Seiichi Shimomura oral history interview, part 5 of 5, August 8, 2004
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Shimomura discusses receiving a post-war scholarship from United States Army Government Aid and Relief in Occupied Areas (GARIOA). He then talks about his experiences working in the medical profession including working in hospitals in New York and Boston; his involvement with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) in Hiroshima; and training to become a cardiologist. Next, Shimomura talks about meeting his wife, discusses his son, and talks about the differences in medical professions in the United States vs. Japan. Lastly, Shimomura discusses his work in a cardiology lab; and explains the research that he conducts involving heart and lungs.
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video/m4v
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0:29:42
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2004OH0478_05_Shimomura
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/478-Shimomura-Seiichi-5.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Apr 15
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War or Conflict
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Yes
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Shimomura, Seiichi: narrator et al., “Seiichi Shimomura oral history interview, part 5 of 5, August 8, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050697.