Ken Onodera oral history interview, part 3 of 3, July 23, 2005

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Onodera discusses his experiences being a translator for US commissioned officers in Japan. He recounts the living conditions in the US military barracks and some details of his job. In addition he talks about how 5 of his siblings also served in the military, and how that may have been factor in his mother being released from the Crystal City internment camp (his father had passed away in Manzanar camp). Lastly, he discusses what his life was like after he was discharged from the army and living in Los Angeles.

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video/m4v

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0:29:06

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2005OH0584_03_Onodera

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/584-Onodera-Ken-3.m4v

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1920 Aug 22

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Citation

Onodera, Ken: narrator, Yamagami, Don: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Ken Onodera oral history interview, part 3 of 3, July 23, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051508.