John Ushijima oral history interview, part 1 of 7, March 21, 2005

Ushijima and the interviewers introduce themselves. Ushijima describes his early life in Hilo, Hawaii. He talks about his mother's cooking. He discusses his father's war service record and how he immigrated to America. He shares his mother's backstory. He talks about his father's work as a longshoremen. He describes his relationship with his father. He briefly discusses his father's tofu business and his family's finances. Ushijima talks about his family's move to Lincoln Park. He also talks about the Lincoln Wreckers youth gang. He describe his involvement with college sports. He discusses his childhood activities. He explains his parents child rearing techniques. He lists his siblings. He explain how he payed for college.

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