Edwin Kawahara oral history interview, part 1 of 1, May 2, 2002

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Description

Edwin Kawahara recounts his life growing up in Hawaii and the the importance of good education throughout his life. He talks about discriminatory hiring practices and finally finding a good job in the insurance industry. He also shares his recollections of Pearl Harbor and being drafted in the army. As part of the Military Intelligence Service, he goes into how he interrogated prisoners, translated documents, recruited, and taught new soldiers.

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video/m4v

Extent

01:33:00

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MISH_Kawahara

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Yes

Citation

Kawahara, Edwin: narrator et al., “Edwin Kawahara oral history interview, part 1 of 1, May 2, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051945.