Shigeru Matsukawa oral history interview, part 6 of 7, September 19, 2005
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After his war experiences in Europe, Matsukawa would head back to the United States, stopping first in New York, where he and a friend were determined to see the Statue of Liberty. He would head back to Utah and there, would decide to take advantage of the GI Bill and head to optometry school. He would work as an optometrist for a short time, before going to Fiji to help people there and then to work with contact lenses. Next, he talks about his marriage background, including his children and grandchildren. He also talks about his siblings and his family background.
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0:30:38
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2005OH0604_06_Matsukawa
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/604-Matsukawa-Shigeru-6.m4v
Date of Birth
1924 Jan 07
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War or Conflict
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Yes
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Matsukawa, Shigeru: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Shigeru Matsukawa oral history interview, part 6 of 7, September 19, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051638.