Henry Yoshitake oral history interview, part 1 of 7, April 30, 2001
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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.
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video/m4v
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0:25:06
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2001OH0175_01_Yoshitake
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/175-Yoshitake-Hank-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1925 Mar 27
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War or Conflict
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Yes
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,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051946.