Thomas Maeda oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 28, 2005

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Maeda discusses his adolescent years growing up on a plantation in Paia, Hawaii and the Japanese Community. He details his schooling including Japanese language school. Meada also discusses speaking Hawaiian Pidgin while in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Format

video/m4v

Identifier

2005OH0611_01_Maeda

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/611-Maeda-Thomas-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1922 Dec 13

Location of Birth

Paia (Maui), Hawaii

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Citation

Maeda, Thomas: narrator, Nakaishi, Russell: interviewer, and Go Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Thomas Maeda oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 28, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051672.