Charles Saiki oral history interview, part 4 of 5, March 19, 2005

Saiki discusses the senninbari belt that his mother made for him as he was being inducted into the Army. He also talks about his time before the war, including Camp Shelby and meeting Earl Finch. Next, he talks about the values that he learned as a child and how he would teach those to his children. He would grow up a Buddhist and would continue on with those teachings even throughout the war. After this, he speaks about how he met his wife and his children. When returning from the war, he would decide to use the GI Bill to receive a college education in Chicago and would learn refrigeration. After working for a refrigeration company in Kauai, he would take another job at a treatment plant and work there until he retired. He also talks about the camaraderie between the Nisei soldiers.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/547-Saiki-Charles-4.m4v

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