Edwin Nakasone oral history interview, part 1 of 6, June 25, 2005

Nakasone begins the interview talking about his family background and how his father came from Okinawa to Hawaii to work as a farmer. He talks about what it was like to grow up in Hawaii, including the food he would eat, and growing up during the Great Depression. He remembers being in charge of starting up the ofuro every day for the rest of his family, having 10 siblings in all. He talks more about his family, including all of his siblings and his father making his own sake during Prohibition periods. He also talks about his mother coming over from Japan as a picture bride and working at the Wheeler Air Force Base and Schofield Barracks where she would learn english words.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/576-Nakasone-Edwin-1.m4v

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