George Ishihara oral history interview, part 2 of 6, February 6, 2000
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Ishihara describes his experiences working in Alaska including discussing the process of trapping and canning fish. He then talks about the discipline he received growing up, what life was like after the attack on Pearl Harbor including his experiences after curfew and travel restrictions were put in place, and his feelings toward Japan. After Executive Order 9066, Ishihara moved to Seattle to help his parents and worked as a truck driver until his family's forced removal first to Puyallup Detention Facility, and then to Minidoka Incarceration Camp. Lastly, he discusses the living conditions at both Puyallup and Minidoka, and talks about his feelings regarding volunteering for the Army.
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video/m4v
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00:28:01
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2000OH0107_02_Ishihara
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/107-Ishihara-George-2.m4v
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1921 Feb 22
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Ishihara, George: narrator, Tagami, Steve: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “George Ishihara oral history interview, part 2 of 6, February 6, 2000,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050753.