Hiroshi Nishikubo oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 29, 2001

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Nishikubo discusses his family, and talks about his father’s work as a tennant farmer. He then talks about his childhood including his duties helping out on the farm, chores, discusses high school, his neighborhood, playing sports, and his involvement in the Future Farmers of American club. Next, Nishikubo talks about going to Japanese language school, discusses his family moving to Los Angeles after their incarceration at Tule Lake and Topaz; and talks about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:26:28

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2001OH0172_01_Nishikubo

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/172-Nishikubo-Hiro-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Nov 15

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Nishikubo, Hiroshi: narrator, Demonteverde, Marie: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Hiroshi Nishikubo oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 29, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051871.