Yoshio Matsumoto oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 23, 2006
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Matsumoto discusses growing up in San Diego, and talks about his parents, his siblings, and attending Japanese language school. He then shares his reactions and feelings regarding the attack on Pearl Harbor, his experiences with discrimination, and his forced removal to Tanforan temporary detention facility. Matsumoto talks about leaving Tanforan for Washington University in St. Louis and his experiences and friendships there, getting married, participating in military training, and getting shipped overseas to Berlin. While in Berlin, Matsumoto had assignments in rehabilitation zones for United States occupations, and also talks about recreational activities, and civilians he encountered. Matsumoto was then discharged, and returned to the United States. Lastly, Matsumoto talks about his children, and his involvement in Japanese American community organizations including the Nikkei Project and Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund.
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video/m4v
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0:56:50
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2006OH0681_01_Matsumoto
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/681-Matsumoto-Yoshio-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Jun 12
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Yes
Citation
Matsumoto, Yoshio: narrator, Leivici, Joanne: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Yoshio Matsumoto oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 23, 2006,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052076.