Charles Nishimura oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 20, 1999

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Description

Nishimura describes shipping out the Big Island. He talks about his journey to Wisconsin. He discusses Camp McCoy. He describes his life in Wisconsin. He talks about his interactions with civilians. He shares his experiences with discrimination. He discusses maneuvers at Camp Shelby. He describes his military training. He also describes the discrimination he witnessed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He briefly talks about American Concentration Camps. He discusses World War Two and prisoners of war.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:02

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Identifier

1999OH0087_02_Nishimura

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/087-Nishimura-Charles-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1913 Dec 02

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Nishimura, Charles: narrator, Yoneshige, David: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Charles Nishimura oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 20, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050498.