Kent Kajiwara oral history interview, part 6 of 7, October 5, 2005
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Kajiwara talks about his guard duty assignments. He briefly talks about the Champagne Campaign. He describes his unit's successful attempt to take a hillside from German soldiers. He discussing being discharged and his return to the United States. Kajiwara describes a layover in New York and California on his way back to Hawaii. He shares his experiences with discrimination after World War Two. He explains how he adjusted to civilian life in Hawaii. He describes the difficult search for employment after the war. Kajiwara talks about his accounting business. He talks about his wife and his growing family. He explains why he hasn't shared his war stories with his family.
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video/m4v
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0:28:40
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2005OH0615_06_Kajiwara
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/615-Kajiwara-Kent-6.m4v
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1924 May 13
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Yes
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Kajiwara, Kent: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kent Kajiwara oral history interview, part 6 of 7, October 5, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051694.