Mamoru Saiki oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 8, 2004
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Saiki and the interviewers introduce themselves. Saiki describes his parents immigration to America. He talks about farming. He lists his siblings. He discusses what he did in his childhood leisure time. He describes family meals. He explains how his family slaughtered farm animals. He talks about his experiences in Japanese language school. He discusses his time in primary school and high school. He describes his childhood activities. He also describes the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. He talks about volunteering for the military. He explains the food rationing in Hawaii during World War Two.
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video/m4v
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0:28:21
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2004OH0502_01_Saiki
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/502-Saiki-Mamoru-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1922 Mar 22
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
Branch of Service
Entrance into Service
Location of Basic Training
Unit of Service
Campaigns/Battles
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Yes
Citation
Saiki, Mamoru: narrator, Yamagami, Don: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Mamoru Saiki oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 8, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050877.