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Yoji Ozaki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 30, 2000

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2000OH0116_01_Ozaki.xml

Dublin Core

Title

Yoji Ozaki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 30, 2000

Creator

Ozaki, Yoji: narrator

Hawkins, Richard: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Ozaki discusses his upbringing in Long Beach. Ozaki also talks about his friendships with people of other ethnicities and his siblings. He also talks about trips to Little Tokyo and his encounter with a samurai. Ozaki discusses his religious background. Lastly, he reveals the discrimination Japanese Americans faced after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Subject

World War II--Veteran history

World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath

Japanese--Legal status, laws, etc.--California

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:52

Language

Date

Spatial Coverage

Chicago, Illinois

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2000OH0116_01_Ozaki

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/116-Ozaki-Yoji-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1922 May 06

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

Incarceration Facilities

Manzanar Concentration Camp

Rohwer Concentration Camp

Jerome Concentration Camp

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Camp Blanding, Florida

Unit of Service

442nd Regimental Combat Team

Campaigns/Battles

Champagne Campaign

The Gothic Line

Index

Yes

Collection

Yoji Ozaki oral history interview, April 30, 2000

Tags

discrimination, Japanese cultural values, Japanese farmers, Little Tokyo, Long Beach, martial arts, religion, samurai

Citation

Ozaki, Yoji: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Yoji Ozaki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 30, 2000,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050860.