Kenneth Inada oral history interview, part 6 of 7, September 26, 2005

Inada continues talking about his war experiences, including joining up with I Company, before getting wounded in action. He talks about being in combat and getting a hand injury, causing him to leave and head to a field hospital. There, he begged for an operation which was granted to him, otherwise he may have died that night. He would stay there until the end of the war, being discharged and pursuing a psychology degree at the University of Chicago. He would then be accepted into a PhD program at the University of Tokyo, taking a heavy interest in Buddhism. It was there, that he would also have interactions with the War Crimes Trials and with General Hideki Tojo. After this, he speaks about his marriage and family background and being a professor. Finally, he discusses buddhism as a religion and if he would have joined the Army if he had studied Buddhism earlier in life.

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2005OH0606_06_Inada

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/606-Inada-Kenneth-6.m4v

1923 May 07

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