James Yamate oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 12, 2004

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Description

Yamate talks about his parent's early lives. He describes his family farm in Modesto, California. He discusses the dynamics in his family's home. He talks about his childhood visit to Japan. He describes the farm work that his family performed. Yamate talks about his experiences in primary school, high school, and junior college. He describes what he did in his childhood leisure time. He talks about his community in Modesto, including its demographics. He discusses his Japanese American identity. He shares his aspirations after high school. Yamate briefly talks about his family's forced removal . He gives an overview of his family's life in Colorado and Chula Vista, California.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:29

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0490_01_Yamate

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/490-Yamate-James-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1920 Jun 12

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Yamate, James: narrator, Yee, Govan: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “James Yamate oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 12, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050780.