Tadashi Tokuda oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 25, 2001

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Description

"Tadd" Tokuda discusses events immediately before and after America's participation in World War Two. He talks about being drafted right before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He shares anecdotes about: his family being evacuated from home; being segregated in the military; and violence against Asian Americans in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:32

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Torrance, California

Identifier

2001OH0191_02_Tokuda

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/191-Tokuda-Tadd-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1920 Jan 22

Location of Birth

Brawley, California

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Index

Yes

Citation

Tokuda, Tadashi: narrator, Okinaka, Bobby: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Tadashi Tokuda oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 25, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052112.