George Hara oral history interview, part 3 of 6, July 15, 2001

Files

Dublin Core

Description

George Hara discusses temporary detention center and camp life at Minidoka Concentration Camp before leaving to Delaware for medical school. While in college, Hara experience a few discrimination experiences. He gets fired for being Japanese American and after many petitions he is able to get his job back. Also he tries to enlist for the Navy but his turned down due to his ethnicity. After these discrimination, he returns back to Minidoka. Shortly after, he receives a draft notice for the army. He recalls Military Language school and Military Intelligence Service (MIS).

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:47

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2001OH0189_03_Hara

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/189-Hara-George-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1925 Jan 12

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Hara, George: narrator, Okinaka, Bobby: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “George Hara oral history interview, part 3 of 6, July 15, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052102.