Charles Saiki oral history interview, part 1 of 5, March 19, 2005

Saiki begins the interview with an introduction and talking about how his family came from Yamaguchi prefecture to Kauai, Hawaii. After this, he speaks about growing up on a rice farm in Hawaii and all the intricacies of how to plant the seedlings and exchanging labor with the other local farmers. After this, he talks about when he volunteered for the Army and his friends and families reactions to that. He also speaks about his family background, including nine siblings. He then talks about his childhood years, attending Japanese language school, learning values from his parents and attending Japanese festivals.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/547-Saiki-Charles-1.m4v

1924 Jun 03

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