Charles Oda oral history interview, part 1 of 5, May 14, 2005
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Oda begins the interview talking about his childhood in Maui, as his father and mother would come from Kumamoto prefecture to work on the sugarcane fields. He would grow up on the plantation, playing with friends and attending regular and Japanese language schools. At this time, he would also begin swimming competitively and join the 3-Year-Swimming-Club that would go on to win championships and even send members to the Olympics.
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video/m4v
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0:30:15
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2005OH0567_01_Oda
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/567-Oda-Charlie-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1923 Feb 09
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Oda, Charles: narrator, Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Charles Oda oral history interview, part 1 of 5, May 14, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051405.