Makoto Unoura oral history interview, part 1 of 6, July 23, 2005
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Unoura shares his parents backstories. He talks about the churches that his father started in Los Angeles, California. He discusses his knowledge of the Japanese language. He describes the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath. He briefly talks about high school and his family's trips to Little Tokyo. Unoura discusses the Concentration Camps that Japanese Americans were forced to move into during World War Two. He explains the enlistment process. He describes how he reunited with his family after their forced removal. He shares his impressions of St. Louis, Missouri. Unoura describes his journey to Camp Blanding after enlisting.
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0:28:01
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2005OH0587_01_Unoura
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/587-Unoura-Makoto-1.m4v
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1926 Mar 30
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Citation
Unoura, Makoto: narrator, Estano, Mike: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Makoto Unoura oral history interview, part 1 of 6, July 23, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051525.