Hajime Mukai oral history interview, part 2 of 4, March 23, 2005

Mukai discusses the expatriation process he went through, attending Japanese school, and getting drafted. He then talks about what life was like for Japanese Americans after the start of the war, going to basic training in Hawaii and at Fort McClellan, and what life was like at Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) at Fort Snelling. Mukai also talks about visiting friends in Chicago, his interactions with local townspeople while in Alabama, and getting shipped overseas to Manila. While in Manila, Mukai had an assignment guarding supplies and also discusses his interactions with Japanese Prisoners of War. After leaving the Philippines, Mukai went to Japan and discusses his assignments there, and also describes his surroundings in Yokohama, contacting his family in Japan, and visiting his sister in Hiroshima.

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2005OH0554_02_Mukai

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/554-Mukai-Hajime-2.m4v

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