Charles Nishimura oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 20, 1999
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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.
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video/m4v
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0:29:02
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1999OH0087_02_Nishimura
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/087-Nishimura-Charles-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1913 Dec 02
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War or Conflict
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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 April 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050498.