Norman Tsukazaki oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 7, 2004

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Tsukazaki discusses Hawaiian fish ponds including his family’s fish pond, friendships growing up, his involvement with the Varsity Victory Volunteers(VVV), and his friendship with the YMCA director at University of Hawaii. He then talks about a discussion regarding the potential for Japanese Americans to be incarcerated at Molokai; and volunteering for service. Next, Tsukazaki talks about traveling to the Mainland, his experiences with segregation, and discusses basic training at Camp Shelby. Lastly, Tsukazaki talks about going to Camp Savage for Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS), and attending Japanese language school as a child.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:42

Language

eng

Identifier

2004OH0499_02_Tsukazaki

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/499-Tsukazaki-Norman-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1918 Oct 01

Location of Birth

Honolulu, Hawaii

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Index

Yes

Citation

Tsukazaki, Norman: narrator, Yamagami, Don: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Norman Tsukazaki oral history interview, part 2 of 4, October 7, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050845.