Chester Hada oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 30, 2001
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Hada discusses growing up in Hawaii, living on a sugar plantation, and his hobbies. He also talks about his parents, and discusses having to take care of his siblings and help out with household chores after his mother passed away. After high school, Hada worked at a pineapple cannery before going to Japan. While in Japan, Hada learned Japanese and discusses how he was treated by the Japanese people he encountered, and also discusses the differences between Japan and Hawaii. Lastly, Hada talks about going back to Hawaii, where he returned to work at a pineapple cannery before getting drafted into the Army.
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video/m4v
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00:27:59
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Spatial Coverage
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2001OH0211_01_Hada
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/211-Hada-Chester-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Aug 17
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Campaigns/Battles
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Yes
Citation
Hada, Chester: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Chester Hada oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 30, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052209.