Shojiro Tom Taketa oral history interview, part 1 of 6, June 5, 2005

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Taketa shares his parent's immigration stories. He talks about his early childhood in Florin, California. He discuses his life while living in Marysville, California. He talks about his family's vineyard and how the Great Depression impacted their business. He describes his father, including the stories that he would tell. Taketa also describes his mother and his extended family. He talks about the values he received from his father and his relationships with his parents. He briefly discusses his schooling and his childhood health.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:38

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2005OH0573_01_Taketa

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/573-Taketa-Shojiro-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Aug 06

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Index

Yes

Citation

Taketa, Shojiro: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Shojiro Tom Taketa oral history interview, part 1 of 6, June 5, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051441.