth in Hawaii and his experiences in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack. He shares anecdotes regarding: FBI taking his father away; participating in the Victory Volunteers, and being a basic training military instructor.
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video/m4v
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0:57:21
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2009OH0437A_01_Otani
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/437A-Otani-Akira-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Jan 26
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Otani, Akira: narrator, Yahata, Craig: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Akira Otani oral history interview, part 1 of 2, January 16, 2009,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050385.