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Shigeru Matsukawa oral history interview, part 2 of 7, September 19, 2005

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2005OH0604_02_Matsukawa.xml

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Title

Shigeru Matsukawa oral history interview, part 2 of 7, September 19, 2005

Creator

Matsukawa, Shigeru: narrator

Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Matsukawa talks about his family background, including his mother and father coming over from Niigata prefecture in Japan. As the terrain of Utah was very similar to Niigata, the family would end up settling there. Next, he talks about the communication methods he had with his Japanese-speaking parents, as he really only spoke english. He also talks about the Nisei generation and how the younger generations have no knowledge of what the Niseis went through. After this, he talks about the American concentration camps and the tough living conditions that they had there. He also talks about his whereabouts during the attacks on Pearl Harbor, living in Los Angeles and having to move back to Salt Lake City.

Subject

Identity and values--Family

World War II--American Concentration Camps

World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:27:44

Language

Date

2005 September 19

Spatial Coverage

Salt Lake City, Utah

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2005OH0604_02_Matsukawa

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/604-Matsukawa-Shigeru-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1924 Jan 07

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Camp Blanding, Florida

Unit of Service

442nd Regimental Combat Team

Campaigns/Battles

Northern Apennines and Po Valley Campaigns

The Gothic Line

Index

Yes

Collection

Shigeru Matsukawa oral history interview, September 19, 2005

Tags

affection, basketball, communication, Drafted, family, father, Great Depression, Honolulu, information, Issei parents, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Niigata, Nisei, relocation, Salt Lake City, sharecropping, Terminal Island, Topaz Concentration Camp

Citation

Matsukawa, Shigeru: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Shigeru Matsukawa oral history interview, part 2 of 7, September 19, 2005,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051634.