George Ariyoshi oral history interview, part 1 of 4, September 27, 1999

Ariyoshi discusses his parents immigrating from Japan to Hawaii, his siblings, and his father’s occupations. He then talks about getting thrown out of Japanese language school for fighting, his father speaking about the importance of education, and his assignment in school as a student defense court representative which helped him decide he wanted to become a lawyer. Ariyoshi then talks about his whereabouts during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and his experiences due to a mandated curfew. After high school, Ariyoshi attended one year of university before getting drafted. He discusses leaving Oahu for the first time and getting seasick on the journey to San Francisco, and then traveling to Camp Hood and experiencing segregation on the way there, as well as witnessing discrimination while at Camp Hood. Lastly, Ariyoshi talks about being at basic training at Camp Hood when the war ended, and going to Fort Snelling for Military Intelligence Service (MIS) after the war.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/080-Ariyoshi-George-1.m4v

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