Chester Fukuhara oral history interview, part 1 of 2, May 6, 2006

Fukuhara talks about growing up on Twitchell Island in California, his father’s farming occupation, and moving around to different islands as a child. He then continues to talk about his childhood and discusses school; working on farms; his family’s home; siblings; his family’s chores; and activities such as going swimming and fishing. Next, Fukuhara talks about the types of food he ate for lunch; attending junior college and his occupation as a houseboy; his siblings’ employment; and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fukuhara also talks about his family’s forced removal first to Walegra temporary detention facility then to Tule Lake incarceration camp; and his employment while he was incarcerated which included farming in Idaho and Washington, and working at a country club in Idaho. Lastly, Fukuhara talks about getting drafted.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/666-Fukuhara-Chester-1.m4v

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