Hiroshi Tanaka oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 27, 2005
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Tanaka begins the interview with an introduction, being born in southern California. He also talks about how his parents came from Wakayama prefecture in Japan to California, his father actually going through Mexico and making his way across the border. He also talks about his siblings and attending school, finishing up at Garden Grove High School. His family also owned a vegetable farm, where their main produce was cabbage, and they would sell it locally at the Los Angeles Produce Market. He also briefly talks about a book he wrote of his family history so that he can share it with his children.
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video/m4v
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0:28:36
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2005OH0608_01_Tanaka
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/608-Tanaka-Hiroshi-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1922 Feb 08
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War or Conflict
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Campaigns/Battles
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Yes
Citation
Tanaka, Hiroshi: narrator, Garvey, John: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Hiroshi Tanaka oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 27, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051655.