Tadashi Yokogawa oral history interview, part 3 of 3, February 5, 2000
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Yokogawa discusses his experiences in Rangoon, including staying in a Baptist mission house, and visiting a temple while sightseeing. He also talks about the many locations he was stationed within India and Pakistan and being stationed with a British outfit. Yokogawa talks about his experiences getting back to the United States after the War ended encountering racism, getting married, starting a family, and settling in Los Angeles. Due to the G.I. Bill, Yokogawa was able to attend Southwestern University, where he studied accounting and later became an auditor for the State of California. Lastly, he recalls his experiences visiting Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp; and discusses the importance of relaying his story to future generations of Japanese Americans, especially in terms of what life was like before World War Two.
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video/m4v
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00:27:57
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2000OH0100_03_Yokogawa
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/100-Yokogawa-Tadashi-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1916 Jan 28
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Yokogawa, Tadashi: narrator, Tanaka, Diane: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Tadashi Yokogawa oral history interview, part 3 of 3, February 5, 2000,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050668.