George Yamada oral history interview, part 2 of 4, July 10, 2004
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Yamada talks about recreational activities during his childhood such as swimming, judo, and going to movies. He also talks about attending Japanese language school, his experiences living in Japan with his grandparents as a child, and what attending school in Japan was like. Next, Yamada talks about returning to the United States where he had to re-learn English, attending high school, and his participation in ROTC. Lastly, Yamada talks about his experiences being classified as enemy alien and getting kicked out of training, as well as his experiences with racism in high school, and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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video/m4v
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0:28:30
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2004OH0466_02_Yamada
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/466-Yamada-George-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 Nov 16
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War or Conflict
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Yes
Citation
Yamada, George: narrator, Yee, Govan: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “George Yamada oral history interview, part 2 of 4, July 10, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050597.