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Henry Yoshitake oral history interview, part 1 of 7, April 30, 2001

Files

2001OH0175_01_Yoshitake.xml

Dublin Core

Title

Henry Yoshitake oral history interview, part 1 of 7, April 30, 2001

Creator

Yoshitake, Henry: narrator

Inouye, Jason: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Yoshitake talks about his parents including his father's business, discusses growing up in east Los Angeles, and talks about the differences between Issei and Nisei. He then talks about his childhood including experiences with discrimination, high school, playing sports, discipline, participation in Boy Scouts, and discusses what pre-war Little Tokyo was like. He also discusses the meaning of the phrase "shikata ga ni"; talks about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath including his mother's reactions to the attack; and discusses his experiences with discrimination.

Subject

Identity and values--Family

Social activities

World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:25:06

Language

Date

Spatial Coverage

Montebello, California

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2001OH0175_01_Yoshitake

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/175-Yoshitake-Hank-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1925 Mar 27

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

Incarceration Facilities

Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility

Rohwer Concentration Camp

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Camp Blanding, Florida

Unit of Service

100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)

Campaigns/Battles

Champagne Campaign

The Gothic Line

Index

Yes

Collection

Henry Yoshitake oral history interview, April 30, 2001

Tags

business, childhood, discrimination, father, Issei, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Nisei

Citation

Yoshitake, Henry: narrator, Inouye, Jason: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Henry Yoshitake oral history interview, part 1 of 7, April 30, 2001,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051946.